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Surrender to police – Sseggona urges Bobi Wine

Surrender to police – Sseggona urges Bobi Wine

Sseggona warned that going underground could expose the opposition leader to greater danger.Former National Unity Platform (NUP) stalwart Medard Lubega Sseggona has urged Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) , to stop hiding and instead report to the police.Speaking in an intervie

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Africans Want Elections but Don't Trust Electoral Management Bodies to Ensure They're Free and Fair

Africans Want Elections but Don't Trust Electoral Management Bodies to Ensure They're Free and Fair

Assessments of election quality have worsened over the past decade.Key findingsOn average across 38 countries, about three-quarters (74%) of Africans support choosing their leaders through regular, open, and honest elections. This is the majority position in every surveyed country,

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UNATU Runs Back to Speaker Over Missing Salary Enhancements in Budget

UNATU Runs Back to Speaker Over Missing Salary Enhancements in Budget

As schools across the country prepare to open for the new academic year, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has signalled a shift in strategy amid continued disappointment over unfulfilled government promises to enhance salaries for arts teachers. For many years, the opening of schools

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Mubende crash death toll rises to 9

Mubende crash death toll rises to 9

The death toll from Sunday’s grisly road crash that occurred at Kyakatebe village in Kasanda District along the Mityana–Mubende Fort Portal Road has risen to nine.According to Wamala region police spokesperson, Mr. Lameck Kigozi, two bodies of victims are still stuck in the taxi wrecka

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KICKS OF A DYING HORSE! MP Rukaari Refuses to Move On, Threatens MP-elect Bakashaba After Polls Loss

KICKS OF A DYING HORSE! MP Rukaari Refuses to Move On, Threatens MP-elect Bakashaba After Polls Loss

In what critics are describing as the kicks of a dying horse, defeated Mbarara City North Member of Parliament Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari has refused to accept his electoral loss, instead launching a fresh verbal onslaught against MP-elect Christopher Bakashaba, warning him to step aside or face sev

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Govt to repatriate 500 Ugandans stranded in Cambodia

Govt to repatriate 500 Ugandans stranded in Cambodia

The government has unveiled plans to repatriate up to 500 Ugandans stranded in Cambodia after they fell victim to human trafficking syndicates that lured them with false employment promises.The stranded group is part of a larger number of migrants from Africa and Asia who were trafficked t

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Kampala Hotel Manager and Security Guard Stabbed to Death

Kampala Hotel Manager and Security Guard Stabbed to Death

Police are investigating the brutal killings of a hotel manager and a security guard at Dave Hotel and Suites in Mbubi Zone, Kampala. The two employees were found stabbed to death over the weekend, and a vehicle was reportedly stolen from the premises.The victims, 30-year-old Shivani Asasi

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Police investigate double murder at Kampala hotel

Police investigate double murder at Kampala hotel

Police are investigating the double murder of a hotel manager and a security guard at Dave Hotel and Suites in Kampala after the two were found stabbed to death and a vehicle was stolen.Recent killings of a hotel manager and a security guard in Kampala have intensified concerns regarding a

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South Ankole Diocese Marks 14 Years, Commissions 80 Lay Readers

South Ankole Diocese Marks 14 Years, Commissions 80 Lay Readers

South Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda has marked 14 years since its inception with a grand thanksgiving celebration, highlighted by the commissioning of 80 lay readers and renewed calls for humility, peace and community development.The celebrations were held on Sunday at St Mathews

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Russia names three suspects over shooting of general

Russia names three suspects over shooting of general

Russia says it has identified three suspects involved in the shooting of high-profile military general Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev.They include the man said to have carried out the attack, who has been named as Ukrainian-born Russian citizen Lyubomir Korba.Russia's Investigations Commi

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