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UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

KAMPALA — In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s power sector, the interim leadership at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has terminated the contracts of seven senior managers, barely weeks after assuming office.The decision, executed on Monday,

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UCC clarifies tax study after social media backlash

UCC clarifies tax study after social media backlash

UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo announced the return of web services Jan. 18, while keeping a temporary ban on social media and messaging apps.Uganda’s communications regulator has clarified the findings of a report on telecommunications taxation, after social media commentary used

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Police Destroy Opium Gardens in Koboko, Arrest Suspect in Anti-Drug Operation

Police Destroy Opium Gardens in Koboko, Arrest Suspect in Anti-Drug Operation

Police in Koboko District have destroyed several suspected opium gardens and arrested one suspect during an intelligence-led operation in Ludara Sub-county as authorities intensify efforts to combat the cultivation and distribution of illegal narcotic substances in the West Nile region.Pol

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Nigerian National Arrested Over Operating Illegal Mental Health Facility

Nigerian National Arrested Over Operating Illegal Mental Health Facility

Authorities have arrested a Nigerian national accused of operating an unlicensed mental health facility in Wakiso District, where investigators reportedly recovered government drugs and found patients being held in poor conditions.WAKISO — A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Sta

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After Erias Lukwago, Kabaka & Katikkiro Mayiga are going To be Next! Predicts Monitor Writer Who Gen M7 Recently Bashed During Kololo Speech

After Erias Lukwago, Kabaka & Katikkiro Mayiga are going To be Next! Predicts Monitor Writer Who Gen M7 Recently Bashed During Kololo Speech

Counsel Gawaya Tegule, the controversial Daily Monitor newspaper columnist who Gen Museveni vigorously complained against recently as he delivered his state of the nation address claiming he had told many demonizing lies against the Movement, now says time has come for the people of Uganda to una

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Museveni Reportedly Orders Fresh Probe Into Geraldine Ssali Case Amid Claims of Political Persecution

Museveni Reportedly Orders Fresh Probe Into Geraldine Ssali Case Amid Claims of Political Persecution

Kampala: Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Ms Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa, could receive a major boost in her ongoing legal troubles following reports that President Yoweri Museveni has directed intelligence agencies to undertake a fresh review of the ci

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Death Toll in Masaka–Mutukula Road Crash Climbs to Eight

Death Toll in Masaka–Mutukula Road Crash Climbs to Eight

The death toll from the fatal road crash along the Masaka–Mutukula Highway has risen from six to eight after two critically injured victims succumbed to their injuries at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.The two victims died overnight after being transferred from Kalisizo Hospital in cr

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EC Receives Sh56 Billion For Long-Awaited LC1, LC2 Elections

EC Receives Sh56 Billion For Long-Awaited LC1, LC2 Elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) has received Sh56 billion from the Ministry of Finance to facilitate the long-awaited Local Council One (LC1), Local Council Two (LC2), and Village Women Council elections across Uganda.The Ministry of Finance Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, Patrick Ocailap,

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Birungi, Otto, and Kandiho: The Trio of Generals Set to Seal Besigye’s Fate

Birungi, Otto, and Kandiho: The Trio of Generals Set to Seal Besigye’s Fate

Three senior Ugandan military officers with long careers in intelligence, command and security operations remain prominent in the wider context of Uganda’s security establishment as Dr Kizza Besigye’s treason trial continues before the Kampala High Court.The officers are Maj Gen James

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Ntungamo Residents Fear Disease Outbreak Amid Worsening Drainage and Sanitation Crisis

Ntungamo Residents Fear Disease Outbreak Amid Worsening Drainage and Sanitation Crisis

Residents of Ntungamo Municipality are raising alarm over blocked drainage channels, overflowing sewage and poor waste disposal practices, warning that deteriorating sanitation conditions could trigger disease outbreaks and further degrade the environment if urgent action is not taken.Resi

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