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14 May '25
A contentious 143-page bill, the UPDF (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is set to be tabled in the Ugandan parliament today by Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth Oboth, triggering a wave of concern over potential civilian trials in military courts.The bill, a sweeping overhaul of t
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13 May '25
Tensions flared in Parliament as Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi raised a heated procedural matter over the alleged abduction and torture of National Unity Platform (NUP) member Edward Ssebuufu, popularly known as Eddie Mutwe.Addressing Speaker Anita Among o
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06 May '25
Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde’s public reckoning over his troubled ties with twin sisters Yvonne Babirye and Cynthia Nakato has taken another sordid turn, with new revelations and social media outbursts threatening to shred what remained of their already strained reputat
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06 May '25
Edward Ssebufu, alias Eddie Mutwe—the head of security for NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi—was on Monday produced at Masaka High Court under heavy security, a week after his alleged abduction by state operatives.Limping, barefoot, and visibly in pain, his condition triggered outrage from
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06 May '25
The Minister of Works and Transport, General Edward Katumba Wamala, has defended the state of road infrastructure following a spike in road crashes, including the fatal weekend accident that claimed the life of businessman and rally driver Rajiv Ruparelia.In a statement released Monday, Ma
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05 May '25
Edward Ssebufu, alias Eddie Mutwe—the head of security for NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi—was on Monday produced at Masaka High Court under heavy security, a week after his alleged abduction by state operatives.Limping, barefoot, and visibly in pain, his condition triggered outrage from
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04 May '25
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has called upon Ugandans both at home and abroad to join a crucial X (formerly Twitter) Space tonight at 7:30 PM East African Time.The online gathering, which will be hosted by Bobi Wine himself,
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01 May '25
The Ugandan government has raised fresh concerns over the financial sustainability of Public Sector Organizations (PSOs), signaling a possible move to de-gazette several of them and lay off tens of thousands of employees.According to government insiders, this dr
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29 Apr '25
BBC | Hong Kong has released four former opposition lawmakers who were among dozens of pro-democracy leaders jailed under the city's controversial National Security Law( NSL).The four - Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan - had pleaded guilty and were each sent
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28 Apr '25
Political analysts are raising fresh alarms over increasing corruption in Uganda’s political landscape, warning that the buying and selling of political parties is enriching a few political group leaders while steadily undermining democratic processes.This growing trend is already compli