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01 Apr '26
Asigario Turyagyenda, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for Bukimbiri County in Kisoro District, has petitioned the High Court in Kabale seeking to nullify the election of independent candidate Eddie Kwizera wa Gahungu.Turyagyenda lost to Kwizera in the 2026 general electi
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01 Apr '26
Six residents of Nyakarembe Village, Kagunga Parish in Bukimbiri Sub-County, Bukimbiri County, have been released from Kisoro Government Prison following a High Court ruling that acquitted them of murder and aggravated robbery charges.The suspects, Ezra Monday, Tomas Arinaitwe, Gerald Baje
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01 Apr '26
A Ugandan MP has told Museveni to appoint Muhoozi vice president. Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, aged 81 and Uganda’s ruler since 1986, is expected to unveil his 2026-2031 cabinet in coming months.Currently, Maj (rtd) Jessica Alupo is the vice president, having taken office in 2021
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30 Mar '26
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s vast missile system is the brainchild of the U.S.-designated state-sponsor of terrorism, the communist North Korea regime, which works hand in glove with Iran, according to one of the world’s leading experts on the Iran-North Korea strategic alliance."The
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30 Mar '26
The Iranian Navy vowed to strike US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln once it is within range of coastal missiles to avenge the sinking of Iranian warship IRIS Dena, Iranian State Media Press TV reported.According to Press TV, Iran's Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, said that Ira
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30 Mar '26
Government’s plan to double taxes on used clothes signals renewed industrial ambition but risks squeezing low-income consumers and destabilising a fragile garments sector. With local production still insufficient, the policy revives old debates: can protection drive growth without first fixing
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30 Mar '26
In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a country’s debt sustainability using the debt-to-GDP ratio. GDP is not a resource of government which it can use to pay credit
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30 Mar '26
Ugandan journalist has been ‘abducted’ after a radio talk show in Kampala, the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) says. Journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose worked with DigiTalk Media, a digital news outlet.Mukose was “abducted by unidentified plain-clothed men” in the afternoon of S
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29 Mar '26
The Ugandan government has secured UGX 422 billion to acquire 10 new aircraft for the national carrier, Uganda Airlines, as part of efforts to strengthen its operational capacity and expand its international route network.The funding, approved under a supplementary budget, will primarily b
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28 Mar '26
Pastor John Ekudu, Ekudu served the university for nearly three decades, including during periods of political turmoil when he was among the “Economic War Lecturers” who sustained academic life amid staff shortages.Kampala, Uganda | URN | John Ekudu, the formerly long-serving dean of s