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Uganda Secures $521m Global Fund Grant for Health Fight

Uganda Secures $521m Global Fund Grant for Health Fight

Kampala — Uganda has received a significant boost in its fight against major infectious diseases after the country secured a USD 521 million grant under the Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 8 (GC8) for the 2026–2028 period.The announcement came during a courtesy meeting between the Permanen

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Hon. Mawanda Receives MP Lochap Peterkhen at PLU Secretariat in Naguru, Holds Talks on Strengthening Grassroots Support

Hon. Mawanda Receives MP Lochap Peterkhen at PLU Secretariat in Naguru, Holds Talks on Strengthening Grassroots Support

KAMPALA, Uganda –– Hon. Michael Mawanda, Director of Mobilization for the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), today received a courtesy visit at the PLU Secretariat in Naguru from Hon. Lochap Peterkhen, Member of Parliament for Bokora East County, Napak District.The meeting focused on st

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Gov’t Targets 30 km/h Zones as Express Traffic Fines Return

Gov’t Targets 30 km/h Zones as Express Traffic Fines Return

Winstone Katushabe, commissioner for road safety at the Ministry of Works and Transport addressing stakeholders on Wednesday in KampalaKAMPALA: Uganda is preparing to reinstate its automated traffic fines system, with officials now focusing on enforcing a 30 kilometres per hour speed limit

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Man Utd reach Casemiro contract agreement in major Michael Carrick boost

Man Utd reach Casemiro contract agreement in major Michael Carrick boost

Casemiro is now free to start every remaining match for Manchester United this season, following the removal of a contract clause that would have triggered an extension. The veteran midfielder reportedly had a stipulation in his agreement which would have resulted in a one-year extension if he st

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Bobi Wine rejects NBS ‘negotiations’ narrative, insists return to Uganda is his right

Bobi Wine rejects NBS ‘negotiations’ narrative, insists return to Uganda is his right

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has dismissed reports suggesting he is engaged in behind-the-scenes negotiations with the Ugandan government to facilitate his return from abroad, questioning why his fundamental rights are being portrayed as a matter

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DR Congo First Lady Unharmed After Attempted Break-in at Washington Hotel

DR Congo First Lady Unharmed After Attempted Break-in at Washington Hotel

DRC First Lady Denise Nyakeru at an event in United StatesWASHINGTON/KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday its First Lady, Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, is safe following a reported attempted break-in at a Washington hotel where she is staying during an official visit to

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Rebecca Kadaga Calls for Ban on Kenyan Traders Buying Food Directly From Ugandan Farms

Rebecca Kadaga Calls for Ban on Kenyan Traders Buying Food Directly From Ugandan Farms

KAMPALA, Uganda — First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga, has called for a ban on Kenyan traders purchasing food directly from farms, accusing them of exploiting Ugandan farmers and perpetuating poverty.Speaking Tuesday during a meetin

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Exclusive: Govt-NUP in Talks Over Bobi Wine’s ‘Dignified and Secure’ Return

Exclusive: Govt-NUP in Talks Over Bobi Wine’s ‘Dignified and Secure’ Return

Bobi Wine and wife Barbie Itungo in the US during Eid al Fitr celebrations last weekQuiet negotiations between the government and NUP are reportedly underway to facilitate Bobi Wine’s return to Uganda, with security withdrawn from his Magere home and several party leaders recently releas

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How Mobile Money Taxes Are Squeezing Life Ouf of Small Businesses

How Mobile Money Taxes Are Squeezing Life Ouf of Small Businesses

Rising mobile money transaction and withdrawal charges are increasingly eating into the profits of small businesses in Uganda, with traders and MSMEs warning that the high cost of digital transactions could slow the country’s push toward a digital economy.Mobile money has revolutionized

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David Kabanda at Center of PLU Storm as Former RCC Burora’s “Foot Soldiers” Claim Sparks Fierce Online Clashes, Forcing Gen. Muhoozi to Clarify

David Kabanda at Center of PLU Storm as Former RCC Burora’s “Foot Soldiers” Claim Sparks Fierce Online Clashes, Forcing Gen. Muhoozi to Clarify

Kasambya County Member of Parliament David Kabanda has found himself at the heart of a growing political storm after former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner Herbert Anderson Burora publicly defended him and accused some actors within the Patriotic League of Uganda of using “foo

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