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When School Trips Become Death Traps: Uganda Must Wake Up

When School Trips Become Death Traps: Uganda Must Wake Up

The death of two pupils from Daystar Junior School in a crash on Mityana Road on 2 August was not an “accident” in the pure sense. It was the predictable result of a broken system that treats children’s safety as an afterthought — a tragedy written long

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Former FDC funder Garuga Musinguzi is Dead

Former FDC funder Garuga Musinguzi is Dead

RIP; Musinguzi GarugaReports are emerging that prominent Ugandan businessman and philanthropist James Musinguzi Garuga has died. Details remain scanty. Garuga, one of the most influential figures from the Kigezi sub‑region, rose

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Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out

Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out

Putin appears unmoved in the face of Trump’s deadline diplomacy and social media brinkmanshipThe muddled US-Russia equation under Trump is symptomatic of a larger leadership dilemma.US President Donald Trump faces a daunting series of foreign p

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Kampala Car Park Owner to Pay Shs 3m over Stolen Motorcycle

Kampala Car Park Owner to Pay Shs 3m over Stolen Motorcycle

Kampala, Uganda | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal by Woundy Centre Washing Bay and Car Park and its operator Ibrahim Kalungi, upholding a lower court decision that found them liable for the theft of a customer’s motorcyc

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Betrayal in His Own Backyard? Museveni Faces Revolt Over Crumbling Ankole Roads

Betrayal in His Own Backyard? Museveni Faces Revolt Over Crumbling Ankole Roads

President Yoweri Museveni is staring down another political storm as pressure mounts over the crumbling state of roads in the Ankole sub-region—his own backyard.The once-reliable Mbarara-Bushenyi-Ishaka and Mbarara-Ibanda highways have now become scars across

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Journalist Kasumba Breaks Down Why Uganda Can’t Fund Mega Projects Politicians Pledge

Journalist Kasumba Breaks Down Why Uganda Can’t Fund Mega Projects Politicians Pledge

Veteran journalist Samson Kasumba has cast doubt on the ability of Uganda’s economy to fund the ambitious pledges often made by political leaders, especially in a country grappling with widespread corruption.In a post on X, Kasumba posed a series of poi

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Traffic Police Blame Regulatory Failures for Fatal Mityana School Bus Crash

Traffic Police Blame Regulatory Failures for Fatal Mityana School Bus Crash

Uganda’s Traffic Police have attributed the tragic school bus accident in Mityana District to deep-seated regulatory failures, sparking renewed scrutiny of school transport policies and enforcement measures nationwide.The crash occurred in the early hours of S

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Promoters Allegedly Beaten, Chased Like Chicken Thieves From Gulu

Promoters Allegedly Beaten, Chased Like Chicken Thieves From Gulu

Events promoter Nobart is among those affected, as he is seen in a video exchanging heated words with security personnel after a scuffle.Over the weekend, promoters, led by Abbey Musinguzi, also known as Abitex, traveled to and camped in Gulu city in an

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Rebecca Kadaga Breaks Silence After Holding a Closed-door Meeting With Winnie Besigye

Rebecca Kadaga Breaks Silence After Holding a Closed-door Meeting With Winnie Besigye

First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has broken her silence following a rare closed-door meeting with longtime women's rights advocate Dr. Winnie Byanyima Besigye.The two powerhouses—veterans of Uganda’s women’s emancipation movement—met away from

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2026 Elections: The most regionally represented presidential race in history

2026 Elections: The most regionally represented presidential race in history

As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, the political temperature is steadily rising not with noise and chaos this time, but with an intriguing, calculated alignment, each region has unleashed a flag bearer, signaling what may become Uganda’s most r

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