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MPs urge caution as government moves to ban old taxis

MPs urge caution as government moves to ban old taxis

A number of legislators have expressed mixed reactions to a government proposal to phase out old taxis from Kampala and other urban roads, as authorities push to improve road safety and modernise public transport.The proposal, which is under discussion by the parliamentary committee on Com

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US Navy giant 'Tripoli' set to enter warzone, may break Strait of Hormuz chokehold

US Navy giant 'Tripoli' set to enter warzone, may break Strait of Hormuz chokehold

USS Tripoli provides US an opportunity to put troops on ground to secure the Strait of Hormuz, key waterway choked since the conflict began on Feb 28.The direction that on-going US-Israel-Iran war will take will be decided next week when 50,000 ton USS Tripoli, amphibious assault ship, car

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MPs see KCCA as accomplice in market demolition brutality

MPs see KCCA as accomplice in market demolition brutality

Eng. Ronald Balimwezo, Nakawa East MP, and Kampala City Lord Mayor-electKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s oversight committee has sharply criticised the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for what lawmakers call discriminatory enforcement of the law, after a prominent b

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USED AND DUMPED: NRM Cadre Who Flipped 13 NUP Candidates Cries Out as Party Bigwigs Block Him from Meeting M7

USED AND DUMPED: NRM Cadre Who Flipped 13 NUP Candidates Cries Out as Party Bigwigs Block Him from Meeting M7

A disgruntled mobiliser for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Northern Uganda has come out with a detailed account of frustration and financial strain, accusing senior officials in Kyadondo of blocking his efforts to meet party chairman Yoweri Museveni after he convinced a group of opposi

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Ugandan lawyers reject Shs 5Billion from President Museveni, cut ties with State House

Ugandan lawyers reject Shs 5Billion from President Museveni, cut ties with State House

ULS president and senior counsel Isaac Ssemakadde announced that the Society will neither pursue nor accept the pledge which was originally promised for construction of the ULS House in Kololo, nor any comparable offers from the President or the ruling National Resistance MovementLawyers u

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Masaka Hospital ambulances grounded due to fuel cuts

Masaka Hospital ambulances grounded due to fuel cuts

Masaka Regional Referral HospitalKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is facing challenges in its ambulance services following cuts in funding.Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, the hos

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President Museveni’s victory and the gradual fragmentation of Uganda’s multiparty system

President Museveni’s victory and the gradual fragmentation of Uganda’s multiparty system

The presidential race was widely viewed as a two-horse contest between Museveni and Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), but the semblance of openness was tempered by the heavy policing of the political field.COMMENT | DR JUDE KAGORO | The 2026 general election in Uganda followed a familiar patt

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You Passed UACE 2025 — But That Might Not Be Enough: How Better Results Are About To Make University Admission Harder Than Ever

You Passed UACE 2025 — But That Might Not Be Enough: How Better Results Are About To Make University Admission Harder Than Ever

Here is the uncomfortable truth about Uganda’s best-ever UACE results: the better everyone performed, the harder it is going to be for you to get into the university course you want.That is the quiet warning university officials are sending to the 133,291 candidates who scored the minimu

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Sudhir wins again as court throws out Gukiina’s 20-year land row against Speke Hotel Wakiso

Sudhir wins again as court throws out Gukiina’s 20-year land row against Speke Hotel Wakiso

Kampala, Uganda: The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a long-running land dispute filed by Dr Peter Musoke Gukiina against businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and Speke Hotel 1996 Limited, ruling that the complainant has no legal claim over the contested land in Wakiso District.In a judgment d

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Burial of Masaka Businessman Bosco Ssenyonjo Bitanda and Children Delayed Amid Family Dispute

Burial of Masaka Businessman Bosco Ssenyonjo Bitanda and Children Delayed Amid Family Dispute

The burial of wealthy Masaka businessman Bosco Ssenyonjo Bitanda and his two children has been delayed following a dispute over where they should be laid to rest. One of the late businessman’s widows told the court that Bosco had told her while they were sleeping together that, if he died, he a

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