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13 Apr '26
The once-seemingly impenetrable fortress surrounding Speaker Anita Among is showing its first visible cracks. The first signs emerged months ago when Norbert Mao, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, officially declared his intention to vie for the Speakership.Now, numerous
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13 Apr '26
Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.The Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has revealed that Uganda has saved more than Shs2 trillion over the past two years under the leadership of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA), as he renewed his hardline sta
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12 Apr '26
The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) has announced plans to recruit young citizens and deploy specialized units to ensure security throughout the upcoming electoral process.Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen. Said Chawul Lom told Eye Radio in an interview on Friday, April 10,
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12 Apr '26
Science teachers under their national union have raised alarm over disorganised transfers, citing poor facilitation, abrupt deployments, and staff shortages as key challenges affecting both teacher welfare and learning outcomes.Science teachers under the Uganda Professional Science Teacher
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12 Apr '26
Hundreds of primary school teachers pursuing diploma programmes under Kyambogo University are threatening to demonstrate following a two-year delay in the release of their examination results.The affected students, enrolled in Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) and Diploma in Early Childho
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12 Apr '26
The incident occurred on Wednesday at around 12:55 PM during a lesson, when part of the classroom ceiling and a supporting beam suddenly gave way, triggering panic among learners who scrambled to escape.The school structure at Al-Aaqsa Islamic School in Lira City, which collapsed on Wednes
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12 Apr '26
Five people, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in a devastating road crash on Friday night along the Manafwa–Lwakhakha road in eastern Uganda.The accident occurred at around 11:00 pm on April 10, 2026, at Bumakheti Village in Butiru Town Council, Manafwa District. It involved a
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12 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda — Muhoozi Kainerugaba has stated that all road construction contracts in Uganda will now require his personal approval, a directive he announced through his official social media account.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Muhoozi said the decision was final and would not
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11 Apr '26
To course-correct, Kacungira says she is teaching her young son to speak and appreciate his native languages.UK-based Ugandan journalist Nancy Kacungira said she regrets not being fluent in her parents’ Ugandan languages.The 39 year old in a social media post blamed colonial educa
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11 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda: The NRM Revolutionary Network (NRN), an umbrella body for youthful revolutionary cadres in the ruling party, has called for equal and comprehensive accountability in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal, warning against selective justice, which downplays the core principles of the Mo