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NEMA Orders Eviction of Illegal Wetland Occupants Ahead of Renewed Crackdown

NEMA Orders Eviction of Illegal Wetland Occupants Ahead of Renewed Crackdown

Environmental authorities warn that continued encroachment on wetlands is driving flooding, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity, as enforcement operations resume nationwide targeting individuals and large-scale developers.The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered

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President Museveni confirms First Lady Janet ‘getting better’ after illness

President Museveni confirms First Lady Janet ‘getting better’ after illness

The president was quoted by a senior military official as confirming that his wife was recuperating steadily following health scare.President Yoweri Museveni has addressed rumours about the health of First Lady Janet Museveni following days of speculation in the media.The president

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Mao Calls for Reform as 12th Parliament Takes Shape

Mao Calls for Reform as 12th Parliament Takes Shape

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has argued that discussion should shift to what needs to be done to make the 12th Parliament the “kind of Parliament that Ugandans want".Speaking during NBS Frontline on Thursday, Mao emphasised the need for a legislature com

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Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits

Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits

Alcohol consumers and the construction industry face fresh price hikes as the government tables the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to impose higher levies on imported spirits and building materials.Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi, presented the bill in Parliament

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Law society rushes to court as US moves to ‘dump’ 12 deportees in Uganda

Law society rushes to court as US moves to ‘dump’ 12 deportees in Uganda

The lawyers said a privately operated aircraft carrying the deportees was expected to land at Entebbe International Airport on Friday April 2.The Uganda Law Society has rushed to court to challenge what it describes as a plan by the United States to deport 12 individuals to Uganda under wh

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Coca-Cola drags distributor to court, wins Shs 412 million

Coca-Cola drags distributor to court, wins Shs 412 million

Bukusu Constructors, the distributor of Coca-Cola products in Manafwa district, has been ordered to pay the beverage giant Shs 412 million for breach of contract.Their relationship started on September 30, 2023, when Coca-Cola appointed Bukusu Constructors as its official distributor in Ma

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Gen Jim Muhwezi: Museveni is a Champion of African Integration and Strategic Security

Gen Jim Muhwezi: Museveni is a Champion of African Integration and Strategic Security

In a recent interview with the Public Opinions Journal, Gen Jim Muhwezi, a prominent figure in Ugandan politics, lauded President Yoweri Museveni for his unwavering commitment to peace, stability, and African integration. Gen Muhwezi articulated that Museveni is not merely the president of Uganda

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Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Prime minister Rt Hon Robinah NabanjaPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been preoccupied with arrangement for his swearing in ceremony in May but behind the curtain, a more rigorous norm of choosing the most able of men and women to run the next five year government with must be ongoing

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Kitara petitions court to nullify MP Norbert Mao’s election

Kitara petitions court to nullify MP Norbert Mao’s election

The election of Laroo-Pece Division Member of Parliament Norbert Mao is being challenged in the High Court in Gulu, with petitioner Tonny Kitara alleging widespread electoral irregularities that he says affected the outcome of the January 2026 polls. In the petition, in which the Electoral Commis

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Molly Katanga reveals husband’s final dark battles

Molly Katanga reveals husband’s final dark battles

Molly Katanga (C) in courtFor the first time since her husband’s death nearly two years ago, Molly Katanga stood in a courtroom and told her side of the story.Appearing in person before the High court last Thursday, after months of following proceedings via video link from Luzira

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