A search has intensfied for a missing aircraft carrying the vice president of the southeastern African country of Malawi and nine other people, the country’s government said on Monday. Vice President Saulos Chilima was traveling on a Malawi Defense Force aircraft that took off at 9:17 a.m. Monday from the capital, Lilongwe. We show you our […]
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Kira Municipality Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, has expressed his unwavering support for Nyendo-Mukungwe MP Mathias Mpuuga amidst a brewing controversy. Ssemujju, in an interview with the press on Monday, emphasized his long-standing relationship with Mpuuga as a key reason for his stance. The controversy stemmed from a motion to censure Mpuuga and three
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State Minister for Tourism, Martin Bahinduka Mugarra, has hailed the return of a significant batch of cultural heritage artifacts to Uganda, marking the second-largest single return of such items in the country’s history. This momentous occasion follows the first return during the independence celebrations in July 1962 when the Kibuuka regalia were repatriated. On Saturday,
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Preparations are in full swing in Hoima City for the 30th anniversary of the coronation of Omukama Solomon Gafabusa Iguru of the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom. The coronation, also known as the Empango, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 11, at the royal palace. Andrew Byakutaga, the kingdom’s prime minister, has indicated that the
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This afternoon, the Anti-Corruption Unit – State House Uganda, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, brought Asiimwe Annah before the Chief Magistrates Court in Mbarara. She faces charges of Obtaining Money by False Pretense, Forgery, and Uttering False Documents. The accused, Asiimwe Annah, allegedly
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The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) commenced its nationwide activities in a groundbreaking manner today, marking history with the inauguration of its much-anticipated Digital Membership Registration (DMR) program for membership enrollment. This initiative sets the FDC apart as the first political party in the country and the second in the region to adopt digital methods
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University students in a group discussion. Students joining higher institutions of learning are staring at higher school fees after the Budget and Appropriations Committee proposed the reduction of the funding budget. In the Report on the Consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the 2024/25 Financial Year released on Thursday, the budget for
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) manifesto implementation unit in the office of the president has highlighted high levels of corruption, a limited resource envelope for development projects, and delays in land acquisition as key challenges heavily affecting the implementation of the 2021–2026 manifesto. The challenges, according to the Director Manifesto Implementation Unit, Willis Bashasha, are
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Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention. Ugandan activists march in Kampala, Uganda, in support of a European Parliament resolution to stop the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline on environmental grounds . An activist with an environmental group campaigning to block a $5bn internationally financed
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Some of the candidates sitting their exams from Mulago. More to know about are; The exams, which will span two weeks, are being administered at 123 examination centres nationwide. The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board (UNMEB) on Monday commenced examinations for over 52,000 candidates across the country. The exams, which will span two weeks,
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