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CONFIRMED: Echodu Cleared as Foreign Affairs Minister, Dual Citizenship Critics Silenced

CONFIRMED: Echodu Cleared as Foreign Affairs Minister, Dual Citizenship Critics Silenced

Doubts and speculation surrounding the ministerial appointment of Soroti City West Member of Parliament David Calvin Echodu were decisively put to rest on Tuesday after Parliament’s Appointments Committee vetted and approved him for the position of State Minister for Foreign Affairs.Echo

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Nyanzi Rejects Court Witness Role, Calls Case Politically Motivated

Nyanzi Rejects Court Witness Role, Calls Case Politically Motivated

Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu has rejected attempts to compel him to testify in an ongoing court case involving the government, describing the matter as politically driven and aimed at weakening the opposition.Speaking on the issue, Nyanzi said the case was not intended to advance justice but to cr

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State Lawyers Scrutinize Sureties in Bail Bid of Ex-MP Muwanga Kivumbi, 22 Others

State Lawyers Scrutinize Sureties in Bail Bid of Ex-MP Muwanga Kivumbi, 22 Others

Yusuf Muganga, One of the Sureties for the suspects jointly charged with Former MP Muwanga Kivumbi in the witness Stand Answering Questions.Yusuf Muganga, One of the Sureties for the suspects jointly charged with Former MP Muwanga Kivumbi in the witness Stand Answering Questions.KAM

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Top Parliamentary Jobs on the Line After Speaker Oboth Takes Charge After Among Exit

Top Parliamentary Jobs on the Line After Speaker Oboth Takes Charge After Among Exit

Uganda’s Parliament is bracing for significant internal changes following the transition of leadership from former Speaker Anita Among to newly elected Speaker Jacob Oboth Oboth. The shift comes amid heightened scrutiny surrounding Among, whose decision to step aside from the speakership

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UPDF Generals, British Businessman to Testify Against Besigye in Treason Trial

UPDF Generals, British Businessman to Testify Against Besigye in Treason Trial

Current and former military intelligence chiefs, senior army officers and a British businessman are among witnesses the prosecution intends to call in the treason trial of opposition veteran Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya.The identities of the witnesses

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Gen. David Muhoozi recalled to UPDF for redeployment

Gen. David Muhoozi recalled to UPDF for redeployment

Former State Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has been recalled to active military service by the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) leadership, paving the way for his redeployment within the armed forces following his omission from the recently announced Cabinet reshuffle.

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Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”

Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”

Axios’s account of an expletive-laden phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu has landed at a fraught moment. According to a U.S. official’s summary cited by Axios, Trump told Netanyahu: “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m savi

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They’re Congratulating Me”: Otafiire’s Clap Back Is the Most Ugandan Thing You’ll See Today

They’re Congratulating Me”: Otafiire’s Clap Back Is the Most Ugandan Thing You’ll See Today

Kahinda Otafiire, freshly appointed Minister of Water and Environment, just served his old school the most polite yet devastating response on X.When Kitabi Seminary Old Boys’ Association (KISOBA) posted a congratulatory message celebrating their alumnus — Alumnus No. 0879/66, K1966 —

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Government Rolls Out Centralized Procurement for Common User Items to Curb Waste and Corruption

Government Rolls Out Centralized Procurement for Common User Items to Curb Waste and Corruption

KAMPALA — In a sweeping bid to plug massive financial leaks and dismantle deeply entrenched syndicates, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has announced a major procurement reform. Starting July 1, 2026, all Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Local

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Amongi’s fall from grace tests UPC-NRM alliance

Amongi’s fall from grace tests UPC-NRM alliance

Former Gender minister and Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) stalwart Betty Amongi is among those who were dropped from their ministerial positions in the Cabinet reshuffle that was announced on Tuesday last week. Her dismissal, however, came as a surprise to many people since she was seemingly one o

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