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Kampala, Uganda – April 8, 2026 The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has convicted former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu, in the high-profile Karamoja iron sheets scandal, and...
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Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has stirred debate after using a pointed analogy to describe the limits of political cooperation, remarks widely interpreted as directed at Democratic Party (DP)...
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Gracious Kadondi has been elected the 92nd Guild President of Makerere University, emerging victorious in a highly competitive student race defined by contrasting campaign messages and strong...
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Police in Katwe Division have dismantled a notorious gang of panga-wielding robbers that has been behind a string of violent attacks in parts of Kampala. The operation followed the arrest of a...
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Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has raised alarm over the continued disappearance of Natabi Fauzia, also known as Maama Kyeyune, who was allegedly...
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A pressure group within the Democratic Party (DP) has strongly criticized party president Norbert Mao over his planned participation in a retreat organized by the ruling National Resistance...
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The Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among is mourning the loss of her mother-in-law, Mama Nakisuyi Ruth Biribawa Safia, who passed away on Wednesday at Kampala Hospital. In a message shared...
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A wave of violence targeting schoolchildren in Uganda has sparked national outrage, with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) calling for urgent action to safeguard learning environments...
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Kwanini mkono wa kushoto wa Museveni haunyooki vizuri, au ni bandia?
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The Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has delivered an alternative national budget for the 2026/27 financial year, presenting a departure from the government’s current budget proposal for...
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Shock has gripped residents of Ggaba, an upscale suburb of Kampala after an unidentified man gained access to a daycare centre and killed four toddlers with a sharp object. Some of the residents...
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UPDATE - April 10, 2026 A court in Kampala on April 10 denied bail to National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, meaning he will not attend the burial of his wife...
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Uganda’s opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi said on Wednesday that the wife of a senior party official had died after a prolonged illness, raising fresh criticism over the continued detention of...
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Civil society activists under the Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance have called on the government, religious leaders, and Members of Parliament to intensify efforts to combat excessive alcohol...
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Seven students of Apac Seed Secondary School were seriously injured after a violent clash with local youths during an Easter Sunday night disco, authorities have said, dismissing earlier reports...
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More than 350 newly elected Members of Parliament from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party converged yesterday for a week-long induction at the National Leadership Institute (NALI)...
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Christopher Okello Onyum, the suspect in the killing of four toddlers at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre in Kampala, reportedly had a history of mental illness, according to his family...
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More than 100 students at the Law Development Centre (LDC) have protested authorities,in a formal petition dated 23 March, they accuse the institution of enforcing unfair and punitive rules in the...
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The Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 in Uganda (a rebranded NGO Funding Bill) seeks strict government control over foreign funding for individuals and NGOs. It mandates registration for anyone...
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President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Judiciary to fast track the trial of the prime suspect of the murder of the four toddlers in Ggaba and to conduct proceedings within the affected...
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