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18 May '26
The General, who heads the Patriotic League of Uganda, reportedly believes Museveni’s style of leadership of compromises and concessions to powerful individuals and interest groups is outdated and has become a liability to the nation.Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and s
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16 May '26
Masaka — In politics, many leaders rise like thunderstorms — loud, dramatic and impossible to ignore — only to disappear leaving behind debris of broken trust and corruption scandals. But others move like the River Nile itself: calm, steady and life-giving to the communities around them.
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16 May '26
The government, through the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives, has intensified efforts to support teachers in entering a value-added cash economy as an alternative source of income aside from teaching. Despite a salary increase, the government, through the Teachers Savings Union Walimu, is mobil
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15 May '26
The Ministry of Health Uganda has confirmed an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the country.According to the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine, the case involves a 59-year-old Congolese man who was admitted to Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala on May 11,
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15 May '26
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is increasingly being mentioned in ruling party circles as a possible candidate for Deputy Speaker of Parliament in a major political arrangement aimed at balancing regional interests following the death of former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah.Highly placed NRM sou
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15 May '26
Traders in Entebbe Municipality say the ongoing enforcement of the Ministry of Local Government’s trade order has left them evicted without warning, relocation plans, or enough space in the new market areas.The municipal authorities began enforcing the order in different divisions, but s
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15 May '26
Uganda is preparing to issue its first sovereign sukuk as part of efforts to finance the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Kampala to the Kenyan border town of Malaba, marking the country’s entry into Islamic capital markets, Ecofin Agency reports.The Ministry of Fin
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15 May '26
Through his trusted indomitable cadre Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye, who serves as both Head Public Service and Cabinet Secretary, President Museveni has identified and come up with a list of seasoned public administrator and bureaucrats who have been empowered to serve as ‘Acting Ministers’ and ensure
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14 May '26
The Mwanga II Magistrates Court in Kampala has issued a warrant of arrest against one of the accused persons in a case involving Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral after he failed to appear in court without explanation.Martin Kagoro, one of the accused in the case, di
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14 May '26
The standoff follows a government directive requiring all outgoing local government leaders to hand over office by May 12, 2026, following the swearing-in of President Yoweri Museveni for a new term in office.Outgoing Namisindwa LC5 Chairperson Jackson Wakweika (pictured) has refused to ha