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Govt Moves to License Starlink to Cut Internet Costs

Govt Moves to License Starlink to Cut Internet Costs

Government is edging closer to granting an operating licence to Starlink, the satellite broadband venture backed by Elon Musk, as part of efforts to widen internet access and ease connectivity costs.ICT and National Guidance minister Chris Baryomunsi said discussions with the company are a

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World’s ‘oldest person’ dies in Uganda at 139, leaves 209 great-grandchildren

World’s ‘oldest person’ dies in Uganda at 139, leaves 209 great-grandchildren

Arua, Uganda: A revered matriarch from Arua District has been laid to rest amid claims of extraordinary longevity, with family and community members celebrating a life they say spanned 139 years and touched generations across West Nile.Mama Luiza Omene Nafura Aya, a respected Traditional B

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Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks

Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks

Uganda is deepening its involvement in the International Criminal Court through judicial nominations and representation, but shifting global power dynamics, US opposition, and strained alliances raise questions about whether the country’s participation serves its long-term political and economi

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Fishmongers’ cabinet winds down with mabati theft taint

Fishmongers’ cabinet winds down with mabati theft taint

The 2021–2026 cabinet has concluded its term, with ministers directed to hand over their offices to permanent secretaries following their final meeting on Monday.President Yoweri Museveni thanked the outgoing ministers for what he described as a job well done. This was the cabinet he onc

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Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme

Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme

Children in Uganda’s eastern district of Budaka arrive at school each day in neat uniforms, exercise books in hand, ready for lessons. But for many, the school day has long been marked by something less visible: hunger.Teachers say signs are familiar, drooping heads by mid-morning, decli

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The untold battle: Power struggles and fight over deals at UEDCL

The untold battle: Power struggles and fight over deals at UEDCL

man often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it,” the French poet Jean de La Fontaine famously said. The idea is that, despite one’s best efforts to avoid a certain path in life, they end up facing it anyway.That pretty much sums up Paul Mwesigwa’s one-year tenure as Mana

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I once loved Museveni like your father did' - Bobi Wine, Besigye son talk African democracy in US

I once loved Museveni like your father did' - Bobi Wine, Besigye son talk African democracy in US

Bobi Wine told US students he once admired Museveni but now warns against leaders who overstay in power and weaken democracyBobi Wine spoke at Columbia University on democracy and leadership in AfricaHe said he once admired Museveni, like Kizza Besigye did in the pastHe also

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Parliament Dismisses Claims MPs Were Blocked From Accessing House

Parliament Dismisses Claims MPs Were Blocked From Accessing House

Igara West MP Gaffa Mbwatekamwa claimed he had been locked out of ParliamentParliament has dismissed as false claims that some Members of Parliament were blocked by security personnel from accessing the parliamentary precincts ahead of debate on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026.

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Shock as thugs break into Bank of Uganda, steal key equipment

Shock as thugs break into Bank of Uganda, steal key equipment

Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects struck in the early hours of Monday, gaining access through a gate opposite City Square before entering the bank’s commercial offices, where they reportedly spent nearly three hours undetected.Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala (P

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Two arrested over impersonating soldiers on Lake Kyoga

Two arrested over impersonating soldiers on Lake Kyoga

Key suspect James Eligu following his arrest on May 3, 2026 at Kagwara Landing Site, Serere District.Army officers attached to Lake Kyoga in Serere District have arrested two suspects accused of impersonating soldiers and soliciting money from fishermen.The UPDF sector commander in

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