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Mityana police hunt man accused of strangling his estranged wife

Mityana police hunt man accused of strangling his estranged wife

Police in Mityana District are searching for a 35-year-old man accused of strangling his estranged wife after she allegedly refused to return to their home.The deceased, Sherina Namatovu 23, was a resident of Nakitolo Cell, Ttanda Ward, in Ttamu Division, Mityana Municipality.Accord

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Election period didn’t destabilise economy, says Finance ministry

Election period didn’t destabilise economy, says Finance ministry

The law requires the Finance minister to publish a post-election economic and fiscal update within four months after polling day for a general election.Uganda’s economy remained stable during the general election period and in the months that followed, according to the government’s pos

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Oboth Oboth, Tayebwa secure NRM backing after rivals step down

Oboth Oboth, Tayebwa secure NRM backing after rivals step down

NRM aspirants for Speaker and Deputy Speaker withdrew from the races, leaving Oboth Oboth and Tayebwa as the party’s consensus candidates.All National Resistance Movement (NRM) aspirants for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament have stepped down in favour of Jacob Oboth Oboth and Tho

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JUST IN: NRM CEC, And Caucus Unanimously Back Oboth Oboth And Tayebwa Ahead Of The Elections Tomorrow

JUST IN: NRM CEC, And Caucus Unanimously Back Oboth Oboth And Tayebwa Ahead Of The Elections Tomorrow

The NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) the party’s apex body on Friday failed to endorse another candidate for Speakership and Deputy speakership after the candidate they had endorsed earlier [Anita Among] pulled out of the race as she faces a corruption probe.CEC instead of endorsing

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Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

An official attached to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Joshua Ekule, has been remanded to prison after being accused of extorting money from residents seeking national identity cards.Ekule was arrested during an operation by Soroti Resident District Commissi

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Tanga Backtracks on Independents as Namuganza Joins Speaker Contest

Tanga Backtracks on Independents as Namuganza Joins Speaker Contest

Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has entered the Speaker of Parliament race after the NRM Electoral Commission accepted her expression of interest, despite earlier declarations that independent MPs would not be allowed to participate in the process.Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has fo

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M7 Tells IGG to Avoid Auditor General’s Office in the Anita Among Investigations, Says That Office Has to be Probed

M7 Tells IGG to Avoid Auditor General’s Office in the Anita Among Investigations, Says That Office Has to be Probed

President Museveni is deliberate about the IGG playing a very big role in the Anita Among investigations in order to sanitize and give credibility to the entire exercise because that is the sort of work the Aisha Naluze-led office is mandated to do under the Constitution.The Inspectorate m

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Tayebwa Calls for Unity Among Sembabule Leaders to Boost Service Delivery

Tayebwa Calls for Unity Among Sembabule Leaders to Boost Service Delivery

Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Ruhinda North MP Thomas Tayebwa, together with the Vice National Chairperson of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), Michael Nuwagira, have urged leaders in Sembabule District to avoid political conflicts and work together if the district is to benefit ful

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Ssemakadde says Museveni gov’t using anti-corruption fight to ‘finish’ ex-Speaker Among

Ssemakadde says Museveni gov’t using anti-corruption fight to ‘finish’ ex-Speaker Among

Ssemakadde’s remarks come at a time when Among’s bid for another term as Speaker is facing mounting resistance from influential political and security actors.Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) President, Is

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KCCA Speaker, Deputy Speaker Races: NUP Fronts Ssebuwuufu, Namazzi

KCCA Speaker, Deputy Speaker Races: NUP Fronts Ssebuwuufu, Namazzi

Main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has finalized its choices for the top leadership positions at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), endorsing John Mary Ssebuwuufu and Olive Namazzi as its official candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively for the 2026–2031 term.

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