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Chameleon Moves Raise Suspicion as Dormant Parties Rebrand Ahead of 2026

Chameleon Moves Raise Suspicion as Dormant Parties Rebrand Ahead of 2026

The political landscape is undergoing a dramatic metamorphosis, with two parties, the Green Partisan Party (GPP) and the National Peasants Party (NPP), shedding their old skins in a bid to capture the electorate's attention ahead of the 2026 general elections.However, questions abound abou

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UJA Dismisses Claims of Planned Procession on Press Freedom Day

UJA Dismisses Claims of Planned Procession on Press Freedom Day

The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) has refuted reports suggesting it is organising a street procession to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, calling the claims false and misleading.In a statement ,UJA President Mathias Rukundo clarified that the association has not planned any publ

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FDC Presidential Flag Bearer to Pay Shs 5m as Nomination Fee

FDC Presidential Flag Bearer to Pay Shs 5m as Nomination Fee

The Forum for Democratic Change has announced that whoever would like to contest for the party presidential flag bearer position will have to cough up Shs 5 million. Parliamentary hopefuls, on the other hand, will have to part with Shs 100,000.All this was revealed as the party announced t

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UPC Sets Presidential Nomination Fee at Shs 20m, Warns Aspiring Candidates: 'You Must Be Loaded'

UPC Sets Presidential Nomination Fee at Shs 20m, Warns Aspiring Candidates: 'You Must Be Loaded'

The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has dropped another hammer as it gears up for the 2026 general elections: anyone eyeing the party’s presidential flag must cough up a cool Shs 20 million just to be nominated.Speaking during the release of the party’s election roadmap, UPC Electoral

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Canada votes in pivotal election transformed by Trump

Canada votes in pivotal election transformed by Trump

BBC | Canadians will cast their ballots on Monday in a pivotal election that has been completely transformed by US President Donald Trump.The Conservatives appeared certain to win any contest by a landslide at the start of the year, until Trump's tariffs and barbs about ma

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Israel launches air strike on Beirut

Israel launches air strike on Beirut

BBC | Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, after ordering an evacuation of a building that it said was being used by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.The attack occurred despite a ceasefire that came into force five months ago which pu

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Museveni Tips Ssembabule Residents on Wealth Creation

Museveni Tips Ssembabule Residents on Wealth Creation

President Museveni has emphasized the need for irrigation, pasture planting, and modern farming practices to boost agricultural productivity and stabilize markets.He made the remarks while addressing a public rally at Sembabule playgrounds in Sembabule town council on Sunday.Hi

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South Africa will defend sovereignty, ANC chair says as tensions with US grow

South Africa will defend sovereignty, ANC chair says as tensions with US grow

BBC | A senior figure from South Africa's ruling ANC party has defended his country's sovereignty amid growing tensions with the US over race relations and a new land law."We are a free country, we're a sovereign country. We're not a province of the United States and that

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Kiplimo Breaks National Record on Marathon Debut with Second-Place Finish in London

Kiplimo Breaks National Record on Marathon Debut with Second-Place Finish in London

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo made a stunning full marathon debut at the London Marathon today, finishing second behind Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe and setting a new Ugandan national record with a time of 2:03:37.Kiplimo, the world half marathon record holder, ran a patient race, sticking with the

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Sam Omara in Critical Condition

Sam Omara in Critical Condition

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sam Omara, is still alive despite reports circulating on social media claiming his death, Police Spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma has confirmed.Speaking to Nile Post in a phone interview, Kituuma said, “I have just spoken to one of his sons

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