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22 Jul '25
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has urged Burkina Faso’s interim President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, to honour his original commitment to democratic elections. Wine made his remarks during an interview on the SMWX podcast in South Africa, where he advocate
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22 Jul '25
Ugandan Woman Claims She Died, Went to Heaven and Resurrected – but some Ugandans are like the doubting Thomases – they believe that God is not capable of bringing someone back to life.The group of doubting Thomases also seem to belie
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22 Jul '25
Shamim Malende was arrested soon after her return from Nairobi, where she had been undergoing intensive medical treatment for three months. Authorities stated that her arrest was linked to an unauthorized procession held in Kampala.Malende was detained in
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21 Jul '25
Former Masaka Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hudu Hussein has broken his silence following a defeat in the NRM party primaries for the Northern Division parliamentary seat in Mbale City, describing the exercise as a “defilement of democracy” and vowing to formally petition the outcome.
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21 Jul '25
The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has raised concerns about the growing involvement of security forces in Uganda’s electoral processes, warning that recent incidents during the NRM primaries could foreshadow more serious challenges in the 2026 general elections.Speaking at a party b
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21 Jul '25
Parliament has postponed its scheduled resumption of plenary sittings by one week, pushing the return date to next Tuesday.The decision was communicated by the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige, in a formal notice to all Members of Parliament. However, the notice did not specify the reaso
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21 Jul '25
A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters in Kasese District on Monday poured onto the streets in protest, decrying irregularities in the recently concluded party primaries for the Woman Member of Parliament flag bearer.Visibly frustrated and carrying placards, the demonst
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21 Jul '25
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced that in the upcoming 2026 general elections, the Special Forces Command (SFC) will exclusively be in charge of providing security to all presidential candidates."I have said it once and for all, ALL Presidential Cand
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21 Jul '25
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has officially opened applications for Ugandans seeking to correct or update their National ID records, starting today, July 21, 2025.While addressing the media NIRA Registrar Ollama Clare noted that the exercise will cater to U
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21 Jul '25
The Israeli military has killed at least 67 people waiting for UN aid lorries in northern Gaza, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry says.The UN World Food Programme said its 25-truck convoy "encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire", so