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Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance

Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance

After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ leaders on Wednesday that government will secure “enough alternative trading spaces” and that enforcement of the nationwide Tra

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Bushenyi Road Crash: Drivers Renew Calls for EPS

Bushenyi Road Crash: Drivers Renew Calls for EPS

A deadly crash along the Mbarara–Bushenyi–Ishaka road has reignited pressure from drivers and officials to restore automated traffic enforcement, as Uganda continues to record rising road deaths linked to speeding and weak policing.Eight people were killed early Saturday in a crash alo

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Gov’t orders resumption of trade order enforcement

Gov’t orders resumption of trade order enforcement

Local Govt Minister, Raphael Magyezi instructed Chief Administrative Officers, Town Clerks, and city authorities to restore order in urban areas by relocating traders operating on streets, pavements, corridors, and drainage channels into designated markets and formal trading spaces.Street

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Kabale Transport Operators Demand Park Upgrades Ahead of Trade Order Act Enforcement

Kabale Transport Operators Demand Park Upgrades Ahead of Trade Order Act Enforcement

Taxi and bus operators in Kabale Municipality have called on authorities to first improve the condition of designated taxi parks before fully enforcing the Trade Order Act, warning that the current state of the facilities is unsuitable for effective operations.The Trade Order Act, passed i

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MP Omara urges parliament to raise salaries for lowly-ranked security personnel

MP Omara urges parliament to raise salaries for lowly-ranked security personnel

He proposed that their monthly pay be raised to a minimum of shs1 million shillings, arguing that this would help the forces transition from a focus on hardware to overall welfare.Omara made the remarks on Friday, April 24, 2026, while passionately urging Parliament to provide funds to sup

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FDC Rejects 2026 Election Results, Outlines Post-Poll Strategy

FDC Rejects 2026 Election Results, Outlines Post-Poll Strategy

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has reiterated its rejection of the January 2026 general election results, declaring that the struggle for democratic governance in Uganda is far from over. Addressing the media on Monday, April 27, 2026, FDC President Patrick Oboi Amuriat said the party “d

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Nursery Schools Barred from Operating Daycare Centres Under New ECCE Policy

Nursery Schools Barred from Operating Daycare Centres Under New ECCE Policy

The Government has announced a sweeping change to early childhood education regulations, banning nursery schools and kindergartens from operating daycare centres under the newly introduced Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy.According to officials, the policy seeks to clearly

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Kyanja Airbnb ‘Leaked Videos’ Spark Concerns on Hidden Cameras, Privacy in Kampala

Kyanja Airbnb ‘Leaked Videos’ Spark Concerns on Hidden Cameras, Privacy in Kampala

Reports of Kyanja Airbnb ‘Leaked Videos’ have sparked concern on hidden cameras and privacy in Kampala and Uganda’s fast-growing short-stay accommodation sector.The controversy, largely driven by social media reports, centers on claims that some guests were secretly recorded inside r

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Busoga grapples with child labour

Busoga grapples with child labour

child fishes with a man at Lugonyola Landing Site in Kaliro District Busoga sub-region, exposing them to hazardous conditions that affect their health and schooling. PHOTO/TAUSI NAKATO.The fight against child labour in the Busoga Sub-region remains a major challenge, with officials and res

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Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced

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