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Boda boda rider hired to take two girls to school arrested for defiling one and allegedly calling his friend to assault the other

Boda boda rider hired to take two girls to school arrested for defiling one and allegedly calling his friend to assault the other

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala.Police in Naggalama are holding two suspected bodaboda riders over an alleged aggravated defilement involving two schoolgirls aged 13 and 15.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala identified the suspects as Ali

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There can only be one Fr Kiibi

There can only be one Fr Kiibi

Rev Fr Deogratius Kiibi KatereggaI attended a burial in Gombe last week, and had never encountered such a quarrelsome priest!Before the requiem mass started, he warned mourners to stand when he says stand, sit when they were supposed to, and save the gossip for later like “grownup

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Sarah Bireete and the price of speaking truth to power

Sarah Bireete and the price of speaking truth to power

When Dr Sarah Bireete was rounded up from her house and taken to Natete Police station, I received nervous messages from friends asking me whether I was safe.Because Dr Bireete and I have done plenty of political talk shows together, and often agree on almost everything – oftentimes comp

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BUTAMBALA: Meet Lydia Mirembe, The Iron Lady Making NUP’s Aisha Kabanda Sweat Plazma

BUTAMBALA: Meet Lydia Mirembe, The Iron Lady Making NUP’s Aisha Kabanda Sweat Plazma

Political temperatures continue to rise in Butambala District as the contest for the Woman Member of Parliament seat intensifies, with incumbent Aisha Kabanda of the National Unity Platform (NUP) facing mounting pressure from her former rival, Lydia Mirembe.Local political observers say th

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The post-Museveni question

The post-Museveni question

Transition or succession? Focus is on Kyagulanyi, Muhoozi and MuseveniFor a country that has never seen peaceful transfer of power, the future is arriving faster than its readiness for itOn the afternoon of December 10, at Hotel Africana in Kampala, Uganda’s political future was d

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Social Media Celebrities That Didn't Make It to 2026

Social Media Celebrities That Didn't Make It to 2026

From politics and business to music, media, and nightlife, Uganda and the wider East African region endured a year marked by repeated loss as prominent figures passed away under tragic and varied circumstances.Uganda—and the wider East African region

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BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHER! As Tycoon Ham Battles ‘Nakivubo Channel Demons’, Brother Haruna Ssentongo Cited in Shs 2.4bn Kisenyi Property Chaos

BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHER! As Tycoon Ham Battles ‘Nakivubo Channel Demons’, Brother Haruna Ssentongo Cited in Shs 2.4bn Kisenyi Property Chaos

Just as Kampala is still buzzing over tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s fierce showdown with the so-called “Nakivubo Channel demons”, his brother Haruna Ssentongo has been thrown back into the spotlight — this time over a controversial Shs 2.4 billion property deal that has refused to die since 201

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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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Spare Me from This Rubbish —Rwashande Explodes After Being Grouped with Old Generals Eyeing MP Seat

Spare Me from This Rubbish —Rwashande Explodes After Being Grouped with Old Generals Eyeing MP Seat

Retired Brigadier General Emmanuel Rwashande has reacted furiously after being listed among elderly National Resistance Movement (NRM) politicians seeking parliamentary seats. The backlash came after renowned Ugandan cartoonist and columnist Jim Spire Ssentongo

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Police Investigate Woman in Sudden Death of Dr John Spire Kiggundu

Police Investigate Woman in Sudden Death of Dr John Spire Kiggundu

A police investigation has been launched following the sudden and unexpected death of Dr John Spire Kiggundu, a respected Ugandan doctor and brother to activist and academic Dr Jim Spire Ssentongo.While the family has dismissed any suspicion of foul play,

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