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At least 9 people dead, thousands displaced in Bukwo and Kween

At least 9 people dead, thousands displaced in Bukwo and Kween

Early Friday, landslides triggered by heavy overnight rainfall resulted in nine deaths and affected over two thousand people in Bukwo and Kween districts. Local leaders report that the landslides also blocked the Kapchorwa-Suam highway, the primary route linking Kenya and Uganda. They are calling

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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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UAE Trade Forum Kicks Off in Kampala Amid $2.8B Surge

UAE Trade Forum Kicks Off in Kampala Amid $2.8B Surge

Uganda and the UAE kicked off their fourth annual business forum in Kampala, aiming to boost a $2.8 billion trade relationship dominated by Ugandan gold. Foreign direct investment from the Gulf nation has surged tenfold, fueling growth in sectors like agribusiness and renewable energy.KAMP

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Six Iranians Arrested as Kenya Seizes $52m Methamphetamine Shipment in Indian Ocean

Six Iranians Arrested as Kenya Seizes $52m Methamphetamine Shipment in Indian Ocean

Nairobi: Kenyan authorities have seized a record narcotics consignment valued at KES 8 billion ($52 million) and arrested six Iranian nationals aboard a stateless vessel intercepted in the Indian Ocean, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.The 1,024-kilogram methamphetamine shipment, with a c

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Muntu pledges to revive tea sector, fight corruption.

Muntu pledges to revive tea sector, fight corruption.

The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential candidate, Rtd Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu, has pledged to revitalise Uganda’s struggling tea industry if elected in the forthcoming general elections.Addressing supporters in Kyenjojo district on Friday, Muntu said restoring the tea

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Museveni reveals secret behind end to cattle rustling in Karamoja

Museveni reveals secret behind end to cattle rustling in Karamoja

President Yoweri Museveni arriving to addres a rally at Jubilee 2000 Secondary School in Karenga District on Saturday, Ocotber 25, 2025 (Photo/PPU)Karenga, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Saturday shared how his government successfully convinced the Karacunas, young Karamojong war

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Museveni reveals secret behind end to cattle rustling in Karamoja

Museveni reveals secret behind end to cattle rustling in Karamoja

President Yoweri Museveni arriving to addres a rally at Jubilee 2000 Secondary School in Karenga District on Saturday, Ocotber 25, 2025 Karenga, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Saturday shared how his government successfully convinced the Karacunas, young Karamojong warriors, to a

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Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in

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Uganda celebrates Kiplimo’s Chicago Marathon win

Uganda celebrates Kiplimo’s Chicago Marathon win

Kiplimo finishes first in 2:02:23 at the 2025 Chicago MarathonKAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Jacob Kiplimo’s historic win at the 2025 Chicago Marathon has drawn wide celebrations back home in Uganda.Kiplimo became the

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Bobi Wine lonely in opposition

Bobi Wine lonely in opposition

Bobi Wine at a rally on nomination day NUP faces its biggest test yet as other parties fizzle outCOVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Shortly after 11am on a day filled with a

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