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30 Apr '26
The results are in for Makerere University’s Mature Age Entry Scheme examinations, held on December 13, 2025. The Academic Registrar released the composite results on April 22, 2026 — and buried inside 28 pages of numbers is a story about ambition, brutal competition, and the kind of odds tha
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30 Apr '26
President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products.The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful cen
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30 Apr '26
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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28 Apr '26
The National Citizenship and Immigration Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested 169 foreign nationals including 36 women suspected to be scammers in a restricted apartment complex in Bukoto, Kampala City.The foreign nationals from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, G
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28 Apr '26
The emotional reactions to the bill misrepresent it. It’s very difficult for the common man to fully understand the bill’s gist. It’s our responsibility as elites to explain to the public the full purpose of the bill.Former FDC deputy president argues opposition to proposed law is dr
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28 Apr '26
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) announced the arrests on Sunday, and revealed that the operation followed a tip-off from members of the public.Uganda’s immigration enforcement team has arrested 62 Nigerian nationals in Adjumani District for allegedly operati
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27 Apr '26
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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27 Apr '26
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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27 Apr '26
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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27 Apr '26
Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks remain sufficient.The move follows mounting public complaints of dry pumps, rationing, and selective selling at petrol sta