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Ssemujju Dominates Kira Race as 2026 Buganda MP Preferences Emerge

Ssemujju Dominates Kira Race as 2026 Buganda MP Preferences Emerge

As Uganda edges closer to the 2026 general elections, a new voter survey reveals strong support for incumbent Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, who commands a commanding lead among his constituents.According to the poll, a striking 83.7% of sa

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What Obote and Museveni Secretly Agreed Before Controversial 1980 Elections

What Obote and Museveni Secretly Agreed Before Controversial 1980 Elections

Fresh revelations from archived records and eyewitness accounts have shed light on a covert agreement between Milton Obote and Yoweri Museveni ahead of Uganda’s contentious 1980 general elections—an event that shaped the country's modern political path.

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Muntu Warns of Worsening Election Violence Ahead of 2026 Polls

Muntu Warns of Worsening Election Violence Ahead of 2026 Polls

Muntu is raising alarm over Uganda’s electoral trajectory, warning that the country is heading toward a more violent and repressive election in 2026 if current patterns persist.Muntu, who now leads the opposition Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), made the remarks during a confe

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Museveni Orders Govt Bailout for Late Aponye’s Business Empire

Museveni Orders Govt Bailout for Late Aponye’s Business Empire

President Museveni has directed Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to spearhead a government-led intervention to rescue the ailing business empire of the late tycoon Apollo Nyegamehe, widely known as Aponye, whose death in 2023 left his companies facing severe financial distress.In a letter d

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Electoral integrity at risk due to security violence and vote buying

Electoral integrity at risk due to security violence and vote buying

Uganda’s upcoming 2026 general elections face serious threats to credibility and public trust due to persistent security-related violence, vote buying, and a lack of transparency in the electoral process, according to governance experts.Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised in

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Urgent Action needed to Curb toxic Vehicle Emissions in Uganda, Warns Study

Urgent Action needed to Curb toxic Vehicle Emissions in Uganda, Warns Study

Urgent and targeted action is needed to tackle Kampala’s alarming vehicle emissions problem, a new report has revealed.The study, conducted by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has provided the first-ever rea

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Aponye 's Iconic Ugandan Business Conglomerate Faces Auction Two Years After Founder’s Death

Aponye 's Iconic Ugandan Business Conglomerate Faces Auction Two Years After Founder’s Death

The Aponye Group, once one of Uganda’s most formidable agro-processing and manufacturing empires, has collapsed just two years after the death of its founder, Apollo Nyegamehe. The group’s properties are now being auctioned off to recover debts, signaling th

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Ibanda Security Chiefs, NRM Aspirants Unite for Peaceful Primaries Ahead of 2026 Polls

Ibanda Security Chiefs, NRM Aspirants Unite for Peaceful Primaries Ahead of 2026 Polls

In a joint effort to safeguard peace ahead of the 2026 general elections, security leaders in Ibanda District on Wednesday met with all National Resistance Movement (NRM) aspirants contesting for various positions, from Local Council V to parliamentary seats.The meeting, held at the distri

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‘Not getting any money’: Trump threatens to cut New York City’s funding if Zohran Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’

‘Not getting any money’: Trump threatens to cut New York City’s funding if Zohran Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’

According to data by New York City’s comptroller, the city gets more than $100 million from the federal government through different entities and programs.Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks next to a portrait of Martin Luthe

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Koboko RDC bans political campaigns near schools, markets

Koboko RDC bans political campaigns near schools, markets

Koboko RDC Emmy MitalaThe resident district commissioner (RDC) of Koboko, Emmy Mitala, has banned all political campaign activities in or near schools, health centres, and markets, citing concerns over public safety and disruption of essential services.

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