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Speaker Among launches Rajiv Memorial Eye Camp, injects Shs50m to support activities

Speaker Anita Among has donated Shs50 million to support the Rajiv Ruparelia Memorial Eye Camp organised by the Ruparelia Foundation in Bukedea.

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Uganda rejects UN concerns over UPDF deployment in South Sudan

UPDF says its deployment in South Sudan is legitimate and helped prevent violence in Juba after concerns raised in a UN human...

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LIST: Police clears 190+ security firms, 12 gun dealers to operate in 2026

Uganda Police has released the official list of licensed private security companies and gun dealers authorised to operate in 2026. Authorities say...

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Prisons put Shs10m bounty on fugitive warder who killed four in Kiboga shooting

Uganda Prisons Service has announced a Shs10 million bounty for fugitive warder Moses Anguyo, the suspect behind the Kiboga prison shooting that...

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Uganda Law Society queries IGP over police role in Muwema Law Firm eviction

The Uganda Law Society has written to IGP Abbas Byakagaba demanding clarification over police involvement in the forceful eviction of Muwema &...

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Civil Society raises alarm over Uganda’s debt surge as figures hit over UGX115 trillion

Civil society organisations have raised alarm over Uganda’s growing public debt and widening gaps in health sector funding, warning that the latest...

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Eviction of Muwema Law Firm breached legal procedures – ULS

The Uganda Law Society has condemned the eviction of Muwema & Co. Advocates from their Kololo offices, accusing Downtown Investments and police...

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“We Are Now Digital”: Muwema says law firm already shifted services online ahead of relocation

City lawyer Fred Muwema says the controversial eviction of his law firm from its Kololo offices may have forced a turning point...

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Lawyer Muwema evicted from Kololo offices over Shs1.4Bn rent arrears

City lawyer Fred Muwema has been evicted from his Kololo law firm offices after the High Court ordered him to vacate the...

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Ugandan Lawyer drags Trump, Netanyahu to ICC over Iran leader assassination

A Ugandan lawyer has petitioned the International Criminal Court seeking investigations into Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu over the alleged killing of...

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NRM Secretriat on spot as Revolutionary Network exposes forgery in CEC resolution

The NRM Revolutionary Network has questioned the authenticity of a purported CEC resolution endorsing Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa for the 12th...

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Over Shs54bn bail fees lying idle in judiciary accounts

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have questioned the Judiciary over more than Shs54 billion in unclaimed bail deposits and concerns about...

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Museveni commits Shs20bn to empower Muslim women, hails Namyalo’s grassroots mobilisation

President Museveni has pledged up to Shs20 billion to support Muslim women while launching Tamini General Insurance, Uganda’s first Islamic Takaful firm,...

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Parliament summons Departed Asians Custodian Board over missing property records

Kampala, Uganda: Parliament has summoned the leadership of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board, chaired by Finance Minister, Hon Matia Kasaija, to...

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Museveni urged to intervene as Shs10m bribery claims rock Speakership race

The NRM Revolutionary Network youths have urged President Museveni to address concerns over the 12th Parliament Speakership race, alleging Shs10m inducements and...

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From 40 Years to Freedom: How Ssebuufu walked free in Katusabe Murder Case after presidential pardon

Kampala Businessman Muhammad Ssebuufu released from Prison after President Museveni granted him a pardon in the 2015 murder of Betty Donah Katusabe,...

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Molly Katanga has case to answer in husband’s murder – rules Court

The High Court in Kampala has ruled that Molly Katanga has a case to answer in the 2023 murder of her husband...

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After street vendors, KCCA moots plan to evict boda bodas from Kampala

KCCA plans to ban passenger boda bodas from Kampala CBD under a new transport regulatory plan that will cap riders at 27,870,...

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Over 28,300 ex-rebels pardoned since 1986 – Amnesty Commission

Uganda’s Amnesty Commission has pardoned over 28,340 former insurgents since 1986, including LRA and ADF fighters, while reintegrating thousands into communities across...

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Uganda receives first batch of injectable HIV prevention drug

Uganda has received its first 19,200 doses of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug supported by the Global Fund and PEPFAR,...

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Court orders TASO to pay Shs190m to Man wrongly put on ARVs

The High Court has ordered TASO to pay Shs190 million in damages to John Wataka after finding the organisation negligently diagnosed him...

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Mao declares bid for speaker of 12th parliament, vows to restore sanity in legislation

Norbert Mao has formally declared his candidacy for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, challenging the NRM’s endorsement of Anita Among and promising...