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19 Apr '26
KAMPALA – Uganda Railways Corporation has taken a significant step toward reviving passenger rail transport with the launch of a pilot train service transporting students from Mukono to Kampala, in a move aimed at reducing road congestion and improving commuter safety.The inaugural trip,
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19 Apr '26
By the time Alejandro Garnacho made his acrimonious exit from Old Trafford last summer, Manchester United had already signed the man who would take his place on the left side of their attack.At £62.5million, Matheus Cunha only cost a modest amount more than the £40m United banked from Ga
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19 Apr '26
Former Firebase Crew singer Buchaman, born Mark Bugembe, has revealed a previously untold story about surviving a shooting incident earlier in his life.Now serving as the Presidential Envoy on Ghetto Affairs, Buchaman disclosed that the gunfire which once targeted Bebe Cool, and left him h
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19 Apr '26
Parliament has rejected a proposal by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to allocate an additional 300 billion Shillings for rural electrification in the 2026/27 financial year.Presenting the report of the Committee on Natural Resources, Soroti East MP Herbert Ariko urged the g
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19 Apr '26
Okello Oryem, Minister of State for International Affairs, held a courtesy meeting with Chaloka Beyani, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The meeting focused on exchanging views on regional peace and
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19 Apr '26
Kira Road Police Division has acknowledged significant gaps in its school outreach programmes, revealing that several secondary schools within its jurisdiction have never been reached by community policing initiatives.Divisional Police Commander Suubi Sam said the revelation has prompted a
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19 Apr '26
Lawmakers are demanding the revival of the Rural Electrification Agency, arguing that electricity access in rural Uganda has slowed since its dissolution, even as government insists restructuring would delay progress and worsen existing funding constraints.Members of Parliament have called
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19 Apr '26
Pope Leo XIV said Saturday he regretted remarks he made were interpreted as a response to criticism from President Donald Trump, insisting he had no interest in debating the US leader.An example was a speech about “tyrants” ransacking the world that he delivered in Cameroon on the seco
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19 Apr '26
President Museveni has issued a strong warning against corruption particularly in government programs aimed at improving household incomes.Addressing thousands of jubilant supporters at Lango College Grounds on Saturday, Museveni emphasized the need to ensure that government poverty allevi
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19 Apr '26
In the fluid theater of Ugandan politics, whispers have always travelled faster than policy. The recent invitation of Hon. Norbert Mao to the National Leadership Institute (NALI) at Kyankwanzi has sent the political commentariat into overdrive, with many rushing to read the move as a quiet but de