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Rakai RDC Sarah Kiyimba Takes on Land Grabbers, Eyes Bigger Role in Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Next Government

Rakai RDC Sarah Kiyimba Takes on Land Grabbers, Eyes Bigger Role in Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Next Government

RAKAI — In a region long plagued by bitter land wrangles and fraud, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Rakai, Sarah Kiyimba, has emerged as one of the most vocal government officials confronting land grabbers while positioning herself as a rising political figure within the ruling esta

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Investigation: Kabale–Mgahinga Road: Shs.16bn Paid to Briefcase Firm, 2 years Later no Works on Ground

Investigation: Kabale–Mgahinga Road: Shs.16bn Paid to Briefcase Firm, 2 years Later no Works on Ground

So far shs 16 billion has been paid to a brief case firm in Kabale- Mgahinga Road upgradeWhen the government launched the Shs112 billion Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi and Kisoro–Mgahinga road project, it was marketed as a transformative infrastructure investment expected to unlock tourism poten

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Meet Bashir Humphreys: The Burnley FC defender who is eligible to play for Uganda

Meet Bashir Humphreys: The Burnley FC defender who is eligible to play for Uganda

Rising defender Bashir Humphreys has steadily built a reputation as one of the promising young centre-backs developed in England in recent years. But beyond his progress in European football, the 22-year-old also has a strong link to East Africa — a connection that could make him eligible to re

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MPs warn it could take 48 years to clear Uganda’s Shs8.4t domestic arrears

MPs warn it could take 48 years to clear Uganda’s Shs8.4t domestic arrears

Appearing before Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and Secretary to the Treasury.Parliament has been told that at the current rate of funding allocated to settle government domestic arrears, it could take more than four deca

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Tycoon Sudhir’s luxury One Ten Apartment Tower in Kololo gains shape

Tycoon Sudhir’s luxury One Ten Apartment Tower in Kololo gains shape

Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s ambitious luxury residential development, the One Ten Apartments, is steadily rising in Kololo as one of the most prominent high-end property projects currently reshaping the skyline of Kampala.The 15-storey apartment tower, located along Prince Charles Drive, i

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Uganda targets Middle East liquidity for SGR construction

Uganda targets Middle East liquidity for SGR construction

President Museveni accompanied by VP Alupo, Ministers Katumba Oboth and Byabakama walk through a demonstration after laying the foundation for the construction of Malaba Kampala SGR line by Yapi MerkeziKAMPALA, Uganda — The Ugandan government is moving to secure €405 million through an

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Lira City to relocate street vendors to five markets

Lira City to relocate street vendors to five markets

Lira City, Uganda: Authorities in Lira City have announced plans to relocate street vendors operating within the central business district to five designated markets in an effort to reduce congestion, restore order and improve the trading environment.City leaders say the decision follows g

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Tracy Melon unveils new Mercedes-Benz, thanks anonymous gifter

Tracy Melon unveils new Mercedes-Benz, thanks anonymous gifter

As women across the world celebrated International Women’s Day, Ugandan singer Tracy ‘Melon’ Mirembe unveiled her new car.Via social media, the songstress, who has blessed Ugandans with her beautiful songwriting and vocals, showed off her new car, a Mercedes-Benz decorated with a red

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Civil Society raises alarm over Uganda’s debt surge, health funding gaps

Civil Society raises alarm over Uganda’s debt surge, health funding gaps

Kampala, Uganda: Civil society organisations have raised alarm over Uganda’s growing public debt and widening gaps in health sector funding, warning that the latest Auditor General’s report exposes serious weaknesses in the management of public resources.The report examined 182 ministr

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Medical Students Association Rejects Government Policy on Internship

Medical Students Association Rejects Government Policy on Internship

Medical Interns addressing the press in Kampala in the pastThe Federation of Uganda Medical Students’ Associations (FUMSA) has firmly rejected a new government policy that requires medical students to complete a one-year internship before graduating, effectively extending the Bachelor of

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