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Kitgum Main Market Struggles to Attract Vendors Two Years After Commissioning

Kitgum Main Market Struggles to Attract Vendors Two Years After Commissioning

Kitgum Main Market is still operating below capacity, more than two years after its commissioning, raising concerns over declining local revenue collection.The 2.6 billion Shillings market, constructed under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme-II (MATIP II), was commis

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NUP Officials Return to Court as Fred Nyanzi Set to Testify in ‘Unlawful Drilling’ Case

NUP Officials Return to Court as Fred Nyanzi Set to Testify in ‘Unlawful Drilling’ Case

Senior officials and supporters of National Unity Platform have appeared before Kanyanya Magistrates’ Court as hearings resumed in the controversial unlawful drilling case, with prosecutors confirming that Fred Nyanzi Sentamu will serve as their lead witness.Several officials and support

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Whitwell: INEOS ready to bring back Ex-Man Utd man who was ousted by Amorim

Whitwell: INEOS ready to bring back Ex-Man Utd man who was ousted by Amorim

the summer of 2024, he was brought in to boost Ten Hag’s Man Utd technical staff, but the Dutchman was sacked a few months later, leaving him in an awkward spot.Andreas Georgson could make Man Utd return one year after his exitWhile he wasn’t given his marching orders along with

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Residents Storm Playground to Stop Alleged Land Grab in Buwama

Residents Storm Playground to Stop Alleged Land Grab in Buwama

Tension has escalated in Buwama Town Council after angry residents reinstalled goalposts on a century-old community playground allegedly destroyed by a landowner seeking to reclaim the land for private development.Residents of Namasabo Village in Jalamba Parish, Buwama Town Council, have s

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PLU’s Andrew Mwenda on why Anita Among cannot be defeated in open speaker race

PLU’s Andrew Mwenda on why Anita Among cannot be defeated in open speaker race

Andrew Mwenda says Anita Among remains a dominate candidate and that in a free and fair election, she's likely to get 90% voteAndrew Mwenda, the Director of Communications for the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), has warned party supporters and the public against writing off Speaker of Pa

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354 MPs Sworn in as Rain and Political Rhetoric Define Day Two

354 MPs Sworn in as Rain and Political Rhetoric Define Day Two

Amelia Kyambadde returned to Parliament as Mawokota North MPA total of 170 Members of Parliament-elect were sworn in on Thursday, bringing the cumulative number to 354 as heavy rain, military precision and renewed Speakership ambitions shaped the second day of Uganda’s 12th Parliament sw

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Date for voting Speaker of Parliament announced

Date for voting Speaker of Parliament announced

Parliament will elect the Speaker and Deputy Speaker on May 25, 2026, amid uncertainty over endorsements and growing competition for the top House positions.Elections for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament have been set for May 25, 2026.Members of Parliament, who are curre

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Mao Backs PLU Stand on Speakership Race, Demands Accountability in Parliament

Mao Backs PLU Stand on Speakership Race, Demands Accountability in Parliament

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Nobert Mao has welcomed the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU)’s decision to withdraw support for second terms for Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa, saying the group has been consistent in its anti-corruption stance.

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Special NRM CEC Meeting — Excluding Anita Among and Her Allies — Held Ahead of State House Meeting to Decide Speaker’s Fate — Sources

Special NRM CEC Meeting — Excluding Anita Among and Her Allies — Held Ahead of State House Meeting to Decide Speaker’s Fate — Sources

Sources indicate that the meeting was deliberately exclusive, with Among herself conspicuously left out alongside several of her closest allies. Those reportedly excluded include NRM Women’s League head Adrine Kobusingye and Eastern Uganda Vice Chairperson Calvin Echodu—figures considered cen

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Namisindwa LC5 boss Jackson Wakweika refuses to hand over office

Namisindwa LC5 boss Jackson Wakweika refuses to hand over office

The standoff follows a government directive requiring all outgoing local government leaders to hand over office by May 12, 2026, following the swearing-in of President Yoweri Museveni for a new term in office.Outgoing Namisindwa LC5 Chairperson Jackson Wakweika (pictured) has refused to ha

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