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UPDF Builds Bridge To Ease Transport Challenges In Kanungu

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has constructed a bridge linking Nyamizi Cell in Kihanda Sub-county and Kakoni LC1 in Nyarugunda Parish, Kanungu District, in a bid to improve trade…

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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns ‘act of piracy’

BY BBC| US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. Speaking at the White…

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Human Body Found In Kiboga Bush, Police Investigate Murder

Police in Kiboga are investigating a suspected murder after a decomposing human body was discovered in a bush in Akyanga cell, Kiboga Town Council. The case was reported on December…

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Stepfather Held Over Alleged Defilement of Two Stepdaughters

Wakiso Police are currently holding a stepfather in connection with the alleged defilement of his two stepdaughters, aged 14 and 12, who are both pupils. The incident is said to…

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Uganda, U.S. Seal Five-Year Health Cooperation Framework

Uganda and the United States on Wednesday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a new framework for collaboration in the health sector, with both governments committing to increased…

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Ray Signature Says Weak Copyright System Is Failing Musicians

Singer and songwriter Ray Signature has warned that Uganda’s struggling copyright framework and poor music-streaming culture are undermining the growth of the country’s creative industry, arguing that artists continue to…

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Police Accuse Opposition Camps of Inciting Violence

The Uganda Police Force has warned presidential candidates and their supporters against acts of provocation and violence during campaign activities, citing a series of incidents involving supporters of National Unity…

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Pardons Are Constitutional, Not Political — Prisons Service Clarifies

Uganda Prisons Service has dismissed claims that recent presidential pardons were politically motivated, insisting the process is guided strictly by the Constitution and a structured system of review. Speaking to…

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Atwiine Chains Himself to UNEB Gate After EC Disqualifies Him From MP Race

Tension flared at the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) headquarters in Ntinda on Wednesday after James Atwiine, a disqualified parliamentary aspirant, chained himself to the institution’s main gate in protest…

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EC Condemns Chaos in Gulu, Wants Police to Act on Culprits

The Electoral Commission has condemned the violent confrontations that erupted on Saturday, 6 December 2025, during a roadshow and campaign event for presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in Gulu City,…

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