By the crack of dawn, the residence of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, was brimming with leaders and supporters clad in red as they sang and chanted party slogans. Others used the rare chance to take pictures with some of the parliamentary aspirants and other party bigwigs. At 10:15am, Bobi […]
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised fresh lifelines for Uganda’s jobless youth, unveiling a plan to bankroll unemployed graduates with start-up capital if re-elected in 2026. The pledge came on Tuesday at Kololo Independence Grounds, shortly after Museveni was formally nominated as the NRM flag bearer. In a fiery speech to thousands of cheering supporters,
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Nandala Mafabi, Mugisha Muntu Nominated for 2026 Presidential Elections By Naome Namusoke/KMA Updates The Electoral Commission’s nomination grounds in Lubowa-Lweza were a scene of heightened political activity this morning as two more presidential aspirants were duly nominated to contest in the 2026 General Elections. At exactly 10:00am, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) stalwart Nathan
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By Naome Namusoke/ Ronald Kabuubi/ KMA Updates The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed the nomination of eight candidates who will contest in the January 2026 presidential elections. Uganda’s leading Opposition leader and NUP President Mr.Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi arrives with his dear Wife Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi at the Electoral Commission for Presidential nominations 24th September,2025.Photo by
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The Trump administration has designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months. MEXICO CITY — The Trump administration Tuesday designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months. Barrio 18, largely
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President Museveni Duly Nominated for 2026 Presidential Elections By Ronald Kabuubi/ Naome Namusoke/KMA Updates President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially been nominated to contest in the January 2026 presidential elections, marking his eighth consecutive bid for Uganda’s top office. The long-serving Head of State arrived at the Electoral Commission’s new nomination site in Lweza at
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During the media briefing, Mr Kikonyogo denied claims that FDC is part of the bloc of Big Five that the Democratic Party (DP) president, Mr Norbert Mao, recently claimed is in discussion to ensure power transition. The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential flagbearer, Mr Nathan Nandala Mafabi, has become the fourth presidential aspirant
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Both Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential flag bearer Nathan Nandala Mafabi and National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, are scheduled for nomination today. Their nomination follows that of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni; Elton Joseph Mabirizi, President of the Conservative Party (CP); and
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Federal agents have arrested Dimitri Vorbe, one of Haiti’s most powerful businessmen and the latest elite figure from the troubled Caribbean country to be detained on U.S. soil. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal immigration agents have arrested Dimitri Vorbe, one of Haiti’s most powerful businessmen and the latest elite figure from the troubled Caribbean country to be
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HUALIEN, Taiwan — Residents in an eastern Taiwan town where flooding from a strong typhoon killed 14 people took to shelters on Wednesday (Sept 24) fearing further disaster, as Premier Cho Jung-tai called for an inquiry into what went wrong with evacuation orders. Sub-tropical Taiwan, frequently hit by typhoons, normally has a well-oiled disaster mechanism
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