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Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

An official attached to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Joshua Ekule, has been remanded to prison after being accused of extorting money from residents seeking national identity cards.Ekule was arrested during an operation by Soroti Resident District Commissi

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Prisons Service Passes Out 201 Custodial Health Workers After Induction Training

Prisons Service Passes Out 201 Custodial Health Workers After Induction Training

The Uganda Prisons Service has passed out 201 custodial health workers following the successful completion of a one-month induction course held at the Prisons Academy and Training School.The officers, drawn from recently passed-out recruit warders and wardresses, completed their induction

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Players Who May Never Play Again for Manchester United

Players Who May Never Play Again for Manchester United

Manchester United may offload five players this summer as the club looks to reshape the squad after a dramatic season. Image credit: Man Untd Source: Getty ImagesCarrick has impressed since replacing Ruben Amorim in January, guiding United to a third-place finish in the Premier League.

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Anita Among Ally Esther Anyakun Grilled by CMI in Kampala

Anita Among Ally Esther Anyakun Grilled by CMI in Kampala

The former State Minister for Gender and also Woman Member of Parliament for Nakapiripirit District on Thursday experienced uneasy breathing while appearing before the CMI in Kampala over her close ties with the currently troubled Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Annet Among.Ms Anyakun, who

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M7 Tells IGG to Avoid Auditor General’s Office in the Anita Among Investigations, Says That Office Has to be Probed

M7 Tells IGG to Avoid Auditor General’s Office in the Anita Among Investigations, Says That Office Has to be Probed

President Museveni is deliberate about the IGG playing a very big role in the Anita Among investigations in order to sanitize and give credibility to the entire exercise because that is the sort of work the Aisha Naluze-led office is mandated to do under the Constitution.The Inspectorate m

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Uganda Demands USD 4.3 Million From Kenya Over Killing of Geologists, UPDF Officers

Uganda Demands USD 4.3 Million From Kenya Over Killing of Geologists, UPDF Officers

Uganda has demanded USD 4.3 million in compensation from Kenya for the families of three Ugandan geologists and two Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers killed by Turkana warriors in 2022. The figure was tabled at a high-level bilateral meeting in Kampala, following President Yoweri M

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I WANT A NEW ONE: Lord Mayor Balimwezo Rejects Lukwago’s Chair

I WANT A NEW ONE: Lord Mayor Balimwezo Rejects Lukwago’s Chair

Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga was officially sworn in as the new Lord Mayor of Kampala on May 20, 2026, ushering in a new political era at City Hall after the end of Erias Lukwago’s 15-year dominance of the capital’s top political office.The swearing-in ceremony took place at Kampala Capita

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Ugandans Abandon Traditional Pay TV as Streaming and Smartphones Take Over

Ugandans Abandon Traditional Pay TV as Streaming and Smartphones Take Over

Uganda’s entertainment landscape is rapidly shifting, with new data from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) showing a sharp decline in Pay TV subscriptions as more Ugandans turn to smartphones, streaming platforms, and social media for entertainment.According to the latest UCC fi

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LIST: 15 MPs Nominated for Thomas Tayebwa’s Deputy Speaker Job; Three Nominated for Anita Among’s Speaker Job

LIST: 15 MPs Nominated for Thomas Tayebwa’s Deputy Speaker Job; Three Nominated for Anita Among’s Speaker Job

The race for the leadership of the 12th Parliament has officially taken shape as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission concluded the exercise for expression of interest in the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.By the end of the exercise presided over by N

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DPP Breaks Silence on Files of NUP Political Prisoners Referred from General Court Martial

DPP Breaks Silence on Files of NUP Political Prisoners Referred from General Court Martial

Anguzu revealed that more than 40 files were forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) from the General Court Martial. However, he noted that several of the cases required extensive review because military court procedures differ significantly from those used in civili

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