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04 Jan '26
National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has criticized the government for failing to resettle people displaced by landslides in the Bugisu region since December 2024.Speaking at two campaigns rallies in Mbale City this Friday, one at
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04 Jan '26
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has held discussions with Police over arrest of opposition supporters and human rights activists as Uganda moves closer to the 2026 general elections.Several opposition supporters have been arrested since the commencement of election campaigns,
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04 Jan '26
Meanwhile, police and the military have come under criticism for alleged human rights abuses, including beating, shooting, teargas use, and arrests of supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi across different parts of the country.Justice
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04 Jan '26
Key opposition parliamentary candidates have defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), pledging to mobilise votes for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ahead of the 2026 general elections.The defectors were on Wednesday unveiled by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebw
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04 Jan '26
Former Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, is gaining momentum in the Nyendo–Mukungwe parliamentary race, with growing indications that his chances of victory have significantly improved as the campaign enters its final phase.Political observers and local residents say Mpuuga
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04 Jan '26
Jinja – The arrest of a prominent Jinja-based investor by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has been met with relief and celebration among residents, who say the businessman had long intimidated local leaders while allegedly boasting of powerful connections that placed him ab
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04 Jan '26
The Venezuelan capital of Caracas and several other states were rocked by explosions and the sound of low-flying aircraft in the early hours of Saturday, as the United States confirmed it had carried out “large-scale strikes” against the South American nation.In a major flare-up of lon
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04 Jan '26
Manchester United are battling Liverpool for two transfer targets, one of whom could arrive at Old Trafford or Anfield this month, while the Red Devils’ director of football, Jason Wilcox, has reportedly blocked the sale of a star in a shock move.This could be a crucial transfer window f
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04 Jan '26
More than one million tertiary education students, with more than 600,000 of them first-time entrants, will be funded for the 2026 academic year.This was confirmed by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) this week.ApplicationsNSFAS said it had received 893 847 ap
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04 Jan '26
The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has cancelled the Mature Entry Certificate of Kitagwenda District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Member of Parliament flag bearer, Robert Mugabe, after finding that the documents he used to qualify for the May 2021 Mature Entry Aptitude Test were fraudu