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Digital Distraction: How Screen Time Is Undermining Childhood Development

Digital Distraction: How Screen Time Is Undermining Childhood Development

Excessive screen time, particularly passive television watching, is reducing children’s attention spans and impairing their social learning, health experts warn.Prof. Charles Ibingira, former Principal of Makerere University College of Health Sciences and senior researcher in the Departm

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Inside the NUP Vetting Process: What You Should Know

Inside the NUP Vetting Process: What You Should Know

On Sanyuka Morning Xpress, we hosted Rovans Alex Lwanyaga, a member of the NUP Elections Committee and Assistant to the General Secretary. He gave us a clear picture of how the party is handling the vetting process for its upcoming flag bearers.If you’ve been wondering how people are cho

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TikToker Arrested Over  Defaming Government Officials

TikToker Arrested Over Defaming Government Officials

Police in Kampala have arrested a popular TikToker over allegedly defaming government officials on the social media platform.Benson Miyingo, 32, a resident of Mutundwe was arrested by security and is currently detained at the Central Police Station in Kampala.It is said that using h

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Withdrawn Petitions, Waning Trust: Inside the Fallout of the NRM Primaries

Withdrawn Petitions, Waning Trust: Inside the Fallout of the NRM Primaries

The recent withdrawal of several petitions from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries has sparked debate over the integrity of internal party elections and the broader health of Uganda’s democratic processes.According to Dr. Sarah Bireete, a prominent governance analyst, the w

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Museveni Gives Mbarara Roadside Vendors Shs100,000 Each in Additional Capital

Museveni Gives Mbarara Roadside Vendors Shs100,000 Each in Additional Capital

President Museveni has extended financial support to 605 roadside vendors operating in Koranorya Market, Mbarara City, through the State House Roadside Market Vendor Project.The president, who did not attend the event in person, sent the support package of shs100,000 per vendor throug

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Over 70% of Rwanda’s Imports Pass Through Dar es Salaam Port

Over 70% of Rwanda’s Imports Pass Through Dar es Salaam Port

Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Hon. Amb. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe at the event in Kigali this past weekKIGALI, R

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High Court upholds Equity Bank’s $10m loan against Simbamanyo, dismisses fraud claims

High Court upholds Equity Bank’s $10m loan against Simbamanyo, dismisses fraud claims

Simbamanyo house which was acquired by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia.The Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed a high-profile legal challenge filed by Simbamanyo Estates Limited, ruling that the $10 million post-import loan facility extended to Eq

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Tensions Rise as Kanyeihamba’s Kinsmen Protest Kampala Burial rather than his ancestral home

Tensions Rise as Kanyeihamba’s Kinsmen Protest Kampala Burial rather than his ancestral home

A growing wave of discontent has emerged among the kinsmen of former Supreme Court Judge Justice George Kanyeihamba following the announcement that he will be laid to rest in Kampala rather than his ancestral home in 

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Car Dealers Optimistic as ITMS Speeds Up Digital Number Plates Production

Car Dealers Optimistic as ITMS Speeds Up Digital Number Plates Production

The Intelligence Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) has opened its doors to journalists and key stakeholders for a visibility study at its factory in Kawempe-Tula, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look into the production and installation process of Uganda’s

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Rejected by NRM, Mbatekamwa Bounces Back with Surprise Mbarara Mayor Bid

Rejected by NRM, Mbatekamwa Bounces Back with Surprise Mbarara Mayor Bid

Igara West Member of Parliament, Mbatekamwa Gaffa Louis, has officially declared his intention to run for Mbarara City Mayor as an independent candidate. His announcement comes just weeks after he was denied the National Resistance Movement (NRM) nomination duri

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