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11 May '26
As President Yoweri Museveni settles into a fresh term following his swearing-in on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, attention within Uganda’s political and security establishment has rapidly shifted toward one thing: the impending cabinet reshuffle.Historically, periods preceding cabinet announce
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11 May '26
Kylian Mbappe will not be part of the Real Madrid squad to take on Barcelona at the Nou Camp this evening, having pulled up in training. Reports from Marca, claim the 27-year-old 'stunned his team-mates' near the end of their final training session on Saturday on the eve of El Clasico.The
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11 May '26
The story of Uganda’s independence is often told through the lens of 1962, the year the nation shed its colonial tether to embrace sovereignty. It was then that the Parliament of Uganda was formally established, a structure whose foundation stone had been laid on a hopeful December day in 1956.
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11 May '26
President Yoweri Museveni is set to be sworn in tomorrow, 12 May 2027, for his seventh term as President of Uganda, extending a presidency that began in 1986 after the National Resistance Army captured power.Under Uganda’s Constitution, the Chief Justice is responsible for administering
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11 May '26
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba says PLU wants Parliament funding reduced and redirected to vulnerable Ugandans amid continued scrutiny of parliamentary spending.Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said PLU supports reducing Parliament funding.He said the money should instead support Ugandans lacking b
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11 May '26
While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Parliament Speaker Anita Among has become the latest in a long line of presumptive or declared suitors, stretchin
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11 May '26
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has stated that PLU MPs will vote for the Speaker candidate endorsed by the president.The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has stated that Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) and PLU-leaning Members of Parliament (MPs) will support the candidate endo
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10 May '26
Former Chief of Defence Forces and current Works Minister General Edward Katumba Wamala is among 21 senior UPDF officers set to retire in 2026 as the army begins documentation and transition preparations for nearly 2,000 personnel leaving active service.Former Chief of Defence Forces and M
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10 May '26
Transport and business activity in Kaliro District have been severely disrupted after heavy rains rendered several key roads impassable, residents and district officials told Monitor on Thursday.Residents said the already poor road network has further deteriorated during the rainy season,
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10 May '26
If you got into university on government sponsorship through the national merit scheme, the system that put you there is about to be restructured — and not in your favour.The Ministry of Education is proposing a major review of how government university sponsorship slots are distributed,