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30 incumbent councillors lose in Busia district

30 incumbent councillors lose in Busia district

New Busia chairman John Charles Namayindi (left), Joan Aduru Busia registrar (right)Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The just-concluded Local Council Five (LCV) elections in Busia district have kicked out thirty (30) incumbent councillors, ushering in new faces. Busia district council com

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Paid Rumours Tried to Kill My Reputation, Says Kadaga

Paid Rumours Tried to Kill My Reputation, Says Kadaga

“There are individuals paid to tarnish my personality and, on several occasions, pronounce me dead, but I have always turned up alive,” First Deputy Premier and Kamuli District Woman MP Rebecca Kadaga declared, addressing circulating rumours about her death. Kadaga blamed the false claims on

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UPDF Appeals to Mufti to Promote Peace Ahead of Elections

UPDF Appeals to Mufti to Promote Peace Ahead of Elections

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has appealed to the Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, to continue guiding Muslim clerics and the faithful to uphold peace and harmony before, during, and after the forthcoming national elections. A senior delegation of UPD

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Court Orders Mukesh To Pay UGX14billion For Illegally Occupying Part of Shumuk House

Court Orders Mukesh To Pay UGX14billion For Illegally Occupying Part of Shumuk House

This follows a protracted legal battle between the late Kampala businessman Bonney Katatumba and Shukla Mukesh and his companies over the ownership of Shumuk Businessman Shukla Muskesh and his businesses, Shumuk Springs Development Ltd, Springs International Development Hotel Ltd and Shumu

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Stay at Least 20 Metres Away from Polling Stations After Voting, Attorney General Clarifies

Stay at Least 20 Metres Away from Polling Stations After Voting, Attorney General Clarifies

AG Kiryowa KiwanukaThe Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has clarified that voters are legally allowed to remain at least 20 metres away from a polling station after casting their ballots, amid growing public debate over post-voting conduct.Kiwanuka’s clarification follows weeks

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Bitcoin firm Twenty One Capital drops 20% on first day of trading

Bitcoin firm Twenty One Capital drops 20% on first day of trading

Twenty One Capital came to market with over $4 billion in Bitcoin, but its lack of publicly shared business plans appears to have led some investors to the exit.Shares in Twenty One Capital (XXI), the newest crypto treasury company in the US, slid 20% on its trading debut after merging wit

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Aids at 44: will HIV-negative people take anti-HIV jabs?

Aids at 44: will HIV-negative people take anti-HIV jabs?

Twenty-five years ago, South Africans battled for ARVs to keep people alive. Now the focus has shifted to medicines that can prevent HIV altogether. Health Beat looks how the story has evolvedSouth Africa has successfully registered twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir.This World

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FULL LIST: Ministry of Transport Releases Latest List of Licensed Driving Schools in Eastern Uganda

FULL LIST: Ministry of Transport Releases Latest List of Licensed Driving Schools in Eastern Uganda

HARUS DRIVING SCHOOL is among the 20 Licensed in Eastern regionMBALEThe Ministry of Works and Transport has released the latest list of Driving Schools licensed to enroll driving students.The List released on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 by Uganda Driver Licensing System has on

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19 Years Ago, Marvel Tried to Replicate the Success of This Horror Hit by Upping the Ante in a Huge Way

19 Years Ago, Marvel Tried to Replicate the Success of This Horror Hit by Upping the Ante in a Huge Way

Jordan Iacobucci has been an avid reader and movie fan since childhood. Jordan is known among his friends as the Marvel and Star Wars nerd, and even wrote a thirty-page college dissertation about Spider-Man! He has been a staff writer at both Screen Rant and CBR, where he enjoys sharing his love

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Woman Born Without a Brain Turns 20 After Doctors Believed She Wouldn't Live Past 4 Years Old: 'She's a Fighter'

Woman Born Without a Brain Turns 20 After Doctors Believed She Wouldn't Live Past 4 Years Old: 'She's a Fighter'

The woman was born with a rare condition known as hydranencephaly.A Nebraska woman born without a brain just celebrated her 20th birthdayAlex Simpson of Omaha, Neb., has a rare condition known as hydranencephalyDoctors told Alex’s family that she likely would not live past

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