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Political Analyst: Mao’s Speakership Bid a Calculated Power Play for Bigger Political Leverage

Political Analyst: Mao’s Speakership Bid a Calculated Power Play for Bigger Political Leverage

Norbert Mao’s entry into the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament is less about securing the chair and more about repositioning himself within the country’s power structure, political commentator Wilfred Businge has argued. As the contest intensifies, Mao’s move is now bein

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Inside the Meeting: Museveni Reportedly Confronts Kadaga Over Alleged Witchcraft Plot

Inside the Meeting: Museveni Reportedly Confronts Kadaga Over Alleged Witchcraft Plot

dramatic account shared by journalist Andrew Mwenda has sparked intense debate across Uganda’s political and social media spaces after he described an alleged high-level State House meeting in which President Yoweri Museveni confronted former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga over claims that she had soug

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Tumwebaze Flags Off Uganda’s First Canned Pineapple Exports to China

Tumwebaze Flags Off Uganda’s First Canned Pineapple Exports to China

The Former Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has flagged off Uganda’s inaugural export of canned pineapples to China, describing it as a major breakthrough in the country’s agro-industrialisation drive and export market expansion.Tumwebaze said 10

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Special NRM CEC Meeting — Excluding Anita Among and Her Allies — Held Ahead of State House Meeting to Decide Speaker’s Fate — Sources

Special NRM CEC Meeting — Excluding Anita Among and Her Allies — Held Ahead of State House Meeting to Decide Speaker’s Fate — Sources

Sources indicate that the meeting was deliberately exclusive, with Among herself conspicuously left out alongside several of her closest allies. Those reportedly excluded include NRM Women’s League head Adrine Kobusingye and Eastern Uganda Vice Chairperson Calvin Echodu—figures considered cen

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I Was Framed’: Molly Katanga Questions Timeline of DNA Evidence

I Was Framed’: Molly Katanga Questions Timeline of DNA Evidence

Molly Katanga has accused investigators of building a murder case against her before forensic results were available, as the defence intensifies its attack on the credibility of the police investigation into the death of businessman Henry Katanga.Molly Katanga on Tuesday accused police of

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Bukomansimbi vendors demand permanent market after years of unfulfilled promises

Bukomansimbi vendors demand permanent market after years of unfulfilled promises

Traders and leaders in Bukomansimbi Town Council are appealing for government intervention to secure land for a permanent market, saying years of operating on rented premises have left vendors exposed to poor conditions and uncertainty.Leaders of Bukomansimbi Town Council together with tra

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State House Anti Corruption Unit Cracks Down On UGX 2.2Bn Fertilizer Fraud, Businessman Arrested!

State House Anti Corruption Unit Cracks Down On UGX 2.2Bn Fertilizer Fraud, Businessman Arrested!

Kampala businessman has been arraigned before the Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court over an alleged multi-billion shilling fertilizer fraud that reportedly targeted an international company.The suspect, identified as Muwonge Ibrahim alias Ibra, was jointly arraigned this afternoon by the S

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Investigations: Inside Gen.Jim Muhwezi–Henry Tumukunde Rivalry: How Cabinet Season Revives Old Kigezi Power Wars!

Investigations: Inside Gen.Jim Muhwezi–Henry Tumukunde Rivalry: How Cabinet Season Revives Old Kigezi Power Wars!

As President Yoweri Museveni settles into a fresh term following his swearing-in on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, attention within Uganda’s political and security establishment has rapidly shifted toward one thing: the impending cabinet reshuffle.Historically, periods preceding cabinet announce

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Security Impounds Two Trucks with Over 200 Bags of Charcoal in Napak, Nabilatuk

Security Impounds Two Trucks with Over 200 Bags of Charcoal in Napak, Nabilatuk

Joint security forces have impounded two trucks transporting more than 200 bags of charcoal in the districts of Napak and Nabilatuk as enforcement of the presidential ban on the commercial charcoal trade from Karamoja intensifies.In the first operation, security personnel at the Iriiri Ani

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Asiimwe accuses fellow Bunyoro MPs of compromise in Speakership race

Asiimwe accuses fellow Bunyoro MPs of compromise in Speakership race

The Masindi District Woman Member of Parliament, Dr Florence Asiimwe Akiiki, has accused legislators from the Bunyoro sub-region of being compromised as the race for the Speakership of the 12th Parliament intensifies.Dr Asiimwe, who recently declared her intention to contest for the Speake

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