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Labour Day: Inside Mbale park’s daily influx of young workers

Labour Day: Inside Mbale park’s daily influx of young workers

At the break of dawn, before Mbale City fully wakes, the Mbale-Kampala road, which leads to Mbale-Sino Industrial Park, is already alive.Thousands of young men and women move from either direction of the road, most of them on foot and a few others on boda bodas, from their respective villa

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Kapelebyong’s Labira Girls School Faces New Challenges as Enrollment Surges

Kapelebyong’s Labira Girls School Faces New Challenges as Enrollment Surges

The soaring enrollment at Labira Girls Secondary School in Obalanga Sub-County, Kapelebyong District, is largely attributed to its exceptional academic performance, but this rapid growth has also brought forth significant challenges that the government must address promptly.Headteacher Agg

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JUST IN! Gov’t Explains Delay in Compensating Flood Affected Traders in Kampala

JUST IN! Gov’t Explains Delay in Compensating Flood Affected Traders in Kampala

Government has given an update on the process of compensating Kampala City Traders who were affected by floods in October 2025.The update was given by the Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Refugees, Hon. Lillian Aber today, Wednesday, 29th April, 2026, in a media brie

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Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance

Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance

After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ leaders on Wednesday that government will secure “enough alternative trading spaces” and that enforcement of the nationwide Tra

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Government Moves to Restore Basement Shops as Recovery Efforts Begin After Disaster

Government Moves to Restore Basement Shops as Recovery Efforts Begin After Disaster

Minister Aber (left) said authorities are prioritising the restoration of business premisesGovernment has shifted focus to traders operating in basement shops affected by the recent disaster, with officials promising immediate interventions to restore business activity while reviewing long

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Gov’t orders resumption of trade order enforcement

Gov’t orders resumption of trade order enforcement

Local Govt Minister, Raphael Magyezi instructed Chief Administrative Officers, Town Clerks, and city authorities to restore order in urban areas by relocating traders operating on streets, pavements, corridors, and drainage channels into designated markets and formal trading spaces.Street

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Tororo–Busia Road Corner Junction Vendors Evacuated in Trade Order Enforcement

Tororo–Busia Road Corner Junction Vendors Evacuated in Trade Order Enforcement

Several vendors operating along Tororo–Busia Road at Corner Junction have been left searching for alternative business space after Tororo Municipality and Osukuru Town Council enforced a trade order to clear roadside traders.The eviction follows a seven-day ultimatum issued to traders op

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Sovereignty Bill Criticism Is Misguided, Says Nsibambi

Sovereignty Bill Criticism Is Misguided, Says Nsibambi

The emotional reactions to the bill misrepresent it. It’s very difficult for the common man to fully understand the bill’s gist. It’s our responsibility as elites to explain to the public the full purpose of the bill.Former FDC deputy president argues opposition to proposed law is dr

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Nursery Schools Barred from Operating Daycare Centres Under New ECCE Policy

Nursery Schools Barred from Operating Daycare Centres Under New ECCE Policy

The Government has announced a sweeping change to early childhood education regulations, banning nursery schools and kindergartens from operating daycare centres under the newly introduced Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy.According to officials, the policy seeks to clearly

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Kyanja Airbnb ‘Leaked Videos’ Spark Concerns on Hidden Cameras, Privacy in Kampala

Kyanja Airbnb ‘Leaked Videos’ Spark Concerns on Hidden Cameras, Privacy in Kampala

Reports of Kyanja Airbnb ‘Leaked Videos’ have sparked concern on hidden cameras and privacy in Kampala and Uganda’s fast-growing short-stay accommodation sector.The controversy, largely driven by social media reports, centers on claims that some guests were secretly recorded inside r

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