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26 Aug '25
Former Uganda Media Centre (UMC) Executive Director, Mr Ofwono Opondo has won the ruling NRM party’s flag for the older persons’ member of Parliament for Eastern Uganda ahead of the 2026 elections.To win the flag, Opondo trounced State Minister for Older Persons Dominic Mafabi Gid
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26 Aug '25
The long-awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is officially moving from the planning phase into full implementation, the Ministry of Works and Transport announced today.Speaking to journalists, Perez Wambulu, National Coordinator for the project, confirmed that the government signe
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26 Aug '25
Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project has officially moved into the implementation stage, underpinned by a robust financing structure designed to ensure timely completion.Perez Wambulu, National Coordinator for the SGR project, confirms that the government has set aside 75 millio
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25 Aug '25
Kampala is on high alert as police tighten traffic control around Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, the venue of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Delegates Conference.Kampala is on high alert as police tighten traffic control around Kololo Ceremonial Gro
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25 Aug '25
Uganda’s Local Government workers, through the Uganda Local Government Workers’ Union (ULGWU), have petitioned Parliament over years of neglect, broken promises, and unfair treatment by the government. The petition, presented by Workers’ MP Hon. Dr. Byakat
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25 Aug '25
Kololo Ceremonial Grounds was awash in the iconic yellow of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as thousands of delegates gathered to attend the party’s National Delegates Conference.The vibrant atmosphere was marked by a sense of anticipation and pu
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18 Aug '25
The Government of Uganda has been paying $40,000 (about Shs142 million) to Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, management for every match day during the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN).Uganda is co-hosting the tournament with Kenya and Tanzani
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14 Aug '25
Elon Musk is the world's richest man, but his whopping $413.2 billion net worth doesn't even come close to this Marvel superhero's wealth. Elon Musk is the world's richest man. He owns X, is the CEO of
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10 Aug '25
When Salman Subeyr Haji sneaked into Kenya in 2024, law enforcers around the world were
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04 Aug '25
Veteran journalist Samson Kasumba has cast doubt on the ability of Uganda’s economy to fund the ambitious pledges often made by political leaders, especially in a country grappling with widespread corruption.In a post on X, Kasumba posed a series of poi