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Billionaires in the making’: Lira’s idle heirs living off parents’ wealth

Billionaires in the making’: Lira’s idle heirs living off parents’ wealth

Lira City is sheltering a peculiar breed of youngsters, calling themselves "Billionaires in the Making". They are the sons and daughters of the wealthy, living life as if there is no tomorrow. Their ugly dream is: "One day, it will all be mine." These people are convinced that they are act

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Bullets, Chase & Slaps! URA Deputy Commissioner Gordon Mwesigye in Explosive Shooting Scandal

Bullets, Chase & Slaps! URA Deputy Commissioner Gordon Mwesigye in Explosive Shooting Scandal

Mukono Police under the Kampala Metropolitan Policing Area, in conjunction with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), have launched investigations into an attempted murder case involving a shooting that occurred on April 26, 2026, along the Jinja–Katosi road.The incident left Tamale Joseph

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Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks

Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks

Uganda is deepening its involvement in the International Criminal Court through judicial nominations and representation, but shifting global power dynamics, US opposition, and strained alliances raise questions about whether the country’s participation serves its long-term political and economi

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The untold battle: Power struggles and fight over deals at UEDCL

The untold battle: Power struggles and fight over deals at UEDCL

man often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it,” the French poet Jean de La Fontaine famously said. The idea is that, despite one’s best efforts to avoid a certain path in life, they end up facing it anyway.That pretty much sums up Paul Mwesigwa’s one-year tenure as Mana

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Namuganza win disputed as four Namutumba candidates file court petitions

Namuganza win disputed as four Namutumba candidates file court petitions

From left, Betty Nakisita, Persis Namuganza, and Yona Kayogera. Their parliamentary election victories are being challenged in court.Four candidates who lost parliamentary races in Namutumba District have filed petitions at the High Court in Iganga, challenging the election of newly declar

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NRM gazettes Museveni swearing-in day as public holiday

NRM gazettes Museveni swearing-in day as public holiday

National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General, Mr Richard Todwong, has announced May 12 as a Public Holiday, as party leader and president-elect, Mr Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in for his seventh elective term of office.Mr Museveni, who won the January 15 presidential election with 7,

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AGAIN! Some Opposition MPs Given Shs100m Each to Vote Yes for Sovereignty Bill — Reports

AGAIN! Some Opposition MPs Given Shs100m Each to Vote Yes for Sovereignty Bill — Reports

Some opposition MPs were given Shs100m each to vote Yes for Sovereignty Bill, reports have emerged on the day Parliament is preparing to vote on the contentious piece of legislation. Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, which was tabled in April 2026, is presented by the govern

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Parliament Dismisses Claims MPs Were Blocked From Accessing House

Parliament Dismisses Claims MPs Were Blocked From Accessing House

Igara West MP Gaffa Mbwatekamwa claimed he had been locked out of ParliamentParliament has dismissed as false claims that some Members of Parliament were blocked by security personnel from accessing the parliamentary precincts ahead of debate on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026.

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Shock as thugs break into Bank of Uganda, steal key equipment

Shock as thugs break into Bank of Uganda, steal key equipment

Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects struck in the early hours of Monday, gaining access through a gate opposite City Square before entering the bank’s commercial offices, where they reportedly spent nearly three hours undetected.Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala (P

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Corpse Flogged After 'Refusing' to be Transported for Burial

Corpse Flogged After 'Refusing' to be Transported for Burial

Attributing repeated vehicle breakdown to supernatural issues, the funeral party placed the coffin down and gave it a whipping | Zainab Musaasizi SsengendoA family transporting a relative’s body to Kisoro for burial descended into distress along the Kampala–Masaka highway after their v

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