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13 May '26
Butambala County Member of Parliament and National Unity Platform (NUP) Vice President for Central Uganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, together with 24 co-accused persons, has applied for bail before the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala as they await trial on terrorism cha
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20 Apr '26
Salary disparities among presidential advisors have shocked netizens.According to the ministerial policy statement for the Office of the President for 2026/27, Dr Ezra Suruma is the highest-paid senior presidential advisor in Uganda, earning a whopping Shs 100 million every month.Dr
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18 Apr '26
Police have arrested 8 persons involved in marrying off a 16 year old girl and S.3 student in Kagoga village, Kyomya Sub County in Kiboga district.According to SSP L Kigozi, PRO Wamala Region, the arrests took place on Friday, after a tip off from a concerned resident.According to a
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08 Apr '26
Museveni addressing NRM supportersPrison is ugly. Even the best prisons of the world are entirely humiliating.Locked away from family, denied pleasures and comforts of the world especially own scheduling is just too much to bear. But in slowing down time, and forcefully ridding its
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16 Feb '26
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Municipal Council has agreed to cover open drainage channels along sections of the Nasuti–Nakabago–Ntawo and Bajo–Seeta roads, following sustained safety concerns from residents, traders, and road users.Town Clerk Francis Byabagambi said the
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09 Jan '26
Police in Kiboga District have arrested 52 people for allegedly holding an unlawful political meeting at night in Kiboga Town Council, Kiboga West Constituency.The arrests were made on Tuesday night after police raided Nile Gardens, where the group had reportedly been mobilised from differ
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29 Dec '25
Uganda’s coffee exports soared 38% in October 2025, reaching $185.56 million, driven by robust Robusta and Arabica shipments. Read the full report on top buyers and the $2.4 billion annual earningsKAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has approved a 572 billion shilling investmen
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27 Oct '25
The High court in Kampala has ordered the government to pay Shs 10 million in compensation to a man who was unlawfully detained by police for 10 days without being produced in court.Byansi was arrested on January 28, 2024, along Bulenga road and detained at the Special Investigations Unit
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08 Sep '25
Nsereko Kyamukungubya KiwanukaFormer finance minister and current presidential advisor on economy and finance, Maria Kiwanuka, has lost her youngest son, Nsereko Kyamukungubya Kiwanuka, widely known as “Kyamu.”Nsereko, who once wo
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02 Jun '25
The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has issued a clarion call to the people of Buganda, both at home and in the diaspora, to shift their focus from dependency on external aid to self-reliance, innovation, and direct involvement in initiatives aimed at uplifting their communities.