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21 Jul '25
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He denied the charge and has been released on bail.Mr Mwangi was not charged with "facilitation of
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21 Jul '25
Africa’s digital economy is now worth over Shs 680 trillion—and this is just the beginning.But what does that even mean for a typical Ugandan who sells newspapers in the taxi park, owns a boda boda, or simply has a smartphone?The digital economy in itself refers to business
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21 Jul '25
President Museveni has said he is satisfied with the performance of the Parish Development Model program so far.Addressing journalists as the PDM assessment tour ends, the president said unlike other programs, PDM seems to be progressing well so far.“When you look at beneficiaries
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07 Jul '25
Whether or not Africa is ready for a new world order, it must prepare to take its place in it, President Paul Kagame has said.The Head of State was speaking on Friday, July 4, during a media engagement with journalists on the occasion of the
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02 Jul '25
Uganda will host a landmark international conference in mid-July 2025 bringing together at least 54 speakers of parliament from across Africa under the auspices of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).The conference, themed “Elevating the Role of Speakers in Fos
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02 Jul '25
Bushenyi Businesswoman Adrine Kobusigye has been nominated by the NRM electoral commission for the position of National Women's League Chairperson.Kobusingye was nominated on Wednesday afternoon by Jane Alisemeera Babiiha, a commissioner with the NRM electoral commission.Speaki
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30 Jun '25
Mpigi District Service Commission chairperson Fredrick Kirumira and secretary Sarah Nakamoga upon arrestMpigi district LC V chairperson and two senior officials of the District Service Commission (DSC) have been arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption
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29 Jun '25
Celebrated media practitioner and businessman Johnson Musinguzi Byarabaha has been officially nominated by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission to contest in the party primaries for Sheema County South, ahead of Uganda's 2026 general elections.Musinguzi, widely known
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25 Jun '25
President Museveni, through the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), has unveiled a new empowerment initiative dubbed “Bannaku Tweyambe – Wealth Creation Empowerment.” In a bid aimed at tackling the growing issue of youth unemployment and poverty in UgandaThe program, which is
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24 Jun '25
Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, a 22-year-old hawker, is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in the head by anti-riot police amid violent protests along Moi Avenue in Nairobi.The incident unfolded during demonstrations that saw security forces crack down on protesters in the city c