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11 May '26
The minister faced queries from members of the public led by activist Nicholas Opiyo who questioned whether her credentials qualify her to use it in professional or public office settings.Nicholas Opiyo accused Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa of using the title “Dr” on official docume
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11 May '26
As President Yoweri Museveni settles into a fresh term following his swearing-in on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, attention within Uganda’s political and security establishment has rapidly shifted toward one thing: the impending cabinet reshuffle.Historically, periods preceding cabinet announce
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11 May '26
The story of Uganda’s independence is often told through the lens of 1962, the year the nation shed its colonial tether to embrace sovereignty. It was then that the Parliament of Uganda was formally established, a structure whose foundation stone had been laid on a hopeful December day in 1956.
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11 May '26
President Yoweri Museveni is set to be sworn in tomorrow, 12 May 2027, for his seventh term as President of Uganda, extending a presidency that began in 1986 after the National Resistance Army captured power.Under Uganda’s Constitution, the Chief Justice is responsible for administering
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11 May '26
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has arrived in Uganda ahead of President-elect Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Tuesday at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, which is expected to attract more than 30 foreign delegations.President Salva Kiir Mayardit has arrived in U
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11 May '26
The government has launched a review of contracts awarded to underperforming contractors under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP), citing persistent delays in the implementation of the multi-billion-shilling infrastructure project.The State Ministe
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11 May '26
At 4pm in Nyangole A, Tororo Municipality, Ms Binti Ogema is hurriedly collecting firewood to prepare a meal for her extended family.The fireplace appears cold, with wet ash suggesting it has been unused for hours or even days, pointing to long gaps in cooking.Ms Ogema, 55, a widow,
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11 May '26
While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Parliament Speaker Anita Among has become the latest in a long line of presumptive or declared suitors, stretchin
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11 May '26
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has stated that PLU MPs will vote for the Speaker candidate endorsed by the president.The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has stated that Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) and PLU-leaning Members of Parliament (MPs) will support the candidate endo
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10 May '26
Former Chief of Defence Forces and current Works Minister General Edward Katumba Wamala is among 21 senior UPDF officers set to retire in 2026 as the army begins documentation and transition preparations for nearly 2,000 personnel leaving active service.Former Chief of Defence Forces and M