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Meet 29 candidates who have shown interest in 2026 presidential elections

Meet 29 candidates who have shown interest in 2026 presidential elections

From January 12 to February 9, 2026, Ugandans will head to the polls to elect leaders across various levels, including Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Government CouncilsBobi Wine, Yvonne Mpambara and President Yoweri MuseveniFrom January

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Konshens Faces Backlash Over Remix of Joshua Baraka’s Hit ‘Wrong Places’

Konshens Faces Backlash Over Remix of Joshua Baraka’s Hit ‘Wrong Places’

Jamaican dancehall superstar Konshens sparked a huge debate on X after announcing that he had made a remix of Joshua Baraka’s famous single ‘Wrong Places’. Taking to his official account, Konshens teased a video showing him chilling in his home

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Frank Gashumba: Why Uganda Should Value Results Over Academic Rituals

Frank Gashumba: Why Uganda Should Value Results Over Academic Rituals

Frank Gashumba has stirred fresh debate in Uganda over who deserves the title “Doctor,” criticizing what he sees as a rigid and outdated view of academic recognition.Speaking after Prof. Mondo Kagonyera’s remarks at the vigil of the late Prof. Georg

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Museveni Mourns Prof Kanyeihamba

Museveni Mourns Prof Kanyeihamba

President Museveni has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Professor George Wilson Kanyeihamba, hailing him as a “patriotic intellectual” who served Uganda with distinction across multiple domains.Prof Kanyeihamba died early Monday morning at a

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Why Makerere ought to retain its professors as long as can still talk

Why Makerere ought to retain its professors as long as can still talk

There is a Ugandan virologist – a retired professor – who once told me a memorable story that captures a core part of the absurdity of the system that Bwana Yoweri Museveni has cultivated and presided over since coming to power. I will not

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After years of warnings, brown rice still contains this toxic metal. Why it’s there—and how harmful it is

After years of warnings, brown rice still contains this toxic metal. Why it’s there—and how harmful it is

For years, experts have sounded alarm bells over arsenic levels in brown rice.New research has found that brown rice has a higher concentration of 

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Dr. Ojangole appointed Chair Africa’s development finance body

Dr. Ojangole appointed Chair Africa’s development finance body

Uganda Development Bank's Managing Director, Dr. Patricia Ojangole, has been appointed Chairperson of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI), the umbrella organisation for development finance institutions in Africa.Dr. Ojangole’s appointment was announced dur

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Drug-rape student 'among most prolific predators'

Drug-rape student 'among most prolific predators'

BBC | A PhD student who has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women "may turn out to be one of the most prolific sexual predators that we've ever seen in this country", according to the lead detective on the case.Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women

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Museveni appoints Dr. Atingi-Ego as BOU governor, Prof. Nuwagaba as deputy

Museveni appoints Dr. Atingi-Ego as BOU governor, Prof. Nuwagaba as deputy

Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego (L), the newly appointed Governor of the Bank of Uganda, and Prof. Agustus Nuwagaba (R), the new Deputy Governor, take the reins at the central bankKampala, Uganda – President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr. Michael At

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Ugandan on trial in the UK over modern slavery

Ugandan on trial in the UK over modern slavery

A Ugandan has been charged by the England-based Thames Valley Police in connection with modern slavery, according to reports. Ms Lydia Mugambe, according to the Thames Valley Police website, has been charged with three counts, conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration laws by a

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