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‘I Am Broke,’ says NUP’s Joshua Tumukunde as he Quits Igara East MP Race

‘I Am Broke,’ says NUP’s Joshua Tumukunde as he Quits Igara East MP Race

Counsel Joshua Tumukunde, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer for Igara East Constituency, has withdrawn from the 2026 parliamentary race, citing financial limitations.In a letter dated October 16, 2025, addressed to NUP President Robert Kyagula

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Rejected by NRM, Mbatekamwa Bounces Back with Surprise Mbarara Mayor Bid

Rejected by NRM, Mbatekamwa Bounces Back with Surprise Mbarara Mayor Bid

Igara West Member of Parliament, Mbatekamwa Gaffa Louis, has officially declared his intention to run for Mbarara City Mayor as an independent candidate. His announcement comes just weeks after he was denied the National Resistance Movement (NRM) nomination duri

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Several Injured, Vehicle Vandalized as Supporters of 2 MP Aspirants Clash in Bushenyi

Several Injured, Vehicle Vandalized as Supporters of 2 MP Aspirants Clash in Bushenyi

Uganda Police in the Greater Bushenyi region have launched investigations into a case of alleged assault and malicious damage involving two parliamentary aspirants vying for the Igara West seat.According to SP Apollo Tayebwa, the regional police spokesper

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NRM members push for new leadership as Baryomunsi defends CEC role

NRM members push for new leadership as Baryomunsi defends CEC role

Aspirants for the NRM Vice Chairperson position for Western Uganda are pushing for new leadership in the ruling party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) as competition intensifies to unseat the incumbent, ICT Minister Chris Baryomunsi.Among the prominent contenders is Igara East MP and

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Judge refers Akamba's human rights case to constitutional court

Judge refers Akamba's human rights case to constitutional court

The High Court in Kampala has referred a human rights application that was filed by Busiki County, Namutumba Member of Parliament Paul Akamba to the Constitutional Court for determination. In his application, Mr Akamba who is accused of seeking for 20% kickback from the chairperson of U

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Political aspirations shattered

Political aspirations shattered

Political pilgrims seeking to enter the Promised Land of elected office have been left wandering in the desolate desert of uncertainty after their guide returned to base. For some of his followers in the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), the declaration by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is

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Is the world finally growing weary of Kagame’s excesses?

Is the world finally growing weary of Kagame’s excesses?

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has cruised to another incredible 99%-plus victory in the country’s presidential elections. The latest results showed he had amassed 99.18% of the vote. That would be a record, topping the 98.79% he won in 2017.The preci

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Campaigning opens in Rwanda for July presidential vote

Campaigning opens in Rwanda for July presidential vote

Kagame has been in power since 2000Campaigning opened Saturday for Rwanda's July 15 presidential election with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his 24-year iron-fisted rule over the Great Lakes nation.Nine million Rwandans are regist

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Coffee Prices Soar in Ibanda District

Coffee Prices Soar in Ibanda District

Farmers in Ibanda are experiencing a boon in their earnings as coffee prices reach unprecedented highs over the past few months. Robusta coffee, in particular, is currently trading at a record high of sh9,200 per kilogram in Ibanda town, with beans fetching sh8,900 a kilo in Kashangura, Kagongo d

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