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09 Apr '26
The video, which drew concern online, shows the man lying calmly on the roof of the taxi, apparently unsecured, with his head resting on passengers’ luggage tied down with ropes. Police have arrested a commuter taxi driver after a video circulated on social media showing a man riding on
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09 Apr '26
The Uganda Law Society says the death of Edith Katende Mufumbiro has exposed deep flaws in Uganda’s justice system, accusing courts and prosecutors of denying basic rights and weaponising the law against opposition figures.The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned what it describes as p
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08 Apr '26
Museveni addressing NRM supportersPrison is ugly. Even the best prisons of the world are entirely humiliating.Locked away from family, denied pleasures and comforts of the world especially own scheduling is just too much to bear. But in slowing down time, and forcefully ridding its
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08 Apr '26
Civil society actors warn that rising alcohol dependency among young people in Kampala’s informal settlements is fuelling illness, unemployment, and social breakdown, calling for urgent policy action, community sensitisation, and economic alternatives.Civil society activists under the Ug
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07 Apr '26
Uganda’s opposition has tabled an alternative Shs71.4 trillion budget, warning that rising debt obligations and rigid expenditures are squeezing service delivery, while drawing parallels with last year’s fiscal plan that faced similar criticism over debt sustainability and limited fiscal spac
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07 Apr '26
The Commander of the 3 Infantry Division the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Major General Wilberforce Serunkuma, has described Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) as the backbone of the army and urged them to embrace leadership with discipline, responsibility, and commitment.He made
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07 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has publicly endorsed the controversial Proportional Justice Bill, 2026, which seeks to embed the ancient “eye-for-an-eye” principle into Uganda’s legal system as a direct response to rising cases of violent crime.The draft legislation, p
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07 Apr '26
Police in Tororo District are investigating a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman along the Tororo–Mbale Road.The incident occurred at the Sewerage Roundabout, where the victim, identified as Mariam Nuru, a Somali national and resident of Malaba Town Council, r
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07 Apr '26
Iran KILLS 5000 U.S Marines on USS Tripoli? Iran’s Cruise Missiles POUND U.S Amphibious Assault ShipDid Iran just attack a U.S. warship carrying thousands of Marines?And could this mark a dangerous new phase in the conflict?Because according to Iranian sources… A massive
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06 Apr '26
Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil society have hailed Government on the proposed tax measures for 2026/2027, but say some are detrimental.According to