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UCC Orders TV Stations to Stop Split-Screen Ads in News Shows

UCC Orders TV Stations to Stop Split-Screen Ads in News Shows

Kampala — Uganda’s communications regulator has ordered television broadcasters to immediately stop running split-screen advertisements during news and current affairs programmes, ruling that the practice violates national advertising and broadcasting standards.The directive follows a

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UCC POINTS AT BoU, TELCOS POINT AT UCC! Inside the Mobile Money shutdown mystery no one wants to own

UCC POINTS AT BoU, TELCOS POINT AT UCC! Inside the Mobile Money shutdown mystery no one wants to own

As mobile money services finally flicker back to life, one thing remains completely offline: accountability.For nearly a week during the tense election period, millions of Ugandans were left stranded — unable to withdraw their own money, forced to beg agents, ration transactions, or in s

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Byanyima: Besigye Unable to Walk from His Prison Cell

Byanyima: Besigye Unable to Walk from His Prison Cell

She said Besigye was unable to walk from his cell to the visitors’ reception and had to be seen in a small office near his cell, later struggling back while “clinging to the walls to avoid falling” before returning to what she described as an “oven-hot, dark, bedbug-infested cell.”

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Muyanja Ssenyonga Heads to Court over Contested Defeat

Muyanja Ssenyonga Heads to Court over Contested Defeat

Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze Bakireke condemned what she described as interference by NRM officials in the electoral process, accusing them of coercing the returning officer into abandoning established procedures.CourtJohnson Muyanja Ssenyonga, a former Mukono District LC V

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Here’s why Ugandans still feel safe under President Museveni

Here’s why Ugandans still feel safe under President Museveni

As Uganda reflects on another hard-fought election cycle, one question continues to animate political debate at home and abroad: how has President Museveni, after nearly four decades in power, continued to win the confidence of a critical mass of Ugandans?Why, despite generational change,

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Mikel Arteta shows true colours in TV interview after Arsenal stung by Man Utd

Mikel Arteta shows true colours in TV interview after Arsenal stung by Man Utd

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave a classy interview to Sky Sports after the Gunners' title hopes were hurt by a 3-2 loss to Manchester United.Mikel Arteta talking to Sky SportsMikel Arteta speaks after Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 at the Emirates (Image: Sky Sports)Mik

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US Senators Calls for Action against Museveni’s Govt

US Senators Calls for Action against Museveni’s Govt

US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Cory Booker have called on the US government to take administrative action against the Ugandan government over violations of the civic rights of opposition members.In a statement, Shaheen and Booker said the recent general election in Uganda was a travesty of

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Basajjabalaba, Tugume clash as Igara West MP race ends in 880-vote drama

Basajjabalaba, Tugume clash as Igara West MP race ends in 880-vote drama

Businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and Tugume Boniface are at the centre of controversy after chaos at the Bushenyi tally centre as Igara West was decided by just 880 votes.A photo combo of Businessman and Bushenyi NRM boss Hassan Bassajabala (L) and Igara County West parliamentary candidate

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I Was Cheated Out in Sembabule – Nina Roz Speaks After Election Loss

I Was Cheated Out in Sembabule – Nina Roz Speaks After Election Loss

Musician Kakunda Nina, popularly known as Nina Roz, has broken her silence following her loss in the Sembabule District Woman Member of Parliament race.Nina Roz finished third in the hotly contested election, which was won by Florence Nambazira of the National Resistance Movement (NRM).

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Catherine Kusasira aims for US, China, or Dubai ambassadorship after completing degree

Catherine Kusasira aims for US, China, or Dubai ambassadorship after completing degree

Musician and presidential adviser Catherine Kusasira has revealed her ambition to take on a major diplomatic role, expressing interest in becoming Uganda’s Ambassador to either the United States, China, or Dubai.Speaking in the wake of President Yoweri Museveni’s re-election, Kusasira

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