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NRM gazettes Museveni swearing-in day as public holiday

NRM gazettes Museveni swearing-in day as public holiday

National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General, Mr Richard Todwong, has announced May 12 as a Public Holiday, as party leader and president-elect, Mr Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in for his seventh elective term of office.Mr Museveni, who won the January 15 presidential election with 7,

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Fearless Lango MP Shuts Anita Among: Stop Using My Name to Justify NRM’s Wrongful Acts

Fearless Lango MP Shuts Anita Among: Stop Using My Name to Justify NRM’s Wrongful Acts

Jonathan Odur (Erute South) is the fearless legislator who read out one of the minority reports as hundreds of MPs gathered to debate and vote on the controversial protection of sovereignty bill. He was allocated 35 minutes yet he still wanted more after exhausting the same.Speaker Anita A

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Parliament Dismisses Claims MPs Were Blocked From Accessing House

Parliament Dismisses Claims MPs Were Blocked From Accessing House

Igara West MP Gaffa Mbwatekamwa claimed he had been locked out of ParliamentParliament has dismissed as false claims that some Members of Parliament were blocked by security personnel from accessing the parliamentary precincts ahead of debate on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026.

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Corpse Flogged After 'Refusing' to be Transported for Burial

Corpse Flogged After 'Refusing' to be Transported for Burial

Attributing repeated vehicle breakdown to supernatural issues, the funeral party placed the coffin down and gave it a whipping | Zainab Musaasizi SsengendoA family transporting a relative’s body to Kisoro for burial descended into distress along the Kampala–Masaka highway after their v

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Two arrested over impersonating soldiers on Lake Kyoga

Two arrested over impersonating soldiers on Lake Kyoga

Key suspect James Eligu following his arrest on May 3, 2026 at Kagwara Landing Site, Serere District.Army officers attached to Lake Kyoga in Serere District have arrested two suspects accused of impersonating soldiers and soliciting money from fishermen.The UPDF sector commander in

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Three arrested in Iganga over fake dollar scam

Three arrested in Iganga over fake dollar scam

The case stems from a March 6, 2026, incident in which Akampulira Dismas, a 26-year-old businessman from Kigoowa Zone in Nakawa Division, was attacked and robbed of UGX 13 million.The three suspects arrested in connection with a fake dollar scam in Iganga DistrictIganga, Uganda: Pol

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Suspect arrested with police gun in Wakiso slum

Suspect arrested with police gun in Wakiso slum

Security agencies in Wakiso District have arrested a suspected member of a criminal gang and recovered a rifle believed to have been used in a string of robberies across the Kampala Metropolitan area.The operation, conducted in Nsangi and Kyengera divisions, followed a tip-off from residen

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Amnesty International asks Uganda to investigate election violence

Amnesty International asks Uganda to investigate election violence

Amnesty International has asked Ugandan authorities to investigate the allegations of violence meted out against opposition members and supporters during and ahead of the 2026 general elections.The organisation says security forces targeted members and supporters of the opposition party Na

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Mayiga Urges Release of Political Prisoners, Blames Election Violence on Institutional Failures

Mayiga Urges Release of Political Prisoners, Blames Election Violence on Institutional Failures

Speaking during the State of Buganda Address at a sitting of the Lukiiko in Kampala, Mayiga emphasized the need for justice, accountability, and strict adherence to legal procedures in handling politically sensitive detentions.The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has called on t

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Final Days: Ssemujju winds down parliamentary career

Final Days: Ssemujju winds down parliamentary career

As veteran legislator Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda prepares to exit Parliament after 15 years, he reflects on his legacy of sharp debate and budget scrutiny while shifting focus to party building, mentorship, and farming beyond elective politics.After 15 years of outspoken debate, legislative s

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