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Soon-to-retire Court of Appeal judge voices frustration with Uganda’s judiciary

Soon-to-retire Court of Appeal judge voices frustration with Uganda’s judiciary

Justice Egonda-Ntende said he is often disturbed by reports from magistrates’ courts, especially in cases involving bail applications. Justice Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende, a Justice of the Court of Appeal and one of Uganda’s most respected jurists, has expressed frustration with what

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NRM leaders condemn forcing students to attend campaign rallies

NRM leaders condemn forcing students to attend campaign rallies

NRM party leaders have condemned the act of some NRM members forcing students from schools to attend campaign rallies organized by the party’s presidential candidate, Yoweri Museveni, in different parts of the country.Rose Namayanja, the party’s Deputy Secretary General, said that sinc

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Outrage over Eddy Kenzo military outfit

Outrage over Eddy Kenzo military outfit

Ugandans accused the singer of flaunting his privilege in the face of a strictly enforced law that has led to the imprisonment of many political opponents.Eddy Kenzo has come under heavy criticism after posting a photo of himself performing on stage dressed in full military-style combat ge

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Works Ministry Launches Probe into Illegal Number Plates

Works Ministry Launches Probe into Illegal Number Plates

The Ministry of Works and Transport has initiated investigations into allegations of illegal fees and delays in the issuance of digital number plates, following a surge in public complaints over the new registration system.Permanent Secretary Bageya Waiswa, in a statement issued Friday, ap

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Ugandans should be begging me not to go - Museveni

Ugandans should be begging me not to go - Museveni

The 81-year-old said if fellow NRM loyalists genuinely believed in the same principles, they would “be begging me not to leave,” rather than calling for his exit.President Yoweri Museveni has chastised Ugandans who speak against his lengthy grip on power, arguing that his continued lea

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ONE YEAR ON: Winnie Byanyima Decries ‘Endless Injustice’ in Besigye Detention

ONE YEAR ON: Winnie Byanyima Decries ‘Endless Injustice’ in Besigye Detention

Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a milestone that his wife, Winnie Byanyima, has described as a tragic symbol of Uganda’s shrinking democratic space.Besig

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Gen Z Protest in Mexico: People Take to the Streets To Protest Against Rising Crime and Corruption, Hundreds Injured and Several Detained

Gen Z Protest in Mexico: People Take to the Streets To Protest Against Rising Crime and Corruption, Hundreds Injured and Several Detained

Thousands of people took to the streets of Mexico City to protest rising crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organised by members of Gen Z, which ultimately drew substantial support from older backers of opposition parties. The protest, however, ended in violence, leaving scores inj

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Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

The deceased were identified as Ronald Muganzi, a secondhand shoe dealer, and Wilson Muhumuza, a tomato seller. The injured, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, are receiving treatment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.Mpanga market entranceTraders in Mpanga Market in

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MURDER SHOCKER! How Mubende based PrimeRose hotel boss’ son butchered employee in cold blood over stolen charcoal…body found minus tongue, finger, and foot!

MURDER SHOCKER! How Mubende based PrimeRose hotel boss’ son butchered employee in cold blood over stolen charcoal…body found minus tongue, finger, and foot!

MUBENDE — Horror has hit Mubende Town after the manager of Prime Rose Hotel — who also happens to be the son of the hotel owner — allegedly murdered one of his long-serving workers and buried him secretly after accusing him of stealing charcoal.The suspect, Genesis Dduhimbaazi, manag

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Pork, Puritanism and Populism: Religious hubris as a danger to constitutionally guaranteed freedom

Pork, Puritanism and Populism: Religious hubris as a danger to constitutionally guaranteed freedom

Last week, violent clashes broke out in Yumbe district over, of all things, pork.It is a poorly kept national secret that many Ugandans treat this as a delicacy. Indeed, many lifelong friendships (not to mention marriages) and other abiding ties have been forged, and strengthened over the

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