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Thomas Tayebwa apologises, promises change in ‘shortest possible time’

Thomas Tayebwa apologises, promises change in ‘shortest possible time’

While speaking to the press, May 25 following his endorsement by the National Resistance Movement Caucus as the preferred candidate for the 12th Parliament Deputy Speakership, Rt. Hon Tayebwa acknowledged shortcomings in the 11th Parliament. Deputy Speaker of the eleventh Parliament, Rt.

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Iran was buying Chinese weapons technology through the UAE; then it attacked them

Iran was buying Chinese weapons technology through the UAE; then it attacked them

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ran parallel procurement operations through the United Arab Emirates and Chinese suppliers to covertly acquire advanced military technology used to target American forces and US-allied infrastructure across the Middle East, according to two Financial Tim

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In Just A few Tweets, David Kabanda Deflates NRM Big Men as MK Online Army Destroys Scribe Timothy Kalyegira

In Just A few Tweets, David Kabanda Deflates NRM Big Men as MK Online Army Destroys Scribe Timothy Kalyegira

matter of a few tweets, the powerful PLU Secretary General David Kabanda managed to expose the fallibilities of some of the big political men who Ugandans have always taken to be very powerful, if not invincible.These include Sheema MP Dickson Kateshumbwa who Kabanda warned to stop undermi

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Lira City in Spotlight as LDC Disowns Senior Law Enforcement Officer’s Diploma Documents After 15 Years of Service

Lira City in Spotlight as LDC Disowns Senior Law Enforcement Officer’s Diploma Documents After 15 Years of Service

Documents seen by this publication include a purported Diploma in Law certificate and academic transcript bearing the name Omule Simba Tom, registration number DII/U/191/2004, allegedly issued by the Law Development Centre (LDC) in 2006.The certificate indicates that Omule was awarded a Di

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A TURN OF THE TIDE: Uganda Unveils Homegrown Anti-Tick Vaccine in Major Leap for Africa’s Livestock Sector

A TURN OF THE TIDE: Uganda Unveils Homegrown Anti-Tick Vaccine in Major Leap for Africa’s Livestock Sector

President Yoweri Museveni commissions the NARO anti-tick vaccine production plant at Nakyesasa, in Wakiso district on 30th April 2026.On April 30th, 2026, Uganda marked a defining moment in its agricultural transformation journey as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched the

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How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable

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URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,

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Fort Portal Court Dismisses Land Case After WhatsApp Service Is Questioned Court

Fort Portal Court Dismisses Land Case After WhatsApp Service Is Questioned Court

The High Court in Fort Portal has dismissed a case filed by Rwenzori Commodities Limited against the outgoing Minister of State for Lands, Sam Mayanja, after finding that the minister was not properly served with court documents through WhatsApp.In a ruling delivered on May 20, Justice Vi

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Thugs Break into Parked Car, Make Away With Shs100M in Mubende

Thugs Break into Parked Car, Make Away With Shs100M in Mubende

Yet to be identified thugs broke into a parked car and made away with a laptop bag containing Shs100M.According to the PRO Wamala Region, SSP Lameck Kigozi, the incident occurred on 21/05/2026 at around 5:00 PM at Kalonga Trading Centre in Kalonga Sub-county.The suspects, travelling

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Electoral Commission Not Yet Aware its Officials are Under Corruption Probe

Electoral Commission Not Yet Aware its Officials are Under Corruption Probe

The joint multi-agency probe into grand corruption has widened to cover several government offices over alleged misconduct, including at the Electoral Commission and the Judiciary.A probe reportedly sanctioned by President Museveni into alleged corruption, money laundering, and illicit enr

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