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SPECIAL REPORT | From Parliament to Power Lines: Ssekandi’s Clean Hands, Generous Heart and Quiet Leadership Continue to Illuminate Masaka

SPECIAL REPORT | From Parliament to Power Lines: Ssekandi’s Clean Hands, Generous Heart and Quiet Leadership Continue to Illuminate Masaka

Masaka — In politics, many leaders rise like thunderstorms — loud, dramatic and impossible to ignore — only to disappear leaving behind debris of broken trust and corruption scandals. But others move like the River Nile itself: calm, steady and life-giving to the communities around them.

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Two Arrested After 19-Year-Old Dies in Mubende Bar Fight

Two Arrested After 19-Year-Old Dies in Mubende Bar Fight

Police in Mubende District have arrested two suspects and launched a manhunt for others after a 19-year-old man was allegedly killed during a violent bar fight involving broken beer bottles.Police in Mubende District have launched investigations into a fatal bar brawl that claimed the life

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Teachers get affordable loans to set up businesses

Teachers get affordable loans to set up businesses

The government, through the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives, has intensified efforts to support teachers in entering a value-added cash economy as an alternative source of income aside from teaching. Despite a salary increase, the government, through the Teachers Savings Union Walimu, is mobil

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Ssemakadde says Museveni gov’t using anti-corruption fight to ‘finish’ ex-Speaker Among

Ssemakadde says Museveni gov’t using anti-corruption fight to ‘finish’ ex-Speaker Among

Ssemakadde’s remarks come at a time when Among’s bid for another term as Speaker is facing mounting resistance from influential political and security actors.Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) President, Is

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Kadaga’s Turkey Visit Sparks Fresh Political Debate After State House Meeting

Kadaga’s Turkey Visit Sparks Fresh Political Debate After State House Meeting

Former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has once again found herself at the center of political conversation following her recent trip to Istanbul. Kadaga shared a message on X, formerly Twitter, describing a “crispy and cool morning” at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference

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Five Arrested as Police Foil Planned Robbery Targeting Cash Transfer in Wandegeya

Five Arrested as Police Foil Planned Robbery Targeting Cash Transfer in Wandegeya

KAMPALA, Uganda — Police in Kampala Metropolitan area have arrested five suspects after successfully foiling a planned robbery targeting a man transporting money to a bank in Wandegeya.The suspects have been identified as Ivan Gizamba, Rogers Muyingo, Juma Ashford, Musa Masiga, and James

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Entebbe traders decry 'selective' evictions under trade order

Entebbe traders decry 'selective' evictions under trade order

Traders in Entebbe Municipality say the ongoing enforcement of the Ministry of Local Government’s trade order has left them evicted without warning, relocation plans, or enough space in the new market areas.The municipal authorities began enforcing the order in different divisions, but s

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Uganda set to issue first sovereign sukuk to partly finance $3.16bn Kampala-Malaba railway

Uganda set to issue first sovereign sukuk to partly finance $3.16bn Kampala-Malaba railway

Uganda is preparing to issue its first sovereign sukuk as part of efforts to finance the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Kampala to the Kenyan border town of Malaba, marking the country’s entry into Islamic capital markets, Ecofin Agency reports.The Ministry of Fin

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Iran Moves To Assert Control Over Seven Undersea Internet Cables In Strait Of Hormuz

Iran Moves To Assert Control Over Seven Undersea Internet Cables In Strait Of Hormuz

Iran is advancing proposals to establish regulatory control over all seven undersea fibre-optic internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global data corridor linking Asia, the Gulf region, and Europe. The initiative forms part of broader efforts to assert greater authority

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Four Manafwa Officials in Trouble as UGX 8 Million PDM Funds Scandal Lands Them in Court

Four Manafwa Officials in Trouble as UGX 8 Million PDM Funds Scandal Lands Them in Court

Four government and local leaders in Manafwa District have been brought before court after being accused of stealing and conspiring to misuse funds meant for community development under the Parish Development Model (PDM). The case has attracted public attention because the money involved was mean

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