All posts tagged "News"

Kadaga pledges NRM commitment to fulfilling manifesto promises

Kamuli, Uganda: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has pledged that...

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UPDF troops sharpen lifesaving skills under UN Training in Somalia

Somalia: Seventy-nine personnel from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) in Somalia have completed...

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Architects push for inclusive design for visually impaired PWDs

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Society of Architects (USA) has launched a nationwide campaign to promote inclusive architectural design that accommodates persons with...

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ONC Coordinators, NUP dominate NRM Village Polls

Kampala, Uganda: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s grassroots elections held on Tuesday, May 6, were dominated by influential coordinators from...

Drama in Sironko as woman disowns son for lining behind rival Nambozo in NRM village polls

Sironko, Uganda: A village-level election in Sironko District took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, after a woman publicly disowned...

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Five dead in fiery car crash on Iganga-Tororo highway

Iganga, Uganda: At least five people have died and four others critically injured in yet another road crash that occurred Wednesday morning...

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Billionaire Sudhir, wife Jyotsna, to fulfill Rajiv’s dream for daughter with ‘Inara Tower’ project

Kampala, Uganda: The Ruparelia family has announced plans to construct a landmark real estate project, Inara Tower, after Rajiv Ruparelia’s only daughter,...

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OP-ED

NRM’s Big Turnout in Buganda Shows Strength as Opposition Weakens

By: Hakim Kyeswa The huge number of people participating in the ongoing National Resistance Movement (NRM) structure elections across Buganda is a...

Gogonyo women celebrate as MP Orone fulfills gomesi pledge, Speaker Among backs more support

Pallisa, Uganda: Gogonyo County Member of Parliament, Hon Derrick Orone, over the weekend fulfilled a campaign pledge by dressing 10,000 women with...

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“PLEASE SUE!”: NBS unmoved by Ssemakadde’s Shs11bn demands over explosive gold story

Kampala, Uganda: Next Media Services has hit back at Uganda Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde, saying it is unfazed by his threats...

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Eddie Mutwe: Rights Group condemns torture, wants Bobi’s aide released

Kampala, Uganda:– The ongoing prosecution of National Unity Platform’s Head of Security, Edward Rogers Ssebuufu, popularly known as Eddie Mutwe, has triggered...

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Several dead, dozens injured after YY Bus overturns and catches fire in Buikwe

The Scania bus, en route from Katosi to Jinja, overturned and burst into flames in Makindu Village, with victims rushed to Kawolo...

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Obituary

Andrew Mwenda: The legacy of Rajiv Ruparelia

By Andrew Mwenda On Saturday May 03 around 2.20am, fate struck. Rajiv Ruparelia, son of Uganda’s richest couple, Sudhir and Jyotsna Ruparelia,...

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Three days later, CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba yet to release Eddie Mutwe as directed by UHRC

Kampala, Uganda: Three days now since the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) ordered his immediate release, Edward Rogers Ssebuufu, popularly known as...

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Africa

Could Uganda’s Budongo Forest Be Ground Zero for the Next Global Pandemic?

In Summary: Tobacco farming in Uganda has resulted in the loss of trees key to the diets of chimpanzees and baboons, increasing...

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Museveni suspends Cabinet, Parliament as NRM heads for Village-Level Elections

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Sunday suspended Cabinet meetings and agreed with Parliament to halt Tuesday plenary sittings to allow full...

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Health

Midwives as active and first responders of climate crisis

Opinion, Editorial: With increasing climate crisis globally manifesting in various ways, such as rising temperatures, extreme weather events of heatwaves and floods,...

OP-ED

Uganda’s Path Forward: Unity in Diversity Over Fragmentation

By Bagarukayo Abdu As Uganda considers the creation of new districts, it’s essential to weigh the potential benefits against the risks of...

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Victoria University remember Director Rajiv as ‘visionary, passionate leader’

Kampala, Uganda: The Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Dr. Lawrence Muganga, and the institution’s management Saturday paid a deeply emotional tribute to...

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Man drowns while fishing in River Agago

Pader, Uganda: A 50-year-old man identified as Charles Otim drowned on Thursday afternoon while checking fishing nets in River Agago, at a...

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