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04 Mar '26
Bobi Wine, his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam, and Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Courtesy PhotosUgandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s international lawyer Robert Amsterdam and his law firm, Amsterdam & Partners LLP, have filed applications on
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04 Mar '26
Since losing his Mbarara MP seat in 2016, Dr. Medard Bitekyerezo never bothered seeking reelection. This was so because he began doing very well as soon as he became the chairman for Uganda national drug authority in 2017.Former speaker of Uganda national assembly Rebecca Kadaga helped him
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04 Mar '26
Eleven years at the helm. Billions borrowed. Mega dams commissioned with pomp and glory. Yet today, hard questions are exploding over the management of Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited as the December 2025 Auditor General’s report exposes troubling cracks in Uganda’s power genera
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04 Mar '26
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Uganda has confirmed the death of a senior envoy Ambassador Mary Laker Kinyera who died on Tuesday night while receiving treatment at Mulago Hospital.In a statement confirming her death, the Minister of Foreign Affairs did not reveal the illness but expre
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03 Mar '26
In a Monday interview with Mulengera News, the KCCA chief publicist Daniel Nuwabine explained why the Plot 6 Katonga Road-based PFF party offices in Kampala were closed. On Monday journalists turned up for the weekly news conference only to find the place under lock and key.The offices had
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03 Mar '26
UDB Managing Director Patricia Ojangole addresses stakeholdersKAMPALA — The Uganda Development Bank has secured a 40 million euro credit line, approximately 169 billion shillings, from the French Development Agency to expand financing for enterprises across the country.The facilit
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03 Mar '26
James Lokwang, one of the victims nursing injuries at the Health centre after an attack from his garden by the stray buffaloAbim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Abim District are living in constant fear as stray wild animals continue to attack people and destroy property, leaving
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03 Mar '26
@IGGUganda has arrested six senior officials from Kabale District Local Government together with a contractor over alleged embezzlement of public funds. This bold action shows the institution’s growing determination to fight corruption and protect public resources meant to serve citizens.
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02 Mar '26
Americans woke up Saturday to something big. The United States and Israel launched a massive joint offensive against Iran’s regime, known as Operation Epic Fury. According to reports, targets included Iran’s supreme leader and president. Major combat operations are now underway, and the impli
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02 Mar '26
Speaking on Next Radio on Saturday, February 28, Hon. Samuel Odonga Otto, the former Aruu County MP, revealed that former Vice President Edward Ssekandi continues to earn over UGX 150 million every month in pensions and benefits despite being out of public office.Otto said Ssekandi benefit