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03 Jan '25
KAMPALA, Uganda — The streets of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, are bustling with young men, many of whom are struggling to make ends meet. With unemployment rates soaring, some of these young men are turning to a desperate measure: male sex work.
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03 Jan '25
The political situation in Uganda is under scrutiny, especially with President Yoweri Museveni, now 80 years old, still in power. Journalist Andrew Mwenda raised important questions about whether Uganda should rely on such an elderly leader during a recent episo
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03 Jan '25
Jim Spire Ssentongo has highlighted significant issues faced by a retired employee in his dealings with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), bringing attention to the challenges retirees encounter within bureaucratic systems.
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03 Jan '25
Uganda's government has announced a significant shift in its energy sector with the takeover of electricity distribution and sales, a move expected to lower electricity costs. The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) has received licenses from the
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03 Jan '25
Former Assistant Inspector General of Police Asan Kasingye has raised concerns over the potential misuse of President Museveni's directive banning police bonds.In a detailed statement on X, Kasingye warned that so
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10 Dec '24
Israel has launched a series of airstrikes across Syria, targeting military installations, including a research center linked to chemical weapons production. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported over 100 strikes, focusing on facilitie
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10 Dec '24
The leader of the opposition in Uganda’s Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has dismissed claims by Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president Patrick Amuriat that his party was deliberately excluded from the opposition caucus held on Monday.
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10 Dec '24
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has expressed dissatisfaction with the party’s exclusion from key opposition activities, calling it a deliberate effort to sideline them in the fight for democratic freedoms.
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10 Dec '24
Israel will step up air strikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a “limited” troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad’s overth
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10 Dec '24
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s legal defense team suffered a significant blow after the arrest of Rt. Major Ronald Iduli, a key member of his defense.Authorities reportedly broke into Iduli’s home in Bulenga at 5:00 am,