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UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

KAMPALA — In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s power sector, the interim leadership at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has terminated the contracts of seven senior managers, barely weeks after assuming office.The decision, executed on Monday,

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UCC clarifies tax study after social media backlash

UCC clarifies tax study after social media backlash

UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo announced the return of web services Jan. 18, while keeping a temporary ban on social media and messaging apps.Uganda’s communications regulator has clarified the findings of a report on telecommunications taxation, after social media commentary used

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Makerere Kavule Gets New Lifestyle Hub as Kasibante Hassan Expands Business Empire

Makerere Kavule Gets New Lifestyle Hub as Kasibante Hassan Expands Business Empire

Former Vice President Edward Ssekandi cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of Costa Rica Breeze Leisure Hub in Makerere Kavule as guests look on.KAMPALA — On a lively Saturday evening, Makerere Kavule welcomed a dynamic new addition to Kampala’s fast-growing leisure scene as Co

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Curacao stun Ecuador at World Cup as former Premier League boss holds back tears

Curacao stun Ecuador at World Cup as former Premier League boss holds back tears

Curacao boss Dick Advocaat was holding back tears following his side's superb draw at the World Cup against Ecuador. Just days after a humiliating 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany, the tiny Caribbean island nation, home to just over 158,000 people, dug deep to claim a hard-fought goalless dr

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Unidentified Man Suspected to Be Police Officer Killed Along Jinja-Kamuli Highway

Unidentified Man Suspected to Be Police Officer Killed Along Jinja-Kamuli Highway

Residents of Mutai Village along the Jinja-Kamuli Highway are living in fear after an unidentified man was found dead by the roadside.The victim is suspected to have been a police officer, although police had not formally confirmed his identity by press time.Residents heading to the

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Six-Year-Old Found Strangled in Abandoned Building in Mayuge

Six-Year-Old Found Strangled in Abandoned Building in Mayuge

Residents of Budhebela Village in Mayuge Town Council are in shock after a six-year-old boy who had been sent on an errand was allegedly strangled and his body dumped in an abandoned building, prompting police investigations into the killing.MAYUGE — Shock and grief have engulfed Budhebe

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ROTARY WAR EXPLODES! Expelled Members Drag Ssese Islands Club Bosses To Court As Old Controversies Return To Haunt Disciplinary Team

ROTARY WAR EXPLODES! Expelled Members Drag Ssese Islands Club Bosses To Court As Old Controversies Return To Haunt Disciplinary Team

bitter internal war that has been simmering inside the Rotary Club of Kampala Ssese Islands has now burst into the open after five former members dragged the club and several of its top leaders to the High Court, setting the stage for a dramatic legal showdown that threatens to expose deep divisi

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Nigerian National Arrested Over Operating Illegal Mental Health Facility

Nigerian National Arrested Over Operating Illegal Mental Health Facility

Authorities have arrested a Nigerian national accused of operating an unlicensed mental health facility in Wakiso District, where investigators reportedly recovered government drugs and found patients being held in poor conditions.WAKISO — A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Sta

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David Rubongoya Pays Emotional Tribute to Late Father in Father’s Day Message

David Rubongoya Pays Emotional Tribute to Late Father in Father’s Day Message

National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Rubongoya marked Father’s Day with a heartfelt tribute to his late father, reflecting on the enduring influence of parental guidance and values in shaping his life.In a message shared on Sunday, June 21, Rubongoya remembered his fathe

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Ex Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago Likely to Be Released This Week on Humanitarian Grounds – Sources

Ex Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago Likely to Be Released This Week on Humanitarian Grounds – Sources

– Former Kampala Lord Mayor and prominent opposition lawyer Erias Lukwago is expected to be released from custody this week, reliable sources have told Watchdog Uganda.Lukwago was dramatically arrested earlier this week by security personnel later identified as Uganda Peoples’ Defence

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