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19 Mar '26
Christians Paying Last Respect to Late Fr. Angelo Matua on Tuesday.Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Rev. Fr. Angelo Matua of Arua Catholic Diocese has stirred emotional reactions among Christian faithful and raised questions about the circumstances leading to his illness.
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17 Mar '26
John Kalule, the Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation in OPM speaking with Amuria Assistant RDC Proscovia Arongo after the district Baraza. Credit by Delux Emmy AlomuBy Delux Emmy AlomuSOROTI CITYThe Office of the Prime Minister has officially announced that the long-aw
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17 Mar '26
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, along with other European nations, has sought further information regarding US President Donald Trump’s strategy for the war in Iran and the anticipated duration of the conflict.The inquiry comes as European leaders deliberate on whether to comply with t
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16 Mar '26
KAMPALA – Doubts regarding whether or not Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is still fully in control of this country have surfaced severally particularly in the last five years. A combination of factors including Museveni’s advanced age, his younger brother Salim Saleh growing influence t
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14 Mar '26
Police in Mubende District have arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a four-year-old boy whose body was later recovered from a pit latrine days after he went missing.The deceased has been identified as Daniel Kazungu, the son of Baingana Eric, a resident of N
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14 Mar '26
KISORO, Uganda — A 26-year-old suspected motorcycle thief has been shot dead in Kisoro District after he allegedly attempted to flee from security officers.The deceased has been identified as Hassan Mwijuke, a resident of Gapfurizo Village in Nyarubuye Sub-county. Mwijuke was reportedly
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14 Mar '26
Debate is intensifying within Uganda’s political circles over the growing influence of the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, as discussions about the future leadership of Parliament begin to take shape ahead of the next electoral cycle.Questions have also emerged regarding the remunera
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13 Mar '26
The National Building Review Board, (NBRB) has intensified a crackdown on illegal construction in Greater Kampala Metropolitan, focusing mainly on the prohibited Steel Timber Composite Building Method (STC).The method was banned in 2022 by the minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba W
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13 Mar '26
A fresh controversy has emerged in Kampala after part of the famous St. Balikudembe Market, popularly known as Owino Market, was reportedly demolished during a night operation. The market, one of the busiest trading centers in the city, woke up to confusion and tension as traders found sections o
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13 Mar '26
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with local leaders from the Greater Masaka region as he sought firsthand accounts about the controversial outcome of the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament race that has sparked internal tensions within the ruling Nation