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29 Dec '25
The Ugandan music industry has come together in solidarity with Fik Fameica following the heartbreaking loss of his mother, who passed away in the early hours of Saturday after a prolonged battle with cancer.According to the singer, his mother had been bedridden for over five months and sp
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29 Dec '25
Uganda faces a multibillion-dollar deadlock as charcoal remains the primary fuel for 82 percent of Kampala households.KAMPALA, Uganda — Behind the heavy scent of woodsmoke that hangs over Kampala every evening lies a multibillion-dollar economic deadlock. Despite a flurry of executive or
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29 Dec '25
Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairperson, Electoral CommissionThe Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media suggesting irregularities in the National Voters Register (NVR), describing the claims as false and misleading.In a statement issued by the E
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29 Dec '25
In Kampala and Wakiso, politics has narrowed to something brutally simple.Voters are no longer weighing ideology or history. They are measuring clinics without drugs, schools without teachers, roads that flood, and services that exist on paper but not in life.For President Museveni,
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28 Dec '25
The bush-war veteran made a stinging rebuke of the current military establishment, invoking his revolutionary roots to condemn the high-handedness of security forces during the ongoing election season.Minister of Internal Affairs, Major General (Rtd) Kahinda OtafIire, has distanced himself
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27 Dec '25
KAMPALA, Uganda — Kampala Metropolitan Police reported a generally calm holiday season across the capital area, though a residential fire in Kitende destroyed a home early Dec. 26.The fire broke out in a six-room house in Kajjansi Town Council during the early hours of Boxing Day. Accord
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27 Dec '25
Winnie Byanyima Warns ‘AIDS is Not Over’, Cautions Against InactionUNAIDS Executive Director Winnie ByanyimaBrasilia, Brazil — UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has issued a stark warning that the global fight against HIV/AIDS is at a critical juncture, cautioning that
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27 Dec '25
KAMPALA, Uganda – As Uganda barrels toward its January 2026 general elections, Democratic Front (DF) party president Mathias Mpuuga issued a fervent call for opposition unity in a televised speech on December 26, 2025. Speaking at a formal event captured in a video clip shared by NBS Television
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27 Dec '25
Supporters of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye participate in the 'walk to work' campaign that protests higher food and fuel prices in Kalerwe suburb on Thursday, April 21, 2011 (Photo/Ronald Kabuubi/AP)By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaI do not usually argue with my children, whose age
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26 Dec '25
Kenya has secured its national airspace by procuring the Israeli-made SPYDER air defense system, which empowers the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to intercept and destroy hostile aircraft, drones, and tactical missiles.According to The Jerusalem Post, this high-tech acquisition empowers the K