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GREEN SCAM? Ugandans curse SPIRO e-bikes over exorbitant-hidden-double charges, half-charged batteries.

GREEN SCAM? Ugandans curse SPIRO e-bikes over exorbitant-hidden-double charges, half-charged batteries.

What was hailed as Uganda’s “clean transport revolution” is fast turning into a national outrage.When President Yoweri Museveni launched Spiro Uganda in July 2024, the promise sounded golden — cheap, green, and smart transport for the ordinary rider. But barely a year into its oper

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DENIS TUKAHIKAHO PhD: Uganda’s $31M carbon deal is just the beginning—now let’s plant more trees.

DENIS TUKAHIKAHO PhD: Uganda’s $31M carbon deal is just the beginning—now let’s plant more trees.

Denis Tukahikaho Ph.D. is an expert on Cooperatives, Financial Inclusion and Renewable Energy InvestmentKAMPALA – The Green Climate Fund (GFF) has approved a USD 31 million (UGX 107.7 bn) as a result-based payment for Uganda in recognition of measurable success in reducing deforestation

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Emirates, Qatar competition heats up in Uganda.

Emirates, Qatar competition heats up in Uganda.

How the rivalry between the two Gulf carriers has contributed to the growth of the local aviation industryEmirates and Qatar Airways, the two Gulf carriers dominating the global aviation industry are flexing muscles over the fast growing Ugandan market. Every week thousands of Ugandans dep

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Maura Higgins flashes plenty of skin in daring white cut out dress as she attends the Time100 Next gala in New York after Hollywood rumours.

Maura Higgins flashes plenty of skin in daring white cut out dress as she attends the Time100 Next gala in New York after Hollywood rumours.

Reader moShe is never one to shy away from a daring ensemble. And Maura Higgins made sure to flash plenty of skin as she wowed on the red carpet at the Time100 Next gala at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Thursday evening.The former Love Island star, 34, showcased her toned abs in

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How your natural sleep preference influences your mental health .

How your natural sleep preference influences your mental health .

An individual's natural sleep preference (chronotype) is linked to mental well-being, with evening types being more susceptible to depressive symptoms due to a misalignment with a society structured for early risers.Staying up late itself isn't the direct cause of poor mental health.

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Reality check: Success, hurdles in Ruto’s affordable housing dream

Reality check: Success, hurdles in Ruto’s affordable housing dream

The Affordable Housing Project promised dignity and stability for Kenya’s urban poor, yet gaps in delivery are fast exposing cracks in what was once hailed as a groundbreaking social revolution.In Nairobi’s New Mukuru Housing Estate, residents who once lived in congested shacks now enj

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Allan Soja Wins Best Videographer in East & Southern Africa at MVAA.

Allan Soja Wins Best Videographer in East & Southern Africa at MVAA.

Ugandan cinematographer and visual storyteller Allan Soja has made the country proud after being named Best Videographer for East and Southern Africa at the Music Video Africa Awards (MVAA) held in Nigeria.Sharing the exciting news on his social media, Soja expressed gratitude and humility

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Road to Uganda’s first oil: Kingfisher likely to be starting point

Road to Uganda’s first oil: Kingfisher likely to be starting point

For the next nine months, activities in Uganda’s oil fields will be ramped up as the country targets to get its first barrel of oil to the market through a 1,443km pipeline to the Tanzanian coast of Tanga by July 2026, more than 20 years after the first commercial discovery was made in western

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Fake Exams Scandal, Kampala School Director Arrested After Two Years on the Run

Fake Exams Scandal, Kampala School Director Arrested After Two Years on the Run

The Director of Earnest Nursery and Primary School in Kisugu Parish, Makindye Division, has been arrested after two years on the run. Police say Mr. Wafula Ivan, aged 34, allegedly forged Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results for his students back in 2020.According to investigations, W

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Parliament to Approve Shs8.2 Trillion Borrowing Amid Soaring Public Debt

Parliament to Approve Shs8.2 Trillion Borrowing Amid Soaring Public Debt

Parliament is today set to authorize a staggering Shs8.2 trillion in new borrowing, a move that signals the nation’s spiralling public debt already at Shs116.2 trillion (51.3% of GDP) and its economic implications.According to the house order of today’s business (Order Paper), out of t

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