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Armed Escorts, Locked Gates as Senior NUP Officials Return to Court for Bail Hearing

Armed Escorts, Locked Gates as Senior NUP Officials Return to Court for Bail Hearing

Senior National Unity Platform officials, including deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro and security chief Achileo Kivumbi, were brought to Kanyanya Chief Magistrate's Court under heavy security on Friday as family members, supporters and journalists were denied access to the court premises

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Bushenyi Police Complete Investigations, Move to Charge Blogger Ninye Tabs

Bushenyi Police Complete Investigations, Move to Charge Blogger Ninye Tabs

BUSHENYI — Police in Bushenyi District have completed investigations into a case involving blogger and social media commentator Andrew Natumanya and are preparing to arrest and prosecute him over allegations of criminal trespass, reckless driving and causing bodily injury due to reckless drivin

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Centenary Bank impounded a retired soldier’s vehicle over a loan. He went to court and lost

Centenary Bank impounded a retired soldier’s vehicle over a loan. He went to court and lost

The High Court has struck out a lawsuit filed by retired army officer Lt Grace Kafuko against Centenary Bank, saying that he waited too long to take legal action over his arrest and the impounding of his vehicle.Justice Joyce Kavuma agreed with Centenary Bank that Kafuko’s claims were fi

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Uganda Will Never Have Worse Speaker Than Anita Among-Semujju Nganda

Uganda Will Never Have Worse Speaker Than Anita Among-Semujju Nganda

On Monday, PFF Secretary General Semujju Nganda was interviewed by Joseph Sseruwoza, a BBS TV journalist. The interview touched on a multiplicity of subjects including the ongoing turbulence drowning former Speaker Anita Among.Semujju, who has closely dealt with Parliament for over 30 year

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Next Media fires senior manager Paul Lwanga for bringing pork into the office

Next Media fires senior manager Paul Lwanga for bringing pork into the office

Paul Lwanga, the former right-hand man of Next Media CEO Kin Kariisa and a ruthless enforcer of his directives, has been fired from the media group after he allegedly brought pork onto the company’s premises.Impeccable sources told Bbeg Media that Lwanga, who had been moved to Next Media

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IGG Withdraws Charges Against Five OPM Officials Accused of Embezzling Karamoja Funds

IGG Withdraws Charges Against Five OPM Officials Accused of Embezzling Karamoja Funds

The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) has withdrawn charges against five officers who were facing prosecution over embezzlement. They were among the seven suspects in the case involving the embezzlement of 11 billion shillings under Karamoja’s Peace Initiative.The Government formally noti

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Shock Moment at UCC as Pornographic Material is Played in Pastor Kayanja–Top TV, KTV Dispute

Shock Moment at UCC as Pornographic Material is Played in Pastor Kayanja–Top TV, KTV Dispute

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) hearing into complaints linked to Pastor Robert Kayanja’s Channel 44 TV broadcasts took a turn after Pastor Jackson Senyonga’s legal team presented a series of audio recordings, video clips and text communications which they said were directly connec

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How new taxes will hit you

How new taxes will hit you

Kakira Sugar and other factories petitioned the High courtFor many Ugandans, taxes rarely feel real when they are first announced in Parliament.They feel distant then. Technical. Wrapped in legal amendments and budget speeches. The impact usually becomes clearer later, at the fuel s

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Besigye accusers to testify in open court

Besigye accusers to testify in open court

L-R: Captain Denis Oola, Dr Kizza Besigye, and Obeid LutaleLast week inside Uganda’s courtrooms, justice unfolded in dramatically different ways.In one courtroom, appellate judges confirmed a prison sentence for a man convicted of rape more than a decade ago, bringing a long and p

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Museveni to outline vision for 7th term in State of Nation Address

Museveni to outline vision for 7th term in State of Nation Address

When President Museveni delivers the State of the Nation Address on Thursay, Ugandans will be listening keenly for the direction he plans to steer the nation in the first year of his seventh term. The SONA is a constitutional mandate under Article 101 (1), delivered at the beginning of eac

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