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22 Feb '26
For an institution created to sniff out dirty money and choke financial crime at its roots, the spotlight is now uncomfortably fixed on the watchdog itself.A damning Value for Money audit in the December 2025 report by the Auditor General has exposed glaring weaknesses at the Financial Int
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21 Feb '26
Queen Charlotte Komugisha (48) loses 2nd court case in One week as judge rules that their 12-year-old son leaves home & goes to boarding to avoid exposure to parental quarrels.Robert Magara the Grade 1 Magistrate at the Makindye court in Kampala has ruled that the embattled Kampala tik
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19 Feb '26
Kitgum, Uganda: At least 60 students have been expelled from Kitgum High School over persistent indiscipline and poor academic performance, school authorities have confirmed.The head teacher, Christopher Opoka, told DailyExpress on Monday that the decision followed a comprehensive review o
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18 Feb '26
This morning, I was driving from Mbale enroute Kampala. On reaching Jinja, a group of young boys at a public transport stage flagged me down. Curious, I stopped to establish why they had stopped me and after exchanging pleasantries, I allowed them in for a free ride so as to save their money for
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17 Feb '26
The Academic Registrar, Prof Mukadasi BuyinzaStudents hoping to join Makerere University for bachelor's degrees and diploma studies effective this year will face stiffer competition after the institution announced a gradual reduction in undergraduate admissions. This is part of a lo
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17 Feb '26
Insider sources allege a quiet legal consultations aimed at challenging Joan Namutaawe’s Masaka District Woman MP election victory, though no petition has yet been filed.A photo collage of Masaka District Woman MP-elect Joan Namutaawe (NUP) and NRM candidate Joanita Nalule, whose closely
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16 Feb '26
Dr. Mukisa AyubBusoga Sub-Region has long been recognized as an area of immense potential. With its fertile soils, youthful population, strategic location along the Nile, and vibrant cultural heritage under the Busoga Kingdom, the sub-region should be among Uganda’s most economically dyn
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16 Feb '26
President Museveni has strongly defended the use of Biometric Voter Verification (BVV) machines in the recently concluded elections, arguing that the technology curtailed electoral fraud and strengthened transparency, while framing the broader vote within the National Resistance Movement's histor
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15 Feb '26
Julius Kitone, Innovator and Developer of JuliKitAi/ECOEYE AI Climate Intelligence Platform died in car crashKAMPALA — The Ugandan media fraternity is in mourning following the death of Julius Kitone, a veteran journalist and climate change advocate, who died Friday in a road accident al
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15 Feb '26
Karuhanga is, among others, a founding partner of one of Uganda’s foremost law firms and chair of bodies such as the Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Ugandan lawyer and business figure Elly Karuhanga, recognised as one of the country’s m