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Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

Soroti NIRA official arrested over National ID extortion

An official attached to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Joshua Ekule, has been remanded to prison after being accused of extorting money from residents seeking national identity cards.Ekule was arrested during an operation by Soroti Resident District Commissi

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Ugandans Abandon Traditional Pay TV as Streaming and Smartphones Take Over

Ugandans Abandon Traditional Pay TV as Streaming and Smartphones Take Over

Uganda’s entertainment landscape is rapidly shifting, with new data from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) showing a sharp decline in Pay TV subscriptions as more Ugandans turn to smartphones, streaming platforms, and social media for entertainment.According to the latest UCC fi

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Don’t celebrate Karangwa’s death, NRM boss tells critics

Don’t celebrate Karangwa’s death, NRM boss tells critics

The wreckage of the car in which the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Duties, Moses Karangwa (inset) was driving before the crash.The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Director for Mobilisation Rosemary Sseninde has criticised those celebrating the death of Moses Karangwa, Senior P

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Museveni opens Pearl of Africa Expo at Munyonyo, calls for more tourism investment

Museveni opens Pearl of Africa Expo at Munyonyo, calls for more tourism investment

President Museveni described tourism as one of the sectors capable of accelerating Uganda’s journey towards upper-middle-income status through service-based industries such as hospitality, ICT and entertainment.President Yoweri Museveni in a group photo with delegates at the opening of t

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Uganda’s Beauty is Unmatched, Says Museveni

Uganda’s Beauty is Unmatched, Says Museveni

President Museveni has made a case for visiting Uganda, noting that few countries around the globe can match the beauty that the East African nation is.“Uganda is unique. There are only three points on the globe which are like this — Uganda and two others. Why is Uganda unique? It is u

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Corruption Had Suffocated Ugandans, Says Mulimba as He Praises Museveni, Muhoozi Crackdown

Corruption Had Suffocated Ugandans, Says Mulimba as He Praises Museveni, Muhoozi Crackdown

Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs John Mulimba has backed the ongoing anti-corruption crackdown targeting senior public officials, saying many Ugandans had been silenced by fear as corruption suffocated the country.Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs John Mulimba has welcomed

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Robert Kabushenga eyes Moses Magogo FUFA job as IGG opens probe into alleged office misuse

Robert Kabushenga eyes Moses Magogo FUFA job as IGG opens probe into alleged office misuse

Magogo is being pushed to step down from office at FUFA to give way for an IGG investigation filed by former Cranes player Mike Mutyaba, into alleged corruption and misuse of office.Robert Kabushenga publicly declared his interest in contesting the FUFA presidency.Mike Mutyaba filed

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Giant National Flag on Mbuya Hill Becomes Kampala Landmark Amid Military Visibility Debate

Giant National Flag on Mbuya Hill Becomes Kampala Landmark Amid Military Visibility Debate

New flag mast at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in MbuyaKAMPALA, Uganda — Perched atop Mbuya Hill, a giant new national flag towering above the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affai

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Kigo residents say Among’s mansion was built in one year

Kigo residents say Among’s mansion was built in one year

Wakiso, Uganda | URN | Residents of Kakola-Mutungo Kigo in Makindye Ssabagabo Wakiso district say the multi-billion shilling mansion belonging to outgoing Speaker of the 11th Parliament, Anita Among, was built in less than two years.One resident whose name URN has chosen not to reveal for

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Let Us Pray for Museveni the President — and Museveni the Individual

Let Us Pray for Museveni the President — and Museveni the Individual

We must distinguish between politics and our shared humanity. In Uganda today, there appear to be two Yoweri Kaguta Musevenis coexisting side by side.One is the tough-talking politician: the military-uniform-wearing, gun-carrying President who has ruled Uganda for nearly four decades. To h

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