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Tea Farmers in Anger After Bushenyi High Court Dismisses Case Against Igara Tea Factory Board

Tea Farmers in Anger After Bushenyi High Court Dismisses Case Against Igara Tea Factory Board

Tea farmers in Bushenyi have expressed anger and frustration after the High Court dismissed their case against the Igara Growers Tea Factory board, ruling that the matter should have been handled by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, leaving the leadership dispute unresolved.Tea farm

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Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

An official attached to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Joshua Ekule, has been remanded to prison after being accused of extorting money from residents seeking national identity cards.Ekule was arrested during an operation by Soroti Resident District Commissi

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Tanga Backtracks on Independents as Namuganza Joins Speaker Contest

Tanga Backtracks on Independents as Namuganza Joins Speaker Contest

Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has entered the Speaker of Parliament race after the NRM Electoral Commission accepted her expression of interest, despite earlier declarations that independent MPs would not be allowed to participate in the process.Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has fo

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Prisons Service Passes Out 201 Custodial Health Workers After Induction Training

Prisons Service Passes Out 201 Custodial Health Workers After Induction Training

The Uganda Prisons Service has passed out 201 custodial health workers following the successful completion of a one-month induction course held at the Prisons Academy and Training School.The officers, drawn from recently passed-out recruit warders and wardresses, completed their induction

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I WANT A NEW ONE: Lord Mayor Balimwezo Rejects Lukwago’s Chair

I WANT A NEW ONE: Lord Mayor Balimwezo Rejects Lukwago’s Chair

Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga was officially sworn in as the new Lord Mayor of Kampala on May 20, 2026, ushering in a new political era at City Hall after the end of Erias Lukwago’s 15-year dominance of the capital’s top political office.The swearing-in ceremony took place at Kampala Capita

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DPP Breaks Silence on Files of NUP Political Prisoners Referred from General Court Martial

DPP Breaks Silence on Files of NUP Political Prisoners Referred from General Court Martial

Anguzu revealed that more than 40 files were forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) from the General Court Martial. However, he noted that several of the cases required extensive review because military court procedures differ significantly from those used in civili

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Parliament staff skip CID summonses, face arrest

Parliament staff skip CID summonses, face arrest

massive anti-corruption investigation targeting the leadership of the Ugandan Parliament has reached a critical tipping point.More than six high-ranking parliamentary officials have been given an ultimatum to report to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters today or fac

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Former Ministers run to Witch Doctors for help to Retain their Positions

Former Ministers run to Witch Doctors for help to Retain their Positions

As President Yoweri Museveni prepares to announce a new cabinet for the 12th Parliament, reports have emerged alleging that several former ministers are turning to traditional witch doctors in a desperate bid to retain their positions in government.According to sources familiar with the ma

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Museveni opens Pearl of Africa Expo at Munyonyo, calls for more tourism investment

Museveni opens Pearl of Africa Expo at Munyonyo, calls for more tourism investment

President Museveni described tourism as one of the sectors capable of accelerating Uganda’s journey towards upper-middle-income status through service-based industries such as hospitality, ICT and entertainment.President Yoweri Museveni in a group photo with delegates at the opening of t

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Nina Roz Reveals Fear of Polygamy Is Holding Back Her Conversion to Islam

Nina Roz Reveals Fear of Polygamy Is Holding Back Her Conversion to Islam

Singer Nina Roz has addressed Sheebah Karungi’s recent opinion about being in a polygamous marriage, making it clear that she didn’t support it.For the past few months, Nina Roz has been dressing in Muslim attire and also got a Muslim name, Husnah. She has, over time, expressed her str

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