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Police Shoot One Dead During Suspected Assault Arrest in Bugiri

Police Shoot One Dead During Suspected Assault Arrest in Bugiri

A suspected assault arrest in Bugiri District turned fatal early Friday morning after police reportedly opened fire while responding to an alleged attack by the suspect’s relatives.According to Busoga East Regional Police Spokesperson, ASP Micheal Kasadha, the incident occurred at approx

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Uganda gets $540 million funding for cities, municipalities

Uganda gets $540 million funding for cities, municipalities

World Bank officials led by Qimiao Fan World Bank Division Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda met President Museveni and Ministry of Finance officials at Nakasero State Lodge TuesdayKampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has secured over 2.1 trillion Shillings (USD 540 million ) fundi

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NEMA Orders Eviction of Illegal Wetland Occupants Ahead of Renewed Crackdown

NEMA Orders Eviction of Illegal Wetland Occupants Ahead of Renewed Crackdown

Environmental authorities warn that continued encroachment on wetlands is driving flooding, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity, as enforcement operations resume nationwide targeting individuals and large-scale developers.The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered

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Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Prime minister Rt Hon Robinah NabanjaPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been preoccupied with arrangement for his swearing in ceremony in May but behind the curtain, a more rigorous norm of choosing the most able of men and women to run the next five year government with must be ongoing

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Jubilation As Parliament Overturns Nabbanja Directive, Orders Immediate Reinstatement Of Farmers’ Weighbridges

Jubilation As Parliament Overturns Nabbanja Directive, Orders Immediate Reinstatement Of Farmers’ Weighbridges

Kampala — Parliament has today Wednesday decisively moved to restore roadside weighbridges used by sugarcane farmers, in a dramatic reversal of Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja’s earlier directive that had ordered their removal.During Wednesday’s plenary sitting, legislators adopted a

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Relief as Najjera–Kira road nears completion

Relief as Najjera–Kira road nears completion

Tarmacking of the section this week reached Najjera Police Station, about half a kilometre from Kiwatule where the works are expected to end Residents and motorists using the Kiwatule–Najjera–Kira road are finally seeing visible progress, bringing long-awaited relief after years of nav

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GOAT SCAM! Fraudsters Grabs 5 Square Miles of Gov’t Land Under MAAIF, Minister Launches Probe

GOAT SCAM! Fraudsters Grabs 5 Square Miles of Gov’t Land Under MAAIF, Minister Launches Probe

A simmering land scandal is exploding inside government corridors after shocking revelations emerged that a prime chunk of public land meant for a national goat breeding project may have been illegally converted into private property in what insiders are already calling a “well-calculated land

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Prof Baryamureeba Clashes With Prof Muganga Over ‘One Laptop Per Child’ Plan, Ignites Fiery Social Media Debate

Prof Baryamureeba Clashes With Prof Muganga Over ‘One Laptop Per Child’ Plan, Ignites Fiery Social Media Debate

Former Makerere University Vice Chancellor Professor Venancius Baryamureeba has ignited a fiery debate on social media after openly criticizing a bold proposal by his fellow professor Lawrence Muganga to implement a nationwide “One Laptop Per Child” program in Uganda. Baryamureeba who owns Ug

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Uganda to earn over Shs2.2t from first oil exploration in 2026/27

Uganda to earn over Shs2.2t from first oil exploration in 2026/27

State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi, during the presentation for the 2026/27 Ministerial Policy Statement before Parliament’s Committee on Finance.Uganda is set to make history in the 2026/27 financial year with expected oil revenues surpassing Shs2.2 t

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Staff Shortages, Crumbling Infrastructure And Frozen Funds: The Crisis Quietly Threatening Busitema University’s Future

Staff Shortages, Crumbling Infrastructure And Frozen Funds: The Crisis Quietly Threatening Busitema University’s Future

Busitema University has been quietly expanding its reach across eastern Uganda, establishing campuses in Namasagali, Pallisa, Mbale, and Arapai, and steadily increasing student enrolment year after year. On paper, the growth story looks impressive.But behind the numbers, a more uncomfortab

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