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The announcement was made during a Market Sounding Conference held in Kampala, Uganda, where government officials, financiers and private sector leaders endorsed the expressway as a key infrastructure priority for the region. The project is supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented under the East Africa Community (EAC) framework, with grant financing provided through
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By Naome Namusoke |KMA Updates KAMPALA– The Inter-Party Youth Platform (IYOP), a coalition of youth leagues from Uganda’s major political parties, has issued a strong statement following the tragic road crash along the Kampala–Gulu Highway that claimed 46 lives in the early hours of Tuesday, October 22, 2025. Speaking from the Alliance for National Transformation
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Makerere University Guild President Churchill Ssentamu, nephew to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), has officially been nominated to contest for the Central Region Youth Member of Parliament seat ahead of the 2026 general elections. Churchill, who currently serves as the 91st Guild President of Makerere University, submitted his nomination as an independent
Katongole Singh talking to journalists.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. Kampala.Uganda,East Africa By Naome Namusoke & Ronald Kabuubi | KMA Updates KAMPALA— The race for Rubaga East Constituency has officially begun, with Katongole Singh, a familiar face in the city’s political and business circles, now formally nominated to contest as Member of Parliament in the upcoming
By Naome Namusoke | KMA Updates KAMPALA, — After a decade away from frontline politics, former Attorney General Fred Ruhindi has made a return, officially nominated to contest the Nakawa East parliamentary seat in the upcoming 2026 elections. Ruhindi, who previously represented the undivided Nakawa Constituency, received his nomination certificate at the Electoral Commission offices,
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The Diocese of Jinja has announced with deep sorrow the passing of Rt. Rev. Charles Martin Wamika, the Bishop of Jinja Diocese, died at 72 on Wednesday, October 22. According to an official statement released by the diocesan social communications office, signed by the diocesan chancellor, Fr. Gerald Muto, Bishop Wamika passed away on Wednesday afternoon
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The Minister also pledged to expand clean water access to hard-to-reach areas, extend electricity coverage for both households and industrialization, and strengthen poverty alleviation and wealth creation programs, particularly through the Parish Development Model (PDM). The Minister of Finance (General Duties) and incumbent Member of Parliament for Rubanda East Constituency, Hon. Henry Musasizi, has been
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Evelyn Ninsiima Kikafunda, a passionate advocate for environmental conservation, has been duly nominated to contest for the position of Woman Member of Parliament for Rubanda District on an independent ticket. Ninsiima was officially nominated at 2:00 PM by the Rubanda District Electoral Commission Registrar, Medard Nteziyaremye. She was accompanied by a cheerful group of supporters,
By Naome Namusoke / KMA Updates KANUNGU — The Electoral Commission has officially nominated Esther Majambere Musoke as the District Woman Representative for Kanungu, marking her entry into the 2026 parliamentary race. The announcement was made by Mukundane David, the Electoral Commission Returning Officer for Kanungu District, during a nomination exercise held at 10:00 a.m.
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