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Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

 Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and gracing the menus of restaurants.At the busy Skinners Restaurant in Gachie just outside the capital, Nai

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Trump to Impose $250 Visa Integrity Fee on All Foreign Visitors

Trump to Impose $250 Visa Integrity Fee on All Foreign Visitors

Ugandans planning to travel to the United States will soon face a steep rise in visa costs following the enactment of a controversial new US immigration law that introduces a $250 "Visa Integrity Fee" for most non-immigrant visas.The fee, part of what President Donald Trum

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Uganda’s Ethanol Blending Programme: A Triple Win for Farmers, Economy, and Environment

Uganda’s Ethanol Blending Programme: A Triple Win for Farmers, Economy, and Environment

Uganda has officially launched a national biofuels blending programme that could transform the country’s energy landscape, breathe new life into rural agriculture, and significantly cut carbon emissions.The initiative, which will begin with a 5% ethanol blend in petrol (E5) and scale up

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Crowd Erupts in Cheers as Museveni Grants Minister Balaam Special New Appointment

Crowd Erupts in Cheers as Museveni Grants Minister Balaam Special New Appointment

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday made a surprise visit to the Kigo Carpentry Village and Skilling Centre, where he unleashed a storm of accountability demands, following concerns about the misuse of public funds.In an unexpected twist, the Presi

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Mpuga Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

Mpuga Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

The Anti-Corruption Division of High Court has today convicted and sentenced, the Former Chairperson Rakai District Service Commission, Mpuga David to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of UGX7.2 Million for extorting and demanding bribes from job applicants in the

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'See What Museveni Said After Rubaga Crowd Labelled Their NUP MP 'Useless' and Rejected Him Publicly

'See What Museveni Said After Rubaga Crowd Labelled Their NUP MP 'Useless' and Rejected Him Publicly

President Yoweri Museveni was shocked when people in Rubaga South publicly rejected their Member of Parl

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Meet Obote Chief Bodyguard Who Returned Home With USD 100 After 50yrs In Exile Over Idi Amin

Meet Obote Chief Bodyguard Who Returned Home With USD 100 After 50yrs In Exile Over Idi Amin

Vincent Obodo, the former chief bodyguard of Dr. Apollo Milton Obote, returned to Uganda after spending more than 50 years in exile. Obodo, now 81, left Uganda in January 1971 when General Idi 

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Tears and Turmoil: MP Balimwezo Crushed as NUP Backs Lukwago in Secret Deal

Tears and Turmoil: MP Balimwezo Crushed as NUP Backs Lukwago in Secret Deal

Nakawa West MP Ronald Balimwezo has reportedly been left emotionally shattered after learning that the National Unity Platform (NUP) will not support his long-anticipated bid for Kampala Lord Mayor.Insiders say party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi W

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‘Banana’ Singer Fik Gaza Joins NRM, Blocked from Meeting Museveni

‘Banana’ Singer Fik Gaza Joins NRM, Blocked from Meeting Museveni

Struggling musician Fik Gaza, best known for his hit song “Banana”, has officially crossed over to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).Fik Gaza was seen at a recent NRM event, where he made his political allegiance clear by donning party col

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Inside Uganda’s Underground Abortion Market: Full Details Revealed

Inside Uganda’s Underground Abortion Market: Full Details Revealed

Uganda’s fight against illegal abortion faces a daunting adversary: an expanding underground network of brokers who charge up to Shs500,000 to secretly guide young girls into backdoor clinics.Operating in districts such as Mukono, Masaka, Mbale, Wakiso, Mengo,

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