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Kampala’s Urban Perestroika: Why the 2026 Building Act is the New “Quiet” Revolution

Kampala’s Urban Perestroika: Why the 2026 Building Act is the New “Quiet” Revolution

For decades, Kampala’s skyline was a patchwork of build now, ask later logic a sprawling landscape of unpermitted structures and horizontal growth. However, the Building Control (Amendment) Act of 2026 has signaled the end of that era. What we are witnessing today is not just a legislative upda

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There is a Level of Familiarity Politicians Engage With Speaker Among

There is a Level of Familiarity Politicians Engage With Speaker Among

As a public spat between Speaker Anita Among and Norbert Mao dominates headlines, it reveals a deeper shift in parliamentary power—from Rebecca Kadaga’s tightly controlled authority to a more open, if unpredictable, era of political pushback.At the height of her power as Speaker of Par

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Nancy Kacungira regrets not being able to speak Ugandan languages

Nancy Kacungira regrets not being able to speak Ugandan languages

To course-correct, Kacungira says she is teaching her young son to speak and appreciate his native languages.UK-based Ugandan journalist Nancy Kacungira said she regrets not being fluent in her parents’ Ugandan languages.The 39 year old in a social media post blamed colonial educa

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Uganda Digital Number Plates: Full Guide to Registration, Fees, MVR Portal & URA Process

Uganda Digital Number Plates: Full Guide to Registration, Fees, MVR Portal & URA Process

The Ministry of Works and Transport Uganda, in collaboration with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), has outlined procedures for vehicle registration, and digital number plate issuance.The guidelines are intended to improve efficiency, reduce fraud, and to track vehicle status.Firs

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He Raised the Gun & Fired Two Shots: 78-Year-Old Busoga Man Recounts How M7 Took His Bicycle on Gunpoint & Never Returned It

He Raised the Gun & Fired Two Shots: 78-Year-Old Busoga Man Recounts How M7 Took His Bicycle on Gunpoint & Never Returned It

In one of the quiet corners of Busoga, Iganga district, an elderly man is revisiting a story he says has followed him for more than 40 years (a story of a bicycle, a gun, and the early days of the bush war that gave shape to Uganda’s political history).According to reporting by journalis

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Museveni’s Confession Makes Justine Nameere Election Victory Invalid – Law Society

Museveni’s Confession Makes Justine Nameere Election Victory Invalid – Law Society

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has admitted to personally intervening in the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament election, prompting the Uganda Law Society (ULS) to declare Justine Nameere’s victory invalid and condemn the President’s actions as unconstitutional.Speaking at the Na

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Inside the Katanga trial: Widow’s story comes under fire

Inside the Katanga trial: Widow’s story comes under fire

The courtroom settled into a tense quiet last week as Molly Katanga returned to the dock, her presence now familiar but no less scrutinised.Flanked by prison officers, she took her place for what would become one of the most probing sessions of the trial so far: cross-examination. This tim

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Confused situation as a coffin containing a panga was dropped at a door entrance in Hoima

Confused situation as a coffin containing a panga was dropped at a door entrance in Hoima

The incident occurred in Ruyanja West Cell, Kibingo Ward, Hoima City, at the home of Alituha Godfrey.It was in the morning when Alituha Godfrey and Harriet Nyamaizi found a mysterious coffin placed in front of their house door entrance, a situation which shocked. They soon alarmed neighbou

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Something New Is Brewing in Muyenga—And Kampala is Paying Attention

Something New Is Brewing in Muyenga—And Kampala is Paying Attention

There’s a certain kind of anticipation that builds when something isn’t fully explained. No full lineup, no heavy promotion, no obvious entry point, just fragments of information moving through the right circles at the right time. That’s exactly where Kampala finds itself this week, with a

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Uganda’s 2026-2031 cabinet: From fishermen and fisherwomen (symbolism) to intellectualism and competence

Uganda’s 2026-2031 cabinet: From fishermen and fisherwomen (symbolism) to intellectualism and competence

As Uganda approaches the swearing of the presidency, new parliament and the subsequent formation of a new cabinet, an important national conversation is beginning to take shape; what kind of leadership does the country need for the next phase of its development?This is not merely a politic

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