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                  13 Jun '25
                
                
                KABALE — President Museveni has directed the contractors of the Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi–Kisoro–Mgahinga road project to prioritise the use of local content in the execution of the Shs112 billion infrastructure upgrade.The directive was delivered by Deputy Speaker of P
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
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                  13 Jun '25
                
                
                A Kenyan police officer has appeared in court after being arrested in connection with the killing of a young blogger in police custody.Albert Ojwang's death sparked protests in the capital, Nairobi, after doctors refuted a police claim that he had died from self-infli
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
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                  13 Jun '25
                
                
                The State Minister for Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, has directed the Principal of Nakaseke Technical Institute, Alexander Mugisha, to step down immediately following a wave of complaints from students and district officials regarding gross mismanagement at the government-ru
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
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                  12 Jun '25
                
                
                A living symbol of Uganda’s educational and cultural history has been restored at Kyambogo University with the replanting of a historic tree believed to have been planted by Kabaka Muteesa I in 1875.The ceremony, overseen by Professor Maria Goretti Nassali Musoke, Deputy Vice Chancellor 
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
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                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                Just days after being officially recognized by the Electoral Commission as a full-fledged political party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has commenced the process of registering candidates who will represent the party in various electoral positions across the country in the 2026 general 
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
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                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles following two days of unrest in the city’s Paramount district, where residents, largely from the Latino community, have clashed with federal agents over immigration raids.The clashes erupte
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
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                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                Vice President and Katakwi District Woman MP Jessica Alupo has renewed her National Identification Card (ID) under the ongoing nationwide exercise and called on Ugandans to take advantage of the free process to update their identity documents.Alupo completed the ten-minute renewal process 
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
                Business •
                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                Sheema Municipality Member of Parliament Dickson Kateshumbwa on Saturday hosted a meeting of National Resistance Movement (NRM) delegates from across Sheema District, who unanimously endorsed Speaker of Parliament Anita Among to contest for the position of Second NRM National Vice Chairperson (Fe
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
                Business •
                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across Uganda have issued a strong call to government to urgently invest in national research institutes and universities to develop better detection technologies, preservation techniques, and nutritional improvements.This comes at a time as the country g
                
               
             
                      
              
                 
              
              
                Business •
                  07 Jun '25
                
                
                The Ministry of Works and Transport has warned motorists of likely delays along the Mabira section of the Kampala–Jinja highway as routine maintenance works move into one of the busiest and most sensitive stretches of the road.In a public traffic advisory issued Saturday, June 7, the Min