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Uganda plunged into nationwide darkness after major grid collapse

Uganda plunged into nationwide darkness after major grid collapse

KAMPALA — Uganda was thrust into a total blackout Sunday morning after a sudden failure in the national electricity grid, according to the state-run transmission utility.The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, or UETCL, issued an emergency public notice confirming that the n

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Mbidde Rules Out Mao’s Speakership Bid, Cites NRM Tradition and Cooperation Deal Limits

Mbidde Rules Out Mao’s Speakership Bid, Cites NRM Tradition and Cooperation Deal Limits

Democratic Party vice president Fred Mukasa Mbidde has cast doubt on Norbert Mao’s bid for Speaker, arguing that existing NRM traditions and the 2022 cooperation agreement with President Museveni offer no pathway for his endorsement, amid escalating political tensions around the race.Dem

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Museveni’s Calculated Unpredictability Keeps Allies and Rivals Guessing

Museveni’s Calculated Unpredictability Keeps Allies and Rivals Guessing

After nearly four decades in power, President Yoweri Museveni has cultivated a reputation for calculated unpredictability, using strategic ambiguity, shifting alliances, and tightly controlled power structures to outmanoeuvre rivals and maintain firm control over Uganda’s political landscape.

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Police bans ‘Bobi Wine’ slogans from Kabaka’s Birthday Run

Police bans ‘Bobi Wine’ slogans from Kabaka’s Birthday Run

Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire alongside the Buganda minister for Information and the Kingdom spokesperson Israel Kazibwe KitookeSecurity agencies have banned political messages on kits for this year’s Kabaka’s Birthday Run in Kampala, which marks th

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Kampala’s Urban Perestroika: Why the 2026 Building Act is the New “Quiet” Revolution

Kampala’s Urban Perestroika: Why the 2026 Building Act is the New “Quiet” Revolution

For decades, Kampala’s skyline was a patchwork of build now, ask later logic a sprawling landscape of unpermitted structures and horizontal growth. However, the Building Control (Amendment) Act of 2026 has signaled the end of that era. What we are witnessing today is not just a legislative upda

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NGOs, Students, Businessmen Ask Gov’t to Withdraw Sovereignty Bill

NGOs, Students, Businessmen Ask Gov’t to Withdraw Sovereignty Bill

broad coalition of NGOs, students, businessmen, market women, coffee farmers, artistes, faith leaders and ordinary citizens has demanded the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that the draft law threatens Uganda’s Constitution, economy an

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Lango Clan Feud Deepens as Otim, Adupa Trade Legitimacy Claims

Lango Clan Feud Deepens as Otim, Adupa Trade Legitimacy Claims

Otim, who also serves as Minister of Gender, Children, Youth and Women’s Affairs under Lango Cultural Institution, said Adupa was among clan members who participated in the March 1, 2024 election at Akii-Bua Stadium that saw Eng. Dr. Moses Michael Odongo Okune elected Won Nyaci of Lango.

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Canine unit tracks down motorcycle theft suspect in Adjumani

Canine unit tracks down motorcycle theft suspect in Adjumani

The arrest comes amid growing concern over motorcycle thefts, particularly involving boda bodas, which remain a primary source of livelihood and transport across Uganda.SP Collins Asea North West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson confirmed the report (Photo/File)Adjumani, Uganda: Po

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Mutundwe: Two Arrested Over Panga Robberies

Mutundwe: Two Arrested Over Panga Robberies

Police in Nateete have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of panga robberies in Mutundwe, Kampala District.According to police, the incident occurred in the early hours of April 10, 2026, at around 1:00 a.m., when three men armed with pangas and sticks allegedly set up an il

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SOROTI CITY MOBILE MONEY OPERATOR MURDER UPDATE: Fifth Suspect Arrested with Killer Weapon

SOROTI CITY MOBILE MONEY OPERATOR MURDER UPDATE: Fifth Suspect Arrested with Killer Weapon

In a significant breakthrough in the Soroti City murder case, police in the East Kyoga region have arrested a fifth suspect and retrieved a weapon believed to be used in the killing. This follows the tragic shooting of mobile money operator and businesswoman Patricia Kokunda, 32, last week.

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