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Rigging aside, why are we still voting from basins?

Rigging aside, why are we still voting from basins?

Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contested results. These are serious concerns. But beneath the headline controversies lies a quieter, almost embarrassing question that rar

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KCCA Gives Vendors 14-Day Ultimatum to Leave Kampala Streets

KCCA Gives Vendors 14-Day Ultimatum to Leave Kampala Streets

Government through the Ministry of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs and KCCA has given vendors 14 days to vacate the streets of Kampala or face forceful eviction.Addressing journalists on Thursday, Minister for Kampala, Minsa Kabanda said since the political season has ended, it is hi

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NGO Demands Legal Access, Release of Maid Detained in Syria

NGO Demands Legal Access, Release of Maid Detained in Syria

A migrant rights organisation has petitioned Syrian authorities to grant legal access, halt prosecution, and secure the release and repatriation of a Ugandan housemaid detained over her employer’s death, citing alleged violations of international labour standards, due process, and fair trial gu

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Japan cherry blossom festival cancelled over badly behaved tourists

Japan cherry blossom festival cancelled over badly behaved tourists

Japanese authorities in a town near Mount Fuji have cancelled this year's cherry blossom festival, saying a surge in tourist numbers is unmanageable for locals.The influx of tourists to the town of Fujiyoshida has led to chronic traffic congestion and litter, while some residents say they'

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Judiciary Kicks Off 2026 Law Year with Call for Professionalism and Innovation

Judiciary Kicks Off 2026 Law Year with Call for Professionalism and Innovation

The Judiciary has officially launched the 2026 Law Year, calling on legal practitioners to embrace professionalism, innovation, and creativity in addressing challenges within Uganda’s legal sector.The event, held at the Court of Appeal in Kampala, brought together Vice President Jessica

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Inside Uganda’s elections, where goons set the rules

Inside Uganda’s elections, where goons set the rules

On December 7, 2025, Reuters carried a stark headline that rippled across Uganda’s political landscape: “Bobi Wine says Uganda security forces beat him.”The wire story reported that Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, said he was bea

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Understanding Hon. Nameere’s Election Saga: The Iron Lady Who Withstood the Opposition Storm to Emerge Masaka City Woman MP

Understanding Hon. Nameere’s Election Saga: The Iron Lady Who Withstood the Opposition Storm to Emerge Masaka City Woman MP

Hon Justine Nameere’s journey to Parliament has been anything but ordinary. Following a bruising political contest and an intense legal battle, she has emerged victorious as Masaka City’s first elected Woman Member of Parliament under the National Resistance Movement (NRM).Upon her dec

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Muwanga Kivumbi remanded back to Kitalya amid protest over ‘forced’ Police statement

Muwanga Kivumbi remanded back to Kitalya amid protest over ‘forced’ Police statement

The latest developments in court on Monday saw Kivumbi remain in custody as legal teams and human rights observers raised fresh concerns about the handling of the case.Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been remanded back to Kitalya Prison after his lawyers

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New Audit Report: Money collected at Uganda Airlines’ Juba office was Never banked

New Audit Report: Money collected at Uganda Airlines’ Juba office was Never banked

Sacked CEO Uganda Airlines, Jenifer BamuturakiThe Auditor General has raised fresh concerns over cash management at Uganda Airlines after revealing that hundreds of millions of shillings collected at the airline’s Juba office were never banked, adding to a growing trail of financial weak

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UIA and Lagan Exhibit Neglect As Floods Disrupt Namanve Park Operations

UIA and Lagan Exhibit Neglect As Floods Disrupt Namanve Park Operations

A massive sinkhole and persistent flooding in Namanve Industrial Park’s South ‘C’ Estate have disrupted transport and business operations, angering investors and triggering renewed criticism of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and its infrastructure developer, Lagan Dott, over what has

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