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02 May '26
Uganda today faces a question that can no longer be avoided: Who is actually in charge of the state?To the outside world, we project coherence—a reliable trade partner, a pillar of regional security, and a predictable diplomatic actor. Yet, domestic reality tells a different story: a sta
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02 May '26
Uganda has announced plans to begin manufacturing its own satellites, as part of the country’s ambition to enter the global space economy and transition into a knowledge-based economy.This was revealed during the opening of the National Science Week 2026 at Kololo Independence Grounds in
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02 May '26
Legendary singer and Leone Island boss Jose Chameleone, together with his brother, Pallaso, have embarked on the journey to renovate the late Majid Musisi’s house.Majid, one of Uganda’s greatest footballers, died on 13 December 2005 after a long illness at his mother’s home in Bwaise
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02 May '26
Manchester United can secure Champions League football by beating Liverpool this weekend. That would allow the Red Devils to begin planning their summer recruitment with a significantly larger budget - and with three games to spare.Michael Carrick has led a staggering turnaround since his
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02 May '26
Centenary Bank has pulled off a quiet boardroom coup, lining up long-serving executive Godfrey Byekwaso to take over as Managing Director while Fabian Kasi, the face of the lender for over a decade, prepares to step up and steer the wider Centenary Group. The planned handover, still uncon
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02 May '26
Kampala, Uganda — Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is facing growing public scrutiny after eyewitness videos emerged appearing to show a senior customs official physically confronting a civilian during a tense roadside incident in an area reportedly associated with smuggling activities.The
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02 May '26
Whenever Robert Kyagulanyi’s eldest brother and National Unity Platform (NUP) party stalwart Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu is knotted in controversy, those who hold him in contempt quickly share a picture of him sporting a National Resistance Movement (NRM) shirt.The picture, which is not doctore
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02 May '26
President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to construct more security roads in Karamoja and tarmac the road linking Moroto to Kaabong through Kotido District.The commitment comes as torrential rains render key routes in northern Karamoja impassable. The worst-hit areas include Abim, Kotido, Kaa
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02 May '26
Panic spread in a Kyazanga village after residents accused a man of exhuming a corpse for ritual purposes, but no body was found, with leaders urging calm amid fears of mob justice fueled by unverified claims.Tension gripped Bizo Village in Kyazanga Sub-county, Lwengo District, after resid
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02 May '26
Reports emerging from Uganda indicate that Ashraf Serembe, widely known as Commander Ashraf and a longtime bodyguard within the National Unity Platform (NUP) political movement, is currently bedridden and fighting for his life following a severe intestinal infection.Sources familiar with h