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Judge: URA Wrongfully Fired David Kalemera Despite Evidence of Tax Scheme

Judge: URA Wrongfully Fired David Kalemera Despite Evidence of Tax Scheme

Uganda’s Industrial Court has ruled that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) unlawfully dismissed former customs officer David Kalemera, awarding him about 51 million shillings, even as the judgment lays out extensive internal audit findings that link him to a major tax-evasion and transit-diver

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2026 polls: 7 candidates die, EC to reopen nominations

2026 polls: 7 candidates die, EC to reopen nominations

EC chairperson Justice Simon Mugyenyi Byabakama said the new nomination exercise will take place on November 27 and November 28, 2025.The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced fresh nominations in seven electoral areas after the death of candidates who had been cleared to run

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Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has escalated his challenge against the nomination of his rival, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande, accusing Electoral Commission (EC) officials in Ssembabule District of clearing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer using “forged, fraudulent and

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BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHER! As Tycoon Ham Battles ‘Nakivubo Channel Demons’, Brother Haruna Ssentongo Cited in Shs 2.4bn Kisenyi Property Chaos

BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHER! As Tycoon Ham Battles ‘Nakivubo Channel Demons’, Brother Haruna Ssentongo Cited in Shs 2.4bn Kisenyi Property Chaos

Just as Kampala is still buzzing over tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s fierce showdown with the so-called “Nakivubo Channel demons”, his brother Haruna Ssentongo has been thrown back into the spotlight — this time over a controversial Shs 2.4 billion property deal that has refused to die since 201

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Three Remanded Over Land Grabbing

Three Remanded Over Land Grabbing

The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SHACU) working together with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of Uganda Police, have arraigned Ssempijja Edward, a businessman; Mirimu Ivan, a transport and clearing agent; and Bbaale Joseph,

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Six Women Arrested at JKIA Attempting to Smuggle Sh103 Million from India

Six Women Arrested at JKIA Attempting to Smuggle Sh103 Million from India

Customs officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday arrested six female suspects attempting to smuggle USD$857,300 (Sh103.6 million) from India.The six women of Somali origin arrived at the airport from India aboard Ethiopian airline flight Number ET3

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Court dismisses bid to stop Daddy Lumba’s burial.

Court dismisses bid to stop Daddy Lumba’s burial.

A Kumasi High Court has thrown out an injunction application seeking to stop the burial and funeral of celebrated highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba.The application was filed by Madam Akosua Serwaa Fosu, who claims to be the late musician’s l

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Journalist Mwesigwa fears for life after question to Museveni sparks backlash from PM Nabbanja

Journalist Mwesigwa fears for life after question to Museveni sparks backlash from PM Nabbanja

Journalist David Mwesigwa (R) asking President Museveni a question (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: Galaxy TV journalist David Mwesigwa says he fears for his life after asking President Yoweri Museveni a question about the poor state of hosp

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Court of Appeal Clears Vantage Fund to Enforce $10m Loan Against Bitature’s Simba Companies

Court of Appeal Clears Vantage Fund to Enforce $10m Loan Against Bitature’s Simba Companies

“The mere act of lending money without a physical address in Uganda does not create an obligation for the appellant as a foreign lender to register. The appellant has a right to implement the terms of the agreement in Uganda, including instituting proceedings

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Evacuations Across Pacific as Huge Quake Off Russia Sparks Tsunami Panic

Evacuations Across Pacific as Huge Quake Off Russia Sparks Tsunami Panic

Panic swept across the Pacific Wednesday morning after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast set off tsunami alarms in more than a dozen countries.The quake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, one of the most seismically active regions in the world, sending w

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