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23 Jun '26
KAMPALA — Canada has opened a new pathway for some Ugandan asylum seekers whose refugee claims were previously rejected, allowing them to seek protection from deportation on grounds that returning home could expose them to persecution, torture or other serious harm.In a notice issued on
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23 Jun '26
The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Local Government, Mr. Ben Kumumanya, has intensified the call for public servants to exercise their roles with absolute transparency and integrity.According to a new accountability battle unfolding across Uganda’s local government system, sever
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23 Jun '26
study by the Inspectorate of Government has revealed that Ugandans seeking jobs in local governments paid at least Shs29 billion in bribes between 2018 and 2022, exposing widespread corruption in public sector recruitment and prompting renewed calls for reforms.Ugandans seeking employment
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23 Jun '26
Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke has expressed sympathy for former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among amid reports of her deteriorating health, while using the occasion to reflect on what she described as the unpredictable nature of political power.In a
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23 Jun '26
Manchester United's hopes of signing one of their midfield targets have been complicated after Leeds reportedly tabled a £20m bidShea Charles.Shea Charles is likely to be on the move this summer with Manchester United and Leeds credited with an interestManchester United are
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23 Jun '26
Erias LukwagoKAMPALA, Uganda — The legal battle surrounding opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago took another dramatic turn on Tuesday when Chief Magistrate Sarah Anne Basemera declined to grant him bail, ruling that the seriousness of the allegations against
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23 Jun '26
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss an application in which remanded opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye accuses him of making public death threats and prejudicial statements that allegedly undermine his right to a fair trial.
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23 Jun '26
Lucas Bergvall is eager to leave Tottenham this summer (Image: Getty Images)Manchester United could be handed a third opportunity to sign Lucas Bergvall following two previous missed chances. The 20-year-old midfielder underwent trials with the club on two separate occasions before complet
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23 Jun '26
More than 120 non-teaching staff at Makerere University are demanding answers over a salary harmonisation exercise they say left them behind, despite the government releasing billions of Shillings to align pay and job grades across all public universities. The affected employees, including Admini
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23 Jun '26
Reading The East African, I wondered why a newspaper, which I used to rate highly, would lower its journalistic ethics and standards to start quoting mere intellectual conmen and masqueraders in the names of Mukasa Mbidde and Simon Kayitana instead of doing research to identify credible people to