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Karamoja orphan who petitioned Museveni for fees joins college after Monitor story

Karamoja orphan who petitioned Museveni for fees joins college after Monitor story

A 14-year-old boy from Karamoja sub-region whose story we published on January 27, 2024 seeking help from President Museveni to join secondary school after attempting his primary leaving (PLE) examination for the second time has joined Te

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Mao to Museveni: Prepare for peaceful hand-over

Mao to Museveni: Prepare for peaceful hand-over

What you need to know:A cross-section of political observers yesterday welcomed a call by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao asking President Museveni to prepare for a peaceful transition of power, or risk dragging the country back into the dark past of civil strife

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The UK economy is in recession (and becoming a bit more European)

The UK economy is in recession (and becoming a bit more European)

Four years after the UK exited the European Union and three years after leaving its formal structures (single market and customs union), the British economy is becoming a bit more European. While the United States continues to grow at pace (an annual rate of 3.1 per cent in the last q

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The Sabotage Movie Premiere: A film with a social cause

The Sabotage Movie Premiere: A film with a social cause

The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage movie took place at the Century Cinemax Acacia MallKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage took place Feb.15 at the Century Cinemax Acacia Mall in an elegant affair attended by key players in Ugan

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A Woman Who Went to High School With Taylor Swift Says Other Students Hated Her and Shares the Reason Why

A Woman Who Went to High School With Taylor Swift Says Other Students Hated Her and Shares the Reason Why

According to a young woman called Jessica McLane, Taylor Swift, the megastar, attended the same high school as her. She revealed that her classmates didn’t think highly of the music legend. In a viral TikTok video, she discussed how she interpreted the narrative.

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Republican senator tells David Cameron not to 'lecture' the US

Republican senator tells David Cameron not to 'lecture' the US

Senator Mike Lee said US lawmakers do not need a 'lecture' from the Foreign Secretary - Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.A Republican senator allied to Donald Trump accused David Cameron of “hypocrisy” over his position on Israel and Palestinian statehood.Senator Mike Lee also said

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42 years in marriage: This is what we’ve learnt

42 years in marriage: This is what we’ve learnt

What you need to know:No eyelids are batted as man and wife inform us that they have written a joint will. They are, in fact, calm and easy-going as they talk to us about that sensitive topic in their home in Lavington, Nairobi.Married for 42 years, and with investments that inclu

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Inside NRM charm offensive in Busoga

Inside NRM charm offensive in Busoga

What you need to know:President Museveni has been in Busoga sub-region twice in a period of 12 days. First, he was in Jinja City on January 26 when he presided over the 38th anniversary of the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) rise to power, and th

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Meghan has a chance to become Queen of England – with a very, very big asterisk

Meghan has a chance to become Queen of England – with a very, very big asterisk

All hail Queen Meghan then… maybe, kind of (Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)If Meghan Markle harbours any ambitions to become the Queen of England, she’s going about

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Prince William returns to Royal duties this morning for the first time since King Charles's cancer diagnosis and Kate's abdominal surgery in packed day starting with investitures and ending with Air Ambulance charity dinner tonight

Prince William returns to Royal duties this morning for the first time since King Charles's cancer diagnosis and Kate's abdominal surgery in packed day starting with investitures and ending with Air Ambulance charity dinner tonight

Prince William is set to return to royal duties today for the first time since his wife Kate Middleton's hospitalisation and King Charles' cancer diagnosis but has no plans to see 

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