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Rights Lawyer Opiyo Demands Court Drop Charges Against Parliamentary Exhibition Protesters

Rights Lawyer Opiyo Demands Court Drop Charges Against Parliamentary Exhibition Protesters

Human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has called on courts to drop all charges against activists arrested during the 2024 parliamentary exhibition protests that exposed alleged corruption and financial mismanagement within Parliament.The exhibition, spearheaded by journalist and academic Jimm

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Security personnel climbed wall at Among's Nakasero residence at 3am, witness says

Security personnel climbed wall at Among's Nakasero residence at 3am, witness says

source at the residence of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said heavily armed security personnel raided the premises in the early hours of Saturday morning, sparking a violent confrontation with guards attached to the residence.According to the source, the operation started

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SOFT LANDING, AAA NOT GOING TO PRISON: Museveni Promises Anita Among ‘Big Job’ after Speaker Race Withdrawal – Sources

SOFT LANDING, AAA NOT GOING TO PRISON: Museveni Promises Anita Among ‘Big Job’ after Speaker Race Withdrawal – Sources

Things have taken a dramatic twist in the past 24 hours, with Anita Among’s speaker race withdrawal announcement – a decision that has changed things in her favour, giving her hopes for a soft landing. Sources now tell The Pearl Times ‘AAA is not going to prison.’Yet before Anita A

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Tension in Kigo as Anita Among Faints after Police Move Rolls-Royce from her Residence

Tension in Kigo as Anita Among Faints after Police Move Rolls-Royce from her Residence

Kigo/Wakiso, Uganda — Unverified reports circulating from several sources allege that former Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among has fainted at her residence in Kigo following a tense development involving ongoing operations linked to her property.According to these claims, Uganda Po

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Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

The police have cleared Equity Bank of any wrongdoing in a fraudulent gold transaction that resulted in a loss of over Shs3 billion for Canadian national Clifford Potter.Last week, it was reported that Police had called on Equity Bank and Stanbic Bank to clarify the circumstances surroundi

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Downfall of a Titan: Inside the Multi-Agency Raid on Anita Among’s Luxury Mansion

Downfall of a Titan: Inside the Multi-Agency Raid on Anita Among’s Luxury Mansion

KAMPALA, Uganda — Joint security forces on Saturday raided the Nakasero residence of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among as part of an ongoing high-level corruption investigation into alleged illicit enrichment, money laundering and undeclared assets.The multi-agency operati

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Ssenyonyi hands over Leader of Opposition office

Ssenyonyi hands over Leader of Opposition office

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As Uganda’s 12th Parliament concluded the final day of swearing-in ceremonies on Friday, one political moment quietly stood out beyond the routine oaths, photographs, and celebrations.Moments after taking the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Member of Parliament, Na

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Anita Among’s Accounts Reportedly Facing Freeze Amid Expanding Corruption Investigations

Anita Among’s Accounts Reportedly Facing Freeze Amid Expanding Corruption Investigations

KAMPALA, Uganda — Former Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among is reportedly facing fresh pressure as government investigators intensify inquiries into alleged illicit enrichment and abuse of public resources.According to information reaching this publication, authorities are

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Chris Obore Arrested in Anita Among Corruption Crackdown

Chris Obore Arrested in Anita Among Corruption Crackdown

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s political establishment was thrown into fresh turmoil on Saturday after the dramatic arrest of Parliament’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Chris Obore, in what insiders describe as an expanding anti-corruption crackdown targeting powerful figures li

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Born Again Pastors in Ibanda Protest Abrupt Enforcement of New Trade Order

Born Again Pastors in Ibanda Protest Abrupt Enforcement of New Trade Order

Pastors in Ibanda District say the enforcement of the Trade Order Act has disrupted worship activities and caught many churches off guard, calling for a longer transition period and greater consultation before implementation.Pastors under the Born Again faith in Ibanda District have raised

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