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Koboko RDC bans political campaigns near schools, markets

Koboko RDC bans political campaigns near schools, markets

Koboko RDC Emmy MitalaThe resident district commissioner (RDC) of Koboko, Emmy Mitala, has banned all political campaign activities in or near schools, health centres, and markets, citing concerns over public safety and disruption of essential services.

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NRM Supporters Disrupt Kampala Traffic as Museveni Picks Nomination Forms for 2026 Bid

NRM Supporters Disrupt Kampala Traffic as Museveni Picks Nomination Forms for 2026 Bid

Traffic in parts of Kampala was brought to a standstill on Saturday morning, June 28, 2025, as thousands of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party supporters poured onto major roads to escort President Yoweri Museveni as he picked nomination forms for h

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Empire in the Sky: How Africa’s Digital Future Is Being Colonised Again

Empire in the Sky: How Africa’s Digital Future Is Being Colonised Again

It begins with a promise. A satellite dish on a tin roof. A blinking terminal in the middle of rural Kisii. Suddenly, a boy can watch a YouTube video without buffering.A teacher downloads a lesson plan in seconds. A clinic sends health records to the capital without delay. It feels like th

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Qatar Shuts Down Airspace Over Regional Tensions

Qatar Shuts Down Airspace Over Regional Tensions

Qatar has temporarily suspended all air traffic in its airspace, citing safety concerns for citizens, residents, and visitors amid what appear to be escalating regional tensions involving Iran.The announcement, made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 23, 2025, has

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Ibanda District Chairperson Arrested Over Unauthorised Road Works

Ibanda District Chairperson Arrested Over Unauthorised Road Works

Ibanda District Chairperson Happy Herbert Mayanja was arrested on Monday morning and later released on police bond over allegations of unlawfully tampering with the Ibanda–Kagongo road, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works and Transport.Mayanja allegedly directed the

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NRM Supporters Clash with Police in Namutumba Over Chairperson Election Dispute

NRM Supporters Clash with Police in Namutumba Over Chairperson Election Dispute

Namutumba Town was engulfed in chaos early Thursday morning as police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters protesting against the party’s Electoral Commission, led by Tanga Odoi.The demonstrators were demanding that Simon Menya be off

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US, UK and France Scramble Fighter Jets to Gulf Region

US, UK and France Scramble Fighter Jets to Gulf Region

Fighter jets from the United States, United Kingdom, and France have been scrambled across the Persian Gulf following coordinated Iranian missile strikes on American military installations in Qatar and Iraq.The escalation, confirmed by Tehran’s state broadcaster as “Operation Basharat

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Traffic Police Announce Road Closures Ahead of Budget Reading tomorrow

Traffic Police Announce Road Closures Ahead of Budget Reading tomorrow

The Uganda Police, through the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the National Budget Reading slated for Thursday, June 12, 2025.The advisory outlines changes in traffic flow and road access that will take effect from 5:00am to 7

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Woman in Tearful Protest After Court Gives Out Her Land to Uncles

Woman in Tearful Protest After Court Gives Out Her Land to Uncles

Business at Iganga High Court was paralyzed for over an hour on June 11, 2025, after Pastor Goreti Kubona broke down in protest following a court decision that dismissed her appeal seeking to reclaim land taken over by her paternal uncles.Kubona had sued her uncles, Henry Tanaziraba and Mu

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Slow Lane Ahead: Road Works Shift to Mabira Stretch on Kampala–Jinja Highway

Slow Lane Ahead: Road Works Shift to Mabira Stretch on Kampala–Jinja Highway

The Ministry of Works and Transport has warned motorists of likely delays along the Mabira section of the Kampala–Jinja highway as routine maintenance works move into one of the busiest and most sensitive stretches of the road.In a public traffic advisory issued Saturday, June 7, the Min

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