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18 May '26
KAMPALA — Family members of Chris Obore and police sources have dismissed social media claims alleging that the Parliament communications chief had been arrested and that Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige had appeared before CID for questioning.The claims had circulated widely online thr
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14 May '26
Amelia Kyambadde returned to Parliament as Mawokota North MPA total of 170 Members of Parliament-elect were sworn in on Thursday, bringing the cumulative number to 354 as heavy rain, military precision and renewed Speakership ambitions shaped the second day of Uganda’s 12th Parliament sw
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13 May '26
day after the swearing-in of the President, the Parliament of Uganda commences the swearing-in of its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs). Over 500 legislators of the 12th Parliament, will take the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Member of Parliament in three days running from May 13 to 15 a
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26 Apr '26
Uganda is edging closer to its first commercial oil production, with sector readiness now at 99 per cent following a high-stakes emergency drill conducted by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).The government has set July as the target for first oil, marking the country’s lon
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23 Mar '26
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Parliament of Uganda has released the official roadmap for by-elections to fill two vacant seats in the 5th East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).The vacancies were created following the January 15, 2026, general elections, where two sitting EALA members, Den
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17 Mar '26
The Inspectorate of Government has released a full list of 202 civil servants who are yet to refund over Shs2Billion they misappropriated.The IGG warns in the list last updated today, Monday, March 16, 2026 that the affected civil servants risk prosecution for Abuse of Office and disobedie
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28 Feb '26
Kampala – Prominent Ugandan journalist, media entrepreneur and STEM advocate Arinaitwe Rugyendo (Dr. Deo Rugyendo) has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Journalism and Communication at the 76th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University.Dr. Rugyendo successfully defended his t
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05 Nov '25
Residents push a truck stuck in the mud along the Soroti–Abim–Kotido road. Local leaders have urged the government to prioritize tarmacking Karamoja’s key transport corridors to save lives and boost trade.Kotido, Uganda: President Museveni’s offhand remark during a campaign rally i
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21 Jul '25
Parliament has postponed its scheduled resumption of plenary sittings by one week, pushing the return date to next Tuesday.The decision was communicated by the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige, in a formal notice to all Members of Parliament. However, the notice did not specify the reaso
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24 Jun '25
American conservative firebrand Candace Owens has escalated her rhetorical war against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, likening him to Adolf Hitler in a blistering post on X (formerly Twitter) and accusing him of overseeing a genocide in Gaza with the help of “Goebbels-level propagan