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How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable

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Tragic domestic dispute ends in suicide and near-fatal attack in Mayuge

Tragic domestic dispute ends in suicide and near-fatal attack in Mayuge

Shock and grief have gripped the residents of Nabitu Village, Buwaya Sub-county in Mayuge District, following a horrific domestic dispute that left a 48-year-old man dead and his wife battling for her life.Simon Kibuka, reportedly took his own life by stabbing himself after carrying out a

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Activist Agather Atuhaire Drags Tayebwa Into Parliament Spending Scandal as Probe on Anita Among Deepens

Activist Agather Atuhaire Drags Tayebwa Into Parliament Spending Scandal as Probe on Anita Among Deepens

fresh wave of allegations has emerged in Uganda’s unfolding parliamentary corruption probe, with activist Agather Atuhaire accusing Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa of benefiting from the same controversial expenditures attributed to former Speaker Anita Among.Atuhaire’s claims come amid

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Lady Justice Abodo Calls for Stronger Mediation in Land Disputes

Lady Justice Abodo Calls for Stronger Mediation in Land Disputes

The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, chaired a high-level Judiciary engagement during the Pre-Fortnight Settlement Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Users’ Roundtable for the Land Division of the High Court.The meeting was held at the Supreme Court Conference Hall in

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URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,

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Fort Portal Court Dismisses Land Case After WhatsApp Service Is Questioned Court

Fort Portal Court Dismisses Land Case After WhatsApp Service Is Questioned Court

The High Court in Fort Portal has dismissed a case filed by Rwenzori Commodities Limited against the outgoing Minister of State for Lands, Sam Mayanja, after finding that the minister was not properly served with court documents through WhatsApp.In a ruling delivered on May 20, Justice Vi

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Tea Farmers in Anger After Bushenyi High Court Dismisses Case Against Igara Tea Factory Board

Tea Farmers in Anger After Bushenyi High Court Dismisses Case Against Igara Tea Factory Board

Tea farmers in Bushenyi have expressed anger and frustration after the High Court dismissed their case against the Igara Growers Tea Factory board, ruling that the matter should have been handled by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, leaving the leadership dispute unresolved.Tea farm

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Ibanda Traders Defy New Trade Order, Resume Operations in Illegal Structures

Ibanda Traders Defy New Trade Order, Resume Operations in Illegal Structures

Authorities in Ibanda Municipality have raised concern after some traders reportedly resumed operations in structures marked for demolition, despite ongoing enforcement of the government’s new trade order.Some traders in Ibanda Municipality have reportedly resumed operations in illegal s

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Ukraine retakes 400 square kilometers after Russian Starlink terminals deactivated

Ukraine retakes 400 square kilometers after Russian Starlink terminals deactivated

SpaceX collaborated with Ukraine's Ministry of Defense to shut down thousands of unauthorized terminals, degrading Russian command and control at a critical moment.Starting February 4, 2026, thousands of Starlink terminals operated by Russian forces went dark. In the weeks that followed, U

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Uganda Demands USD 4.3 Million From Kenya Over Killing of Geologists, UPDF Officers

Uganda Demands USD 4.3 Million From Kenya Over Killing of Geologists, UPDF Officers

Uganda has demanded USD 4.3 million in compensation from Kenya for the families of three Ugandan geologists and two Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers killed by Turkana warriors in 2022. The figure was tabled at a high-level bilateral meeting in Kampala, following President Yoweri M

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