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Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced

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Ntungamo Traders Relieved as Government Halts Demolition of Illegal Structures

Ntungamo Traders Relieved as Government Halts Demolition of Illegal Structures

Traders across several town councils in Ntungamo District have expressed relief after government halted the demolition of temporary and unapproved structures, bringing a pause to an enforcement exercise that had already caused extensive damage in some areas.In Ntungamo Municipality and par

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Today in History: Hajj Musa Sebirumbi Executed After Luweero War Conviction

Today in History: Hajj Musa Sebirumbi Executed After Luweero War Conviction

On this day in 1999, Hajj Musa Sebirumbi was executed by hanging at Luzira Upper Prison after being convicted of multiple counts of murder, in one of Uganda’s most prominent post-war prosecutions tied to the Luweero Triangle conflict.Sebirumbi, a former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) c

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Museveni reveals how former president Tito Okello gave Muhoozi his nickname

Museveni reveals how former president Tito Okello gave Muhoozi his nickname

Museveni says Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s nickname “Muogi” came from former president Gen Tito Okello’s way of pronouncing his name.President Yoweri Museveni has revealed how Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba got the nickname “Muogi.”Museveni said the name ca

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Besigye lawyers, prosecution clash over legality of concealing witnesses

Besigye lawyers, prosecution clash over legality of concealing witnesses

Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo during cross-examination in Col Dr Kizza Besigye's case on Thursday. Photo | Juliet KigongoTension gripped the High Court on Thursday as defence lawyers for opposition figure Col Dr Kizza Besigye subjected Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo to a r

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Asan Kasingye scares off robbers with gun in brazen midnight attack

Asan Kasingye scares off robbers with gun in brazen midnight attack

Retired former police director and spokesperson Asan Kasingye narrowly escaped a suspected robbery attempt in Ntinda shortly after midnight.Kasingye says he was forced to pull out his firearm and scare off a group of men he believes were targeting his vehicle Kasingye said the incid

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2 panga-wielding boys arrested in Kawempe division

2 panga-wielding boys arrested in Kawempe division

Police in Kampala Metropolitan Area say they have arrested suspects identified as Serwanja Najjib and Derrick. The pair were arrested following numerous complaints about panga-wielding thugs terrorizing residents in Kawempe and surrounding areas.Kawala Rachael, spokesperson of Kampa

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Kanungu: Casual Worker Cuts Off Employer’s Hand

Kanungu: Casual Worker Cuts Off Employer’s Hand

Police in Kanungu District have launched investigations into a suspected attempted murder after a man lost his hand during a violent confrontation with a casual worker.The victim has been identified as Eriabu Aineplani, a resident of Omukibaare Village in Kayungwe Sub-county.Accordi

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Police Launch Manhunt After Foiled machete Attack in Kanungu

Police Launch Manhunt After Foiled machete Attack in Kanungu

Territorial police in Kanungu District are making swift progress in investigating a violent confrontation that left charcoal burner Eriabu Aineplani with a severed hand, but his quick reflexes potentially saved his life.The incident unfolded around 1:00 PM on Saturday at a charcoal burning

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Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Security officials in Apac district have dismissed reports of a coordinated panga attack on students of Apac Seed Secondary School, instead attributing the Easter Sunday incident to student indiscipline.At least seven students sustained serious injuries, including cuts to the neck, back, h

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