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15 Jun '26
quiet unease ripples through UNOC as top executives secure five-year contract extensions until 2031, blocking promotion paths for mid-level managers.KAMPALA, Uganda — A quiet unease is bubbling at the Uganda National Oil Company following the extension of contracts for top executives unt
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15 Jun '26
Police in Mbale City are investigating the deaths of two secondary school students who died in separate suspected suicide incidents within a week, raising fresh concerns about the mental well-being of young people in the region.The latest victim, Namakoye Vanisa, 19, a Senior Five student
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15 Jun '26
Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern
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15 Jun '26
FIFA are set to investigate after an official was accused of making a gesture associated with white supremacy during a World Cup match. Australian referee Shaun Evans was 'support VAR' for Germany's 7-1 win against Curacao in Group E on Sunday.When the broadcast cut to the match officials
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15 Jun '26
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba says PLU leaders will discuss Frank Gashumba’s controversial rebel group remarks following the rejection of Dr Lawrence Muganga’s ministerial appointment.The Chief of Defence Forces and chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, h
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15 Jun '26
Daudi KabandaKampala, Uganda — In a rapid sequence of posts published Monday morning on X, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and political leader of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), announced a sweeping reorganisation of the group’s leadership, removing Hon. Da
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15 Jun '26
The Special Forces Command (Special Forces Command) has reportedly picked up former Kampala Lord Mayor and senior lawyer Erias Lukwago following a dramatic early morning operation at his home in Wakaliga, according to eyewitness accounts and statements from Lukwago himself. Lukwago said he woke u
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13 Jun '26
Residents from the Jinja city’s three Islands of Rwabitooke, Kisima I and Kisima II have raised concern about what they termed as frequent cases of absenteeism by medical workers at Kisima II health center III. These complaints were raised during an impromptu visit by members of the Jinja cityâ
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13 Jun '26
new mobile money scam is targeting cash withdrawal customers by exploiting phone numbers and transaction prompts. Learn how the fraud works and how to protect yourself.Fraudsters are using a new two-person trick to steal mobile money during withdrawals.Victims unknowingly approve tr
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13 Jun '26
The nation and especially the Uganda People’s Defence Forces fraternity is in mourning following the tragic death of Capt. Steven Akampamya, who reportedly lost his life in a road accident on Friday night.Capt. Akampamya’s death has sent shockwaves through Kiruhura District, the milita