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17 Jun '26
Delays in Uganda's digital number plate system are leaving thousands of vehicles idle, costing businesses millions and disrupting transport operations across the country.Many vehicles remain grounded due to delays in issuing ITMS digital number plates.Shortages of tracking component
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17 Jun '26
Uganda’s political landscape is dominated by stories of imprisonment, intimidation, exile, and internal divisions.Dr. Kizza Besigye, one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures, continues to face political persecution and detention. Robert Kyagulanyi has spent significant pe
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17 Jun '26
Former President Idi Amin’s son, Lumumba Amin, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the reported arrest of former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, urging the public to focus on legal facts rather than drawing comparisons with his late father.His remarks come amid growing public
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17 Jun '26
The Chief if Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has once again stirred political debate after posting messages suggesting he could seek the presidency after his father, President Yoweri Museveni, who recently secured another five-year term following the January elections and subsequent swear
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17 Jun '26
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has urged the National Unity Platform (NUP) to spearhead a united opposition front, citing increasing political pressure and recent high-profile arrests as signs of deepening tension in Uganda’s political landscape.KAMPALA — The People’s Progres
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17 Jun '26
Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that the contract awarded to Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi had been “cancelled”.There has been no confirmation or denial from the
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16 Jun '26
Ugandan members of Parliament are divided over the new 84.3 trillion shilling national budget for the 2026-2027 financial year, with ruling party lawmakers praising its infrastructure funding and the opposition warning of a heavy tax burden.KAMPALA, Uganda — Lawmakers are divided over th
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16 Jun '26
KAMPALA, Uganda — As armed soldiers escorted opposition leader Erias Lukwago away from his home on Monday morning, his wife stood amid the confusion, anger and disbelief of a family suddenly thrust into the center of Uganda’s latest political storm.For Nalongo Zawedde Lubwama, the arre
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16 Jun '26
The recent announcement by the Bank of Uganda introducing new limitations to over-the-counter cash withdrawals and check payments have has raised questions over the motives behind it. The banks have been given the next six months to transition to the new policy adjustment.The new mea
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16 Jun '26
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said Uganda cancelled its $3 billion SGR contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi and has called for a PLU demonstration at the Turkish Embassy in Kampala.Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has cl