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City tycoon Ruparelia loses millions of shillings in land dispute case

City tycoon Ruparelia loses millions of shillings in land dispute case

KAMPALA: The High Court in Kampala has awarded Shs81.4 million in compensation to Dr. Peter Musoke Gukiina in a long running land dispute involving businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and Speke Hotel 1996 Limited.In her judgment delivered on Wednesday morning, Justice Patience Basaza Wasswa ruled

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Mobile money taxes reversing digital financial inclusion in Uganda

Mobile money taxes reversing digital financial inclusion in Uganda

Uganda’s mobile money tax policy is threatening to reverse years of digital financial inclusion by driving low-income users back to cash. With 43 million accounts processing 326.3 trillion shillings annually, experts warn that excise duties on withdrawals and service fees are making digital pay

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EC Gambles on Kamugisha as Dossier Exposes Mismanaged Billions, Weak Policies, Questionable Deals & An Outdated 2013 ICT System

EC Gambles on Kamugisha as Dossier Exposes Mismanaged Billions, Weak Policies, Questionable Deals & An Outdated 2013 ICT System

New EC Secretary KamugishaA shocking audit into the operations of the Electoral Commission has laid bare a catalogue of financial and administrative failures that have thrown the country’s election managers into fresh controversy.The explosive findings from the latest report by th

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Businessman Ssenyonjo, his two children die in Entebbe Expressway crash

Businessman Ssenyonjo, his two children die in Entebbe Expressway crash

ENTEBBE – A prominent businessman, Ssenyonjo Bosco, and his two children have died in a tragic road crash that occurred early Monday morning at the Impala Interchange along the Entebbe Expressway.According to Traffic Police spokesperson Michael Kananura, the fatal crash happened at aroun

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3 perish in Kampala-Entebbe Expressway crash as driver 'dozes on wheel'

3 perish in Kampala-Entebbe Expressway crash as driver 'dozes on wheel'

The accident occurred earlier today along the Mpala section of the Expressway as the vehicle travelled from Masaka towards Entebbe International Airport.Three people have died following a single-vehicle crash on the Kampala–Entebbe Expressway after the driver reportedly dozed off while d

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Understanding Mukasa Mbidde’s claim that Museveni is “just a symbol” and no longer fully in control of Uganda’s top leadership

Understanding Mukasa Mbidde’s claim that Museveni is “just a symbol” and no longer fully in control of Uganda’s top leadership

KAMPALA – Doubts regarding whether or not Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is still fully in control of this country have surfaced severally particularly in the last five years. A combination of factors including Museveni’s advanced age, his younger brother Salim Saleh growing influence t

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Kireka 14Bn Market Project Cleared As IGG Brings Stakeholders Together

Kireka 14Bn Market Project Cleared As IGG Brings Stakeholders Together

Deputy IGG Anna Muhairwe greets an old man after the Kireka market redevelopment-related meeting at Kira Municipal Council headquarters. Deputy IGG Ann Muhairwe arrives to tour the Kireka market. Having existed since the early 1970s, Kireka main market is one of Uganda’s oldest ye

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NRM Leaders in Apac clash over Shs186m campaign money

NRM Leaders in Apac clash over Shs186m campaign money

According to several local party leaders, the Shs186 million was deposited on January 13, 2026 into Apac district party account at Centenary Bank.Apac, Uganda: A bitter dispute has erupted among leaders of the ruling National Resistance Movement in Apac District over Shs186 million that wa

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Bus Driver, Conductor Die In Luwero Accident

Bus Driver, Conductor Die In Luwero Accident

A Real Bus company vehicle lost control and rammed into the rear of an Isuzu Hino truck on Sunday morning at around 4:00am in Kiwumpa village, Luwero town, along the Kampala–Gulu highway, killing the bus driver and conductor.A Real Bus company vehicle lost control and rammed into the rea

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Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach

Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach

SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing. The drug, acoziborole, received a positive scientific opinion on 27 February 2026 from the Committee for Medici

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