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Women’s rights groups oppose proposed tax hikes on essential goods

Women’s rights groups oppose proposed tax hikes on essential goods

KAMPALA, Uganda — A coalition of women’s rights organizations led by the Forum for Women in Democracy is calling on the government to halt proposed tax increases on essential goods, warning the measures will disproportionately affect low-income citizens.During a press briefing in Ntind

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MP-Elect Nkeretanyi: I'll Only Fully Serve Constituents If Bobi Takes Power

MP-Elect Nkeretanyi: I'll Only Fully Serve Constituents If Bobi Takes Power

Kalungu East MP-elect Yusuf Nkeretanyi has stirred controversy after declaring he will not actively participate in Parliament, saying his focus on service depends on a change in national leadership.Kalungu East Member of Parliament-elect Yusuf Jr Kiruluuta Nkeretanyi has sparked debate aft

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Media Council summons The Observer again

Media Council summons The Observer again

Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda’s Media Council, this time, not just to answer old questions, but to revisit a case it believed was already closed.The latest summons, delivered on April 8, 202

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KYANKWANZI RETREAT: Among tells incoming MPs to support seven-year term for political offices

KYANKWANZI RETREAT: Among tells incoming MPs to support seven-year term for political offices

KYANKWANZI, Uganda — Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has revived a proposal to extend the term of office for all political leaders in Uganda from five to seven years.During a closed-door interaction with newly elected lawmakers at the National Leadership Institute, Among noted that Art

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Kyankwanzi: Museveni Avoids Taking Firm Position on Speakership Race

Kyankwanzi: Museveni Avoids Taking Firm Position on Speakership Race

Kyankwanzi — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reignited uncertainty in the race for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, signalling that the ruling National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) earlier Central Executive Committee (CEC) endorsement of Anita Annet Among and Thom

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Museveni Signals NRM CEC Position on Speaker Position Not Final

Museveni Signals NRM CEC Position on Speaker Position Not Final

Kyankwanzi — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown the race for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament of Uganda back into uncertainty, signalling that the ruling National Resistance Movement’s earlier Central Executive Committee (CEC) position backing Anita Annet Among and T

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President Museveni urges inclusive dialogue to stabilize South Sudan

President Museveni urges inclusive dialogue to stabilize South Sudan

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (right) shakes hands with H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa, at Nakasero State Lodge on Tuesday. The two leaders greeted each other before holding high-level talks on the importance of political dialogue to stabilize South Sudan.

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Uganda is better off now than it has ever been, says Tanga Odoi

Uganda is better off now than it has ever been, says Tanga Odoi

The Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, Dr.Tanga Odoi has said Uganda is currently in its strongest position historically, citing political stability, expanded democratic processes, and socio-economic progress under the National Resistance Movement .Speaking to NRM Members of Parl

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Alupo, Nabbanja, Babalanda, Magyezi: The 2021 Fishermen Cabinet Under The Microscope! Who Has Thrived, Who Has Faltered?

Alupo, Nabbanja, Babalanda, Magyezi: The 2021 Fishermen Cabinet Under The Microscope! Who Has Thrived, Who Has Faltered?

President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the

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Bobi Wine: Security Officers Helped Me Escape Uganda After Election

Bobi Wine: Security Officers Helped Me Escape Uganda After Election

Bobi Wine in an interview with France 24Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he fled Uganda after the January 15 presidential election with the help of sympathetic security officers, offering new details about his escape in an interview with FRANCE24.

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