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Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

FILE NUP supporters being arrested in MbararaI have long seen media houses and individuals reporting that someone “has been arrested,” while others report that “s/he has been abducted.”I always wondered whether the two terms were synonymous, but I was troubled by how close I

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UCC Warns Musicians Against Misusing Concert Stages

UCC Warns Musicians Against Misusing Concert Stages

The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Thembo Nyombi, has warned musicians and event organizers against using concert stages to settle personal scores, saying the practice violates Uganda’s entertainment laws and threatens public safety.Nyombi said performa

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Senior Four Student Dies After Alleged Assault by Teacher in Luwero

Senior Four Student Dies After Alleged Assault by Teacher in Luwero

Senior Four student of New Life Secondary School in Luwero Town Council has died after allegedly being severely beaten by a teacher, while another student remains admitted to the hospital following the same incident. The deceased has been identified as 16-year-old Nicholas Nakibinge, while the id

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Dokolo HCIV Theatre Department Under Fire as Three Staff Accused of Extorting Patients

Dokolo HCIV Theatre Department Under Fire as Three Staff Accused of Extorting Patients

The allegations came to light during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting convened at Dokolo Health Centre IV last week after a series of complaints from patients and attendants who claimed they were being charged money to access services that are officially provided free of charge.The mee

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Otafiire Shames 60 Years of Water Shortages in Karamoja, Orders Action and Warns Government Defaulters

Otafiire Shames 60 Years of Water Shortages in Karamoja, Orders Action and Warns Government Defaulters

Minister for Water and Environment Kahinda Otafiire has expressed concern that parts of Uganda, particularly Karamoja, continue to suffer from water shortages more than six decades after independence, describing the situation as unacceptable and a national shame.Addressing ministry officia

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School forced to pay fees after rejecting learner with albinism from boarding section

School forced to pay fees after rejecting learner with albinism from boarding section

Kampala-based school has been compelled to pay school fees for a learner with albinism until completion of their education after the institution allegedly refused to admit the child to its boarding section on grounds linked to harmful myths about albinism.The intervention by the Equal Oppo

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Swearing-In Without Proof: Where Are the DR Forms?

Swearing-In Without Proof: Where Are the DR Forms?

visit to the EC’s official website still displays election results from 1996 to 2021, with nothing for 2026Ugandans are once again confronted with a troubling question: where are the Declaration of Results (DR) Forms that validate the outcome of the January 15, 2026 presidential election

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Shs46bn Idle Funds for Science Ministry leave MPs furious

Shs46bn Idle Funds for Science Ministry leave MPs furious

The Budget Committee has summoned officials from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to explain why Shs 46 billion meant for innovation remains unutilised for two consecutive financial years, raising concerns over accountability and stalled research interventions.The m

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Gov’t Hands Over Vehicles, Motorcycles to Boost Agricultural Extension Under Climate Smart Project

Gov’t Hands Over Vehicles, Motorcycles to Boost Agricultural Extension Under Climate Smart Project

The Government of Uganda has handed over vehicles and motorcycles to districts implementing the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP), in a move aimed at strengthening extension services and improving service delivery to farmers.The handover ceremony, held at Ko

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Museveni Intervenes in Sseguku Land Row

Museveni Intervenes in Sseguku Land Row

President Museveni has ordered a fact-finding probe into a disputed land case in Sseguku, Wakiso District, warning against corruption and continued construction on property already under a court order.President Museveni has intervened in a heated land dispute in Sseguku, Wakiso District, i

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