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The ROKO ‘Black Hole’: How Uganda’s New Parliament Project Became a Permanent Construction Site

The ROKO ‘Black Hole’: How Uganda’s New Parliament Project Became a Permanent Construction Site

The Auditor General’s 2024-25 report exposes a pattern of chronic delays on the new Parliament building, as the completion date shifts to late 2027.KAMPALA, Uganda — A trail of six blown deadlines and a staggering 263 billion Ugandan shilling price tag has left the Parliament of Uganda

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KCCA set to roll out electric buses in Kampala this month, after cabinet approval

KCCA set to roll out electric buses in Kampala this month, after cabinet approval

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has announced plans to introduce electric buses into the city’s public transport system before the end of May, following approval from Cabinet.KCCA Executive Director Sharifah Buzeki said the long-awaited initiative is now ready for rollout, with fin

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Police Corporal Arrested For Shooting Woman Near Speaker Anita Among’s Residence

Police Corporal Arrested For Shooting Woman Near Speaker Anita Among’s Residence

The Police have arrested one of the bodyguards to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for allegedly shooting and injuring a female driver near her residence on MacKinnon Road, Kampala. Security sources say the suspect, Corporal Humphrey Muhanguzi, allegedly shot at a woman in her Toyota Harr

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Mpuuga Speaks Out as Besigye Marks 70th Birthday Behind Bars at Luzira

Mpuuga Speaks Out as Besigye Marks 70th Birthday Behind Bars at Luzira

Former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has joined political allies in paying tribute to Dr Kizza Besigye as supporters marked his 70th birthday while he remains in detention at Luzira Prison.Mpuuga attended a commemoration event organised by the Federal of Freedom Party (PFF) in Kampal

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Museveni says NSSF money should build roads, not sit in govt bonds

Museveni says NSSF money should build roads, not sit in govt bonds

President Museveni on Friday criticised the investment strategy of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), urging it to channel savings into infrastructure projects, as he set out key economic priorities for his new term.Speaking at Labour Day celebrations in Buikwe District, Museveni sa

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Govt moves to block conversion of leasehold to freehold on state land

Govt moves to block conversion of leasehold to freehold on state land

Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development (MLHUD), is pushing for suspension of conversion of government land from leasehold to freehold tenure.The revelation comes after Uganda Land Commission (ULC) chairperson Prof. Nyeko Pen-Mogi sounded an alarm to the la

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Sheilah Gashumba clarifies viral pregnancy claim

Sheilah Gashumba clarifies viral pregnancy claim

Media personality and deejay Sheilah Gashumba has said she was joking when she claimed she was three months pregnant.“The pregnancy thing was straight banter lol calm down!” Gashumba posted on X.Gashumba claimed she was three months pregnant during a TikTok live with socialite a

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The Rajiv Legacy: Why 3rd May should become Uganda’s National Road Safety Day

The Rajiv Legacy: Why 3rd May should become Uganda’s National Road Safety Day

Every four days in Uganda, a full bus-load of souls is wiped away. According to the 2025 Annual Traffic Police Report, our roads claim approximately 15 lives every single day. We must realize these are not just numbers to be filed away in a police report; they are invisible human costs that steal

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Mash East Africa Driver Captain Nassor Magram Dies on Jinja–Kampala Route, Body Repatriated to Kenya

Mash East Africa Driver Captain Nassor Magram Dies on Jinja–Kampala Route, Body Repatriated to Kenya

Uganda’s long-distance transport sector is mourning the sudden death of Captain Nassor Magram, a Mash East Africa driver who passed away on Thursday while operating along the Jinja–Kampala route. His body was later transported to Kenya the same night, before being moved to Nairobi for

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Labour Day: Inside Mbale park’s daily influx of young workers

Labour Day: Inside Mbale park’s daily influx of young workers

At the break of dawn, before Mbale City fully wakes, the Mbale-Kampala road, which leads to Mbale-Sino Industrial Park, is already alive.Thousands of young men and women move from either direction of the road, most of them on foot and a few others on boda bodas, from their respective villa

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