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Grazing Cows, Not Landing Gears, Make the Most of Masindi Airfield

Grazing Cows, Not Landing Gears, Make the Most of Masindi Airfield

Masindi – Once a vital hub for tourism and air travel, Kisanja Airfield in Masindi District, has become an abandoned relic.The airfield, located in in Kyamugwera village, Labbongo Sub-county, has been in operation since the 1970s, now serves as little more than a grazing

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China tells Trump: If you want trade talks, cancel tariffs

China tells Trump: If you want trade talks, cancel tariffs

China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that the President Donald Trump is serious about resolving the trade war between the two countries.A Chinese official said there had been no trade talks with the US, despite suggestion

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Parents Demand Transfer of Abela Primary Head Teacher Over UPE Fund Misuse

Parents Demand Transfer of Abela Primary Head Teacher Over UPE Fund Misuse

Parents at Abela Primary School in Getom Sub-county, Katakwi District, are demanding the immediate transfer of head teacher Isaiah Euchu over alleged mismanagement of Universal Primary Education (UPE) funds.On April 22, parents locked Euchu out of his office, accusing him

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DP Faces Internal Crisis as Dumba Exposes Alleged Electoral Malpractices

DP Faces Internal Crisis as Dumba Exposes Alleged Electoral Malpractices

Tensions within Uganda’s oldest political party, the Democratic Party (DP), have escalated as Julius Dumba, the current Uganda Youth Democratic (UYD) Chair for Kampala District and an aspiring candidate for the position of President General, has raised grave concerns over the transparency and f

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Violence Erupts at Kyambogo University as Students Protest Tuition Surcharge

Violence Erupts at Kyambogo University as Students Protest Tuition Surcharge

Tension escalated at Kyambogo University on Tuesday morning as students staged a protest against a Shs 50,000 surcharge imposed by the administration for late tuition registration.What began as a peaceful demonstration quickly spiraled into chaos when police fired teargas and live bullets

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Five Arrested in Katakwi for Cattle Theft and Collaboration

Five Arrested in Katakwi for Cattle Theft and Collaboration

Security forces in Katakwi District have arrested five men suspected of being behind a spate of renewed cattle thefts in the sub-counties of Omodoi, Akoboi, and Ngariam.The suspects are believed to be part of a network collaborating to steal livestock from local communities, raising fresh

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Besigye Lawyers File Second Bail Bid

Besigye Lawyers File Second Bail Bid

Defiant lawyers representing Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Hajj Obeid Lutale have launched a second attempt to secure bail for their clients, filing a fresh application in the High Court's criminal division today.This move comes after their initial bail request was denied on April 11th, with the c

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Bloated Political Coffers, Starving Scrutiny? Parliament's Budget Prioritises Administration Over Core Duties

Bloated Political Coffers, Starving Scrutiny? Parliament's Budget Prioritises Administration Over Core Duties

As Parliament prepares to approve its policy statements guiding the 2025/26 national budget, scrutiny of its own financial plans reveals a potentially troubling trend: more money allocated to political administration than to the core legislative committees that drive parliamentary scrutiny and ov

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Tobacco Firms Clash Over Proposed Tax Hike on Cigarettes

Tobacco Firms Clash Over Proposed Tax Hike on Cigarettes

The British American Tobacco-Uganda (BAT) has urged Parliament to reconsider the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2025, which proposes increasing taxes on cigarettes.BAT officials argued that the tax hike would not only reduce their sales but also lead to a decline in government revenue."

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Museveni Chides Western Donors for Aid Freeze But Opens Door to their Return

Museveni Chides Western Donors for Aid Freeze But Opens Door to their Return

President Museveni has declared Uganda’s readiness to re-engage with Western powers, months after facing sanctions over the country’s controversial anti-homosexuality law.Speaking at a leadership forum at Munyonyo about recently, Mr Museveni revisited the fallout from the 2023 passage

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