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Calvin Echodu’s Rise Signals Leadership Shift in Teso Politics Amid Debate on Generational Change

Calvin Echodu’s Rise Signals Leadership Shift in Teso Politics Amid Debate on Generational Change

The emergence of Calvin David Echodu as a rising political figure in Uganda’s new 2026–2031 administration has sparked discussion in Teso and beyond, with supporters portraying him as part of a new wave of leadership reshaping the region’s political landscape.Echodu’s elevation to

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Gov’t to license all EV charging stations under new energy law

Gov’t to license all EV charging stations under new energy law

Government is preparing regulations that will require all electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Uganda to be licensed and permitted under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, in what officials describe as a major step toward formalising the country’s fast-growing e-mobility sector.

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Ntungamo: Arsenal Fans 100 Iron Sheets for Local Health Unit

Ntungamo: Arsenal Fans 100 Iron Sheets for Local Health Unit

Arsenal fans in Rwahi, Ntungamo district, have turned their Premier League title celebrations into a force for community development, raising more than 100 iron sheets to support construction at Rukukuru–Rwahi Health Unit. The contribution was mobilized during a colourful celebration of Arsenal

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Otuke MP Paul Omara in Tears After Betty Amongi Fails to put Him on Museveni cabinet list

Otuke MP Paul Omara in Tears After Betty Amongi Fails to put Him on Museveni cabinet list

Things are now very bad for outgoing minister of gender Betty Among who on 15th January was fired by close to 40,000 Lira city voters who disregarded her and voted Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to be their woman MP for the next five years up to 2031.Amongi must be regretting why she blindly disregar

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Ssemujji backs Musasizi for Finance top office-Lukia Nantaba

Ssemujji backs Musasizi for Finance top office-Lukia Nantaba

Former Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda backs former State Minister for Finance Henry Musasizi for being promoted to the top job.While speakibg on NBS Television's prime political talk-show, Frontline, on Thursday, Ssemujju argued that former Finance Minister Matia Kasaija had

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Uganda’s Pineapple Farmers Break into Global Markets

Uganda’s Pineapple Farmers Break into Global Markets

On 14 May 2026, Uganda marked a historic milestone by flagging-off the inaugural export of 104 metric tonnes of canned pineapple from Deshiburg Factory to ChinaWhen pineapples ripened all at once in Luwero, it often brought anxiety instead of celebration.For pineapple farmer Ms. Jan

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Appointments Committee Constituted as Museveni’s New Cabinet Faces Vetting Starting Monday

Appointments Committee Constituted as Museveni’s New Cabinet Faces Vetting Starting Monday

Parliament has formally constituted the powerful Appointments Committee, paving the way for the vetting of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s newly appointed Cabinet ministers beginning Monday, June 1, 2026.The committee, chaired by Speaker Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and deputis

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Speaker Demands Report on Parliamentary Chambers, as MPs Protest Over Congestion

Speaker Demands Report on Parliamentary Chambers, as MPs Protest Over Congestion

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth has directed the Clerk to Parliament to present a status report on the construction of the new parliamentary chambers. His directive follows a protest by Members of Parliament over severe congestion and lack of seating space during Thursday’s si

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Museveni sends police chiefs, Internal Affairs boss on forced leave over Shs31b bribery scandal

Museveni sends police chiefs, Internal Affairs boss on forced leave over Shs31b bribery scandal

Museveni directed that Permanent Secretary Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu, Under Secretary for Police Aggrey Wunyi, and AIGP Felix Baryamwisaki step aside for six months as investigations proceed.President Museveni has ordered the forced leave of three top officials in the Ministry of Internal Af

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Karamoja Welcomes First Home-Grown Ministers, Urges Them to Avoid Corruption

Karamoja Welcomes First Home-Grown Ministers, Urges Them to Avoid Corruption

KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders and residents in Karamoja have welcomed the appointment of John Baptist Lokii and Esther Anyakun to lead the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs, calling it a historic shift after years of the ministry being led by outsiders.They are urging the new ministers to avoid t

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