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Museveni ‘embarrassed’ by 1986 capture of power

Museveni ‘embarrassed’ by 1986 capture of power

President Museveni said it was necessary for him to explain why he captured power because some people could easily compare him to Idi Amin.Ten days 29 years ago, President Museveni who had been in power for close

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Poor living longer, rich dying younger

Poor living longer, rich dying younger

In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate reports from Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) and another from the World Bank show that people in regions with high pov

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Sebei elders on the spot over cashing in on defilement cases

Sebei elders on the spot over cashing in on defilement cases

Leaders in Sebei Sub-region have expressed concern that elders, in collusion with village chairpersons, are undermining efforts to combat teenage pregnancies and early marriages by informally settling defilement cases. According to the police, about 60 defilement cases are reported month

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Sebei farmers switch to barley growing to boost profits

Sebei farmers switch to barley growing to boost profits

Farmers in Sebei Sub-region are switching to barley growing in search of better profits. Some of the farmers have since abandoned Irish potatoes for barley growing, which is a raw material in beer making. They farmers say the cereal is profitable and that it matures within a short time.

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Netanyahu tells Iran nowhere in Middle East is out of Israel's reach as land invasion looms

Netanyahu tells Iran nowhere in Middle East is out of Israel's reach as land invasion looms

Israel warned Iran on Monday that nowhere in the Middle East was beyond its reach and hinted at a land invasion of Lebanon after assassinating the leader of the Tehran-backed Hezbollah group, one of its biggest adversaries, in a Beirut suburb last week. "There is nowhere we will not go t

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Samuel L Jackson was worried about ‘staying alive’ long enough to make nine Marvel movies

Samuel L Jackson was worried about ‘staying alive’ long enough to make nine Marvel movies

The actor has appeared in 10 Marvel movies in totalYour support helps us to tell the storyOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution co

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Tricks school owners use to fleece parents

Tricks school owners use to fleece parents

Good grades and great learner welfare are key things parents look for before sending their children to any school. But to some school managers, their main motive for investing in the education sector is doing business. And to live up to this, they have come up with tactics to attract numbers

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Lugogo rivals KCCA, Nec lay down the marker

Lugogo rivals KCCA, Nec lay down the marker

As the saying goes, well begun is half done, and that can't ring truer this StarTimes Uganda Premier League season.  After three matchdays have unfolded, KCCA and Nec - two sides sharing Lugogo Stadium - have laid down a marker, bossing the summit of the table and showing no signs of sl

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KCCA must find antidote for Kitara

KCCA must find antidote for Kitara

The battle lines have been drawn in the sand, and there is no turning back now as desperate KCCA and Kitara gear up for an epic clash on Friday at Lugogo.  With both sides faltering in their previous outings, the mind games are already swirling ahead of what promises to be a fierce con

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Bobi Wine’s deputy dies at Mbarara hospital

Bobi Wine’s deputy dies at Mbarara hospital

The National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for Western Uganda, Jolly Kyomugasho Mugisha is dead, the party leadership has announced. "It’s with great sadness that I announce the passing of Hon. Jolly Mugisha, the National Unity Platform Deputy President for Western Uganda," t

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