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Bloated Political Coffers, Starving Scrutiny? Parliament's Budget Prioritises Administration Over Core Duties

Bloated Political Coffers, Starving Scrutiny? Parliament's Budget Prioritises Administration Over Core Duties

As Parliament prepares to approve its policy statements guiding the 2025/26 national budget, scrutiny of its own financial plans reveals a potentially troubling trend: more money allocated to political administration than to the core legislative committees that drive parliamentary scrutiny and ov

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Massive Pay Rise Looms For All Public Servants As Gov’t Tables UGX688.9 Billion Salary Plan

Massive Pay Rise Looms For All Public Servants As Gov’t Tables UGX688.9 Billion Salary Plan

The Ministry of Public Service has unveiled a plan for a massive salary enhancement strategy targeting all public servants across Uganda—a move projected to cost taxpayers over UGX688.9 billion.This proposal is detailed in the 2025/2026 Ministerial Poli

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RIP: Popular Ugandan Actor Is Dead

RIP: Popular Ugandan Actor Is Dead

Reports concerning the death of a popular Ugandan actor emerged online leading to a sombre mood.According to the source, Ugandan Film industry mourning the death of actor Ssematimba Moses. Sources revealed that Ss

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RIP: Ugandans Mourn Brilliant 2024 UACE Student Who Succumbed To Severe Headache

RIP: Ugandans Mourn Brilliant 2024 UACE Student Who Succumbed To Severe Headache

Death is inevitable, it is a phase everyone will undergo. The pain of losing a loved one is usually unbearable but we have to let them rest. The news concerning the untimely demise of a brilliant 2024 UACE student who passed away surfaced online leading to a som

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DR Congo Doubles Soldiers’ Pay

DR Congo Doubles Soldiers’ Pay

Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially announced a significant increase in the salaries of its armed forces and national police, in a move widely seen as a response to mounting pressure over corruption in the security sector and wides

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Obua Reveals NRM Caucus Discussion with M7, Shrugs Off Kawempe Election Violence

Obua Reveals NRM Caucus Discussion with M7, Shrugs Off Kawempe Election Violence

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus, led by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, met at State House on March 7, 2025, to discuss budget priorities for the 2025–2026 financial year, corruption, and the impact of USAID funding withdrawal.

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RIP: Renowned Uganda Police Detective Dies In A Fatal Road Accident

RIP: Renowned Uganda Police Detective Dies In A Fatal Road Accident

Reports of the demise of a celebrated police detective surfaced online leading to a sombre mood.According to Bugisu Intellectual Forum, the deceased identified as CID Peter Woniala from Bulambuli was a police dete

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Ssegirinya Widow Crosses To NRM, Citing Betrayal By NUP

Ssegirinya Widow Crosses To NRM, Citing Betrayal By NUP

Mariam Nakabuye, widely known as “Maama Nagirinya,” the widow of the late Kawempe North legislator Muhammad Ssegirinya, has officially joined the National Resistance Movement (NRM).Nakabuye accused the Nationa

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U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and disaster relief have been on the front lines of efforts to fight famine, contain virulent infectious diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola, and rebuild infrastructure in i

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Tragic! Female University Student Falls Into The Latrine & Dies

Tragic! Female University Student Falls Into The Latrine & Dies

A family has been thrown into mourning following the unfortunate and untimely demise of a young lady.Celine Nyangweso passed away on Friday night, January 31, after falling into a collapsing pit latrine.

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