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VP Alupo declared unopposed for Katakwi Woman MP seat just days to 2026 elections

Katakwi, Uganda: Uganda’s Vice President Rtd Maj Jessica Alupo Rose Epel has been declared unopposed for the Katakwi District Woman’s Member of...

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The future is bright, says Museveni as Uganda marks peaceful Christmas

Entebbe, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said Uganda’s future remains firmly on course, pointing to sustained peace, steady economic activity, and...

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Internal storm erupts in NRM as senior cadres want Among off Buganda trail, accuse her of blocking access to Museveni

Buganda, Uganda: Senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) cadres in Buganda have intensified calls for Speaker of Parliament, also NRM Second National Vice...

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The growing popularity of online casinos in Senegal

Online casinos are rapidly gaining popularity in Senegal, largely thanks to the variety of slot games available on mobile platforms. Folks in...

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Deputy RDC locked out of Apac council over abusive remarks

Apac, Uganda: The Apac District Council has barred the Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Richard Tabaro, from attending all council sittings with immediate...

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Football

As it Happened: Tunisia school Uganda 3-1 in Cranes’ AFCON 2025 opener

Rabat, Morocco: Uganda’s national football team, The Cranes, opened their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign with a 3–1 defeat to...

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OP-ED

Who pays the price for Uganda’s unregulated transport fares?

By Wabusimba Amiri Every festive season in Uganda follows a familiar ritual, roads fill, vehicles overflow, and fares quietly mutate. What was...

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OP-ED

Raising women should not require burying men

By Odeke Bazel In this country, gender conversations have settled into a familiar rhythm. When women suffer, the nation listens. When men...

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National

Museveni assures of peace, roads and power upgrades ahead of 2026 elections

Gomba, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured residents of Gomba District that the peace Uganda has enjoyed for the last 40...

Under-fire Nebbi District Chief Administrative Officer Dorothy Ajwang (R). Photo/Courtesy/File

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National

Nebbi councillors want CAO Ajwang transferred over innefici

Nebbi, Uganda: Nebbi District councillors have called for the immediate transfer of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Dorothy Ajwang, accusing her of...

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Big Story

Trump recalls US envoys to Uganda, Rwanda in major diplomatic reset

Kampala, Uganda: The United States has recalled its envoys to Uganda and Rwanda as part of a sweeping diplomatic shake-up that has...

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Court

Missing Masaka priest charged with Shs500m money laundering

Masaka City, Uganda: Rev Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira, the Catholic priest from Masaka, who had been missing for weeks following his reported arrest...

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Sports

Museveni to open magnificent Hoima City Stadium tomorrow

Hoima City, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will tomorrow, Wednesday, December 24, officiate at the grand opening of the 20,000-seater Hoima City...

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Uganda Railways under fire after American national dies in Bugolobi train crash

Kampala, Uganda: The management of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) is facing mounting public criticism and accusations of negligence following a fatal crash...

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Technology

How A Proxy For Twitch Helps With Streaming, Bots & Testing

Imagine playing your game live with thousands of fans watching, only to suddenly experience buffering, a captcha, or even a temp ban....

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National

Museveni rallies Masaka to vote NRM, embrace wealth creation in coming term

Masaka City, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has rallied residents of Masaka City and the wider Greater Masaka sub-region to support National...

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National

MP Ochwa pledges to lobby power extension to Aleles Bridge TC

Pallisa, Uganda: Agule County Member of Parliament David Ochwa has pledged to lobby government for the extension of electricity to Aleles Bridge...

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Crime

Woman arrested after staging own kidnap, demanding Shs50m from mother

Luweero, Uganda: Police in Kampala North have arrested a 34-year-old woman for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of...

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Big Story

URA defends memo requiring CDF approval for Elon Musk’s Starlink imports

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has broken its silence on an internal memo directing customs officers to restrict the importation...

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Museveni’s 2026 victory must and will be defended by us, the Bazzukulu

By Akampa Rugaba Tanbull Well, in the 2021 general elections, there were some weevils at different polling stations who had infiltrated the...

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Court

Luuka district engineers charged for stealing fuel worth Shs222m

Luuka, Uganda: Three officials from Luuka District Local Government have been charged before court on multiple counts including conspiracy to commit a...