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Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

 Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and gracing the menus of restaurants.At the busy Skinners Restaurant in Gachie just outside the capital, Nai

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Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He denied the charge and has been released on bail.Mr Mwangi was not charged with "facilitation of

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Kasese NRM Supporters Protest Woman MP Primary Results

Kasese NRM Supporters Protest Woman MP Primary Results

A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters in Kasese District on Monday poured onto the streets in protest, decrying irregularities in the recently concluded party primaries for the Woman Member of Parliament flag bearer.Visibly frustrated and carrying placards, the demonst

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ERA Warns Public Against Electricity Theft After Viral TikTok Incident

ERA Warns Public Against Electricity Theft After Viral TikTok Incident

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has issued a strong warning to the public against electricity theft and tampering with power infrastructure, calling such acts serious criminal offenses that threaten public safety and the integrity of the national power supply.Speaking on the mat

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Kadaga Urges Peaceful Coexistence Between Refugees and Host Communities at Kampala Marathon

Kadaga Urges Peaceful Coexistence Between Refugees and Host Communities at Kampala Marathon

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs Rebecca Kadaga has called for stronger ties between refugees and host communities, describing the Urban Refugee Marathon as a unifying platform that promotes peaceful coexistence.Kadaga made the remarks at the seco

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I am Satisfied with Performance of PDM so Far, says Museveni

I am Satisfied with Performance of PDM so Far, says Museveni

President Museveni has said he is satisfied with the performance of the Parish Development Model program so far.Addressing journalists as the PDM assessment tour ends, the president said unlike other programs, PDM seems to be progressing well so far.“When you look at beneficiaries

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Ugandan Music Couple Geoffrey Lutaaya and Irene Namatovu Celebrate Son's Graduation in the UK

Ugandan Music Couple Geoffrey Lutaaya and Irene Namatovu Celebrate Son's Graduation in the UK

Ugandan music icons Geoffrey Lutaaya and Irene Namatovu proudly celebrated a major milestone as their first-born son, Pius Sonko, graduated f

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Deadliest delicacies: 10 deadly animals that people actually eat around the world

Deadliest delicacies: 10 deadly animals that people actually eat around the world

Imagine sitting down to dinner and being served a plate of snake, its venom potent enough to kill an elephant. It sounds like a nightmare, but across the globe, people routinely dine on some of the deadliest animals known to humankind. Despite the danger, these

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Why Makerere ought to retain its professors as long as can still talk

Why Makerere ought to retain its professors as long as can still talk

There is a Ugandan virologist – a retired professor – who once told me a memorable story that captures a core part of the absurdity of the system that Bwana Yoweri Museveni has cultivated and presided over since coming to power. I will not

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Dr Besigye,Lutale and all political prisoners are unjustly detained

Dr Besigye,Lutale and all political prisoners are unjustly detained

Kizza Besigye and Obed Kamulegeya in the dockOn April 11, 2025, High court judge Rosette Comfort Kania denied bail to Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale, despite acknowledging that they had fulfilled all the conditions for the grant of bail.He

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