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Women’s World Marathon Record Holder Ruth Chepng’etich Banned From Athletics

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Ruth Chepngetich who broke the world record by besting 2:09:57 on Sunday, October 13, 2024 World marathon record-holder Ruth Chepng’etich has been banned for three years after admitting to anti-doping rule violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has confirmed.  In a notice on Thursday, October 23, the AIU revealed the 31-year-old marathoner admitted to using […]

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EC Sets Fresh Nomination Dates Following Death of Candidates

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The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced new nomination dates for electoral areas where nominated candidates have died, in accordance with the Parliamentary Elections Act. In a statement released by Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, the fresh nominations will be conducted on Monday, 27th, and Tuesday, 28th October 2025 in all

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Police to Recruit 100,000 Temporary Officers for Election Duty

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Police is set to recruit 100,000 Special Police Constables to enhance security during the upcoming general elections. In a statement signed by AIGP Jesse Kamunanwire on behalf of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the recruits will serve on a three-month contract and will each earn a monthly salary of UGX 469,000. “Applications are invited

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UWA staff remanded over Shs 9.3 bn gorilla permit fraud

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KAMPALA ; The Anti-Corruption court has remanded 11 officials of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) over conspiring to defraud the government of more than Shs 9.3 billion through the fraudulent issuance of gorilla and chimpanzee tracking permits. The accused, who appeared before chief magistrate Rachael Nakyazze on Thursday, are part of a wider group of

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Munyagwa’s Common Man’s Party Candidates Nominated as He Decries Police Interference in Campaigns

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Munyagwa’s Common Man’s Party Candidates Miles Rwamitti and Engineer  Dafala.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. By Naome Namusoke & Ronald Kabuubi | KMA Updates KAMPALA — The second day of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) parliamentary nominations has seen more political hopefuls successfully join the race for Uganda’s 2026 general elections. Among them were several candidates from

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NETSCOUT EXTENDS VISIBILITY INTO KUBERNETES CONTAINERS WITH CONTINUOUS OBSERVABILITY INNOVATION

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Photo/Getty Images Helps Organisations Understand the Why Behind Issues Across Private and Public Cloud Environments WESTFORD, Mass., October 23, 2025 – NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider in observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, today announced an innovation aimed at meeting organisations’ increasing needs for comprehensive observability within complex cloud environments. With the

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Wendi,TotalEnergies Uganda Partner to Ease product Merchant Payments for Motorists.

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Peter Ssenyange, Chief Financial Officer at Pearl Bank Uganda (4th left), Joseph Wechuli, Finance Manager at TotalEnergies (4th right), Doreen Muhangazi, Chief People and Strategy Officer at Pearl Bank (3rd right), and Millicent Gitonga, Retail and Marketing Manager at TotalEnergies (3rd left) at the launch of the Wendi–TotalEnergies partnership. By Solomon Lubambula/KMA Updates As a

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U.S. sending aircraft carrier to Latin America in major buildup

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Washington — The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the waters off Latin America, an escalation that will dramatically increase the number of service members and ships dedicated to the Trump administration’s campaign to counter narcotics traffickers. Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesman, said on X that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “has

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Sheikh Abdullah discusses UAE relations with Russia during call with Foreign Minister

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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed relations between the country and Russia during a phone call with Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Talks also centred on the strategic partnership between the countries, state news agency Wam reported on Friday. Sheikh Abdullah and Mr Lavrov “reviewed avenues

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