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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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 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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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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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 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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ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s president on Friday replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the conflict-hit north and myriad security challenges. No reason was given but the shake-up comes as the government has denied rumors of a coup plot in the wake of local media reports that at least 20 military officers were
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A British court handed down prison sentences to six British men recruited by the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group to carry out an arson attack on a London warehouse holding aid for Ukraine on Friday. The warehouse, in Leyton, East London, was being used to store Starlink equipment and humanitarian supplies destined for Ukraine when it was set
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THE US military flew a pair of supersonic heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela this week, it was revealed today, after President Donald Trump said his government would kill “narcoterrorists.” Another group of US bombers made a similar journey earlier this month as part of a training exercise to simulate an attack. The US has
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