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The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom

The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom

The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent per the World Health Organisation (WHO). Uganda Police Force statistics attributed nearly 45 percent of deaths caused b

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We should create markets we have control over, says Rwabwogo

We should create markets we have control over, says Rwabwogo

The Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development chairman, Mr Odrek Rwabwogo has said Uganda should create markets that it has control over. Speaking during a press briefing to announce the outcomes of the Pan-African Congress Business Forum, Mr Rwabwogo said the

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Insurance half year premiums grow by Shs104b

Insurance half year premiums grow by Shs104b

Insurance companies recorded an increase of Shs104.9b in gross written premiums in the first half of 2024. Details contained in the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) performance report indicate that the sector expanded by 12.65 percent from Shs828.9b recorded in the half year ended Ju

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Lawyers dismiss Ssemakadde move to expel Attorney General

Lawyers dismiss Ssemakadde move to expel Attorney General

Senior lawyers have dismissed a move by the newly elected president of the Uganda Law Society to expel Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka from the Society's Council. The senior lawyers said Mr Isaac Ssemakadde's executive order has no legal backing. On Monday, Mr Ssemakadde issued an

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Inside Opposition electoral reforms

Inside Opposition electoral reforms

The Opposition is seeking leave to table different electoral and constitutional reforms ahead of 2026 General Elections. Daily Monitor has seen seven draft Bills which seek to, among others, amend certain provisions of the Constitution and other Acts of Parliament to split the legislativ

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Ssekadde: Bishop who taught self-reliance

Ssekadde: Bishop who taught self-reliance

Over the weekend, Bishop Emeritus of Namirembe Diocese, Samuel Balagadde Ssekadde attended a burial in Nyabushozi, Western Uganda.  Others in attendance, including retired Bishop Patrick Tugume Tusingwire of North Kigezi Diocese, noted that Bishop Ssekadde seemed to be in good health.

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3 in 10 Ugandans going without food daily

3 in 10 Ugandans going without food daily

As Uganda today joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Day, at least three in every 10 households will skip a meal or not eat at all for the entire day. Mr Moses Mbuusi, a statistician at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos), defined severe food insecurity as frequent and prolo

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P Diddy was altar boy, went to boys Catholic school but believes in 'female God'

P Diddy was altar boy, went to boys Catholic school but believes in 'female God'

Rapper P Diddy formerly served as an altar boy after being raised Catholic, but in 2023 the I'll Be Missing You hitmaker revealed that he believes "God is a woman"

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Despite FIFA Approval, Hamz Stadium Fails to Meet AFCON Standards

Despite FIFA Approval, Hamz Stadium Fails to Meet AFCON Standards

Ugandan football fans got a taste of hope this week when Nakivubo’s management gleefully announced that FIFA had officially certified the stadium’s turf system. The celebratory statement from the stadium’s management committee chairman, Rogers Mulindwa, carried all the enthusiasm of a goat thi

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Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant

Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant

Quality Chemical Industries, formerly Cipla Quality Chemical, is in negotiations to open a new manufacturing plant to produce new medications. The plant, if realised, will produce medications for infectious and non-communicable diseases, to add to its HIV and anti-malarial drugs. Mr

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