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Police Recover Decomposing Body After Suspects Demand Shs1.5 M Ransom

Police Recover Decomposing Body After Suspects Demand Shs1.5 M Ransom

Police in Kyenjojo District have arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged kidnap and murder of a seven-year-old boy who was reportedly strangled to death.The victim, identified as Osbert Turinayo, went missing on the night of June 12, 2026, at around 9:00 p.m. after leaving hom

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How Gen Muhoozi Gave the Opposition Its Groove Back

How Gen Muhoozi Gave the Opposition Its Groove Back

After the January 2026 general elections, where President Yoweri Museveni and the NRM coasted to what was presented as a decisive victory—about 71.65% of the presidential vote—the political mood in Kampala shifted quickly into the language of finality. The opposition appeared spent, scattered

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UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning

KAMPALA — In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s power sector, the interim leadership at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has terminated the contracts of seven senior managers, barely weeks after assuming office.The decision, executed on Monday,

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Bad News to Men as Doctors Warn About the Dangers of Wearing the Same Underwear Without Washing

Bad News to Men as Doctors Warn About the Dangers of Wearing the Same Underwear Without Washing

new report by researchers has raised concerns over the growing habit of men wearing the same underwear repeatedly without washing it, warning that the practice could expose many to serious health complications.According to health experts, underwear is designed to absorb sweat, dead skin ce

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Gulu’s Shs6b greening project at risk as developers scramble for Kaunda Grounds land

Gulu’s Shs6b greening project at risk as developers scramble for Kaunda Grounds land

The heightened demand for portions of Kaunda Grounds and neighbouring Green Valley by several developers could cost Gulu City its Shs6 billion greening project, the Monitor has learnt.Mr Alfred Okello, the Gulu City Landscape Officer, expressed fears that the city administration could lose

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Six-Year-Old Found Strangled in Abandoned Building in Mayuge

Six-Year-Old Found Strangled in Abandoned Building in Mayuge

Residents of Budhebela Village in Mayuge Town Council are in shock after a six-year-old boy who had been sent on an errand was allegedly strangled and his body dumped in an abandoned building, prompting police investigations into the killing.MAYUGE — Shock and grief have engulfed Budhebe

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ROTARY WAR EXPLODES! Expelled Members Drag Ssese Islands Club Bosses To Court As Old Controversies Return To Haunt Disciplinary Team

ROTARY WAR EXPLODES! Expelled Members Drag Ssese Islands Club Bosses To Court As Old Controversies Return To Haunt Disciplinary Team

bitter internal war that has been simmering inside the Rotary Club of Kampala Ssese Islands has now burst into the open after five former members dragged the club and several of its top leaders to the High Court, setting the stage for a dramatic legal showdown that threatens to expose deep divisi

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A Makerere University registrar walked out of her matrimonial home in 2005. Court granted husband divorce

A Makerere University registrar walked out of her matrimonial home in 2005. Court granted husband divorce

On the morning of December 13, 2005, Victoria Awor, then working as an assistant registrar at Makerere University, packed her bags and left her matrimonial home at Plot 415B Nakasero Hill Road in Kampala.She left behind her husband Alex Bwangamoi Okello and their three children. She moved

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Nigerian National Arrested Over Operating Illegal Mental Health Facility

Nigerian National Arrested Over Operating Illegal Mental Health Facility

Authorities have arrested a Nigerian national accused of operating an unlicensed mental health facility in Wakiso District, where investigators reportedly recovered government drugs and found patients being held in poor conditions.WAKISO — A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Sta

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Five killed, nine injured as fuel trailer rams taxi on Masaka-Kyotera Highway

Five killed, nine injured as fuel trailer rams taxi on Masaka-Kyotera Highway

The ill-fated truck involved in the crash that killed five people and left others injured along the Masaka–Kyotera–Mutukula Highway on June 18, 2026. Photo by Malik Fahad Jjingo.Five people were killed and nine others injured on Thursday when a speeding fuel tanker rammed into a commut

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