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KAMPALA HONORED IN GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY AWARDS FOR CUTTING URBAN SPEED LIMITS

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Kampala has been recognized on the global stage for its commitment to saving lives on the road, earning a Bronze Award in the inaugural Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) Speed Challenge. The competition, which ran from June 2023 to March 2025, honored eight cities worldwide for successfully adopting and enforcing the World Health Organization’s recommended […]

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KAMPALA LAUNCHES CLIMATE CHANGE RISK, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK

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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has taken a major step toward climate resilience with the launch of the Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) Framework report, a tool designed to guide evidence-based adaptation planning for Uganda’s capital. The dissemination workshop, held Wednesday at Fontis Residence Hotel, brought together consultants, city leaders, and development partners to

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Among declared winner of NRM female second vice chairperson race

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The speaker of parliament, Anita Among has been declared the winner of the NRM first national vice chairperson(female) race after trouncing first deputy prime Minister, Rebecca Kadaga. President Yoweri Museveni  standing between the Rt.Hon. Speaker Annet Anita Among  after winning the NRM first national vice chairperson(female) slot. Photo by Eric Dominic Bukenya. President Yoweri Museveni

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NEW NETSCOUT RESEARCH CONFIRMS DDOS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE DIGITAL BATTLEFIELD, DESTABILISING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Richard Hummel, NETSCOUT AI integration, persistent hacktivist campaigns, and nation-state actors  weaponise DDoS attacks, creating unprecedented risks for organisations globally WESTFORD, Mass., August 27, 2025 –NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), today released its latest research detailing the evolving Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack landscape. NETSCOUT monitored more than 8 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2025,

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BREAKING: Speaker Anita Among Secures Landslide Victory as NRM’s 2nd National Vice Chairperson

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Among beats Kadaga with 92.8% to become NRM National Vice Chairperson Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has defeated First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga to become the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Second National Vice-Chairperson (Female).According to results declared on August 21, 2025, by Dr Tanga Odoi, Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, Among polled

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Defence Ministry Launches Billion-Shilling NIPPON Soldier Rehabilitation Project

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BY NAOME NAMUSOKE/KMA UPDATES The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs has unveiled a new initiative to support injured soldiers and veterans through the NIPPON Project, valued at USD 475,000 (about UGX 1.6 billion). The project is designed to strengthen medical rehabilitation services at the Defence Forces Rehabilitation Centre and Vocational Training Institute in Mubende.

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President Museveni Endorsed As NRM Flag Bearer And National Chairman Ahead Of 2026 Elections

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  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially accepted and welcomed his endorsement as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections and as National Chairman of the ruling party for the 2025–2031 term.   The endorsement, which came unopposed, was announced on Wednesday 27 August, 2025, during the first meeting of

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Maryhill High School Wins 2025 National Science Innovation Projects Competition

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 Hon. Abdul Byakatonda hands over a dummy cheque to students of Marry Hill High school Science Students of Mary Hill High school went back home smiling from the bottom of their hearts after they emerged the overall winners of the National Science Innovation projects competition organized by the Uganda Professional Science Teachers’ Union held on

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WELCOMES NIPPON FOUNDATION OFFICIALS

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today welcomed a delegation from the Nippon Foundation at State House Entebbe. The Nippon Foundation is Asia’s leading grant-maker, based in Japan and cooperating with stakeholders of all levels around the world to confront social challenges. The team was led by Mr. Isao Iijima, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of

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Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9): Universities are the vital partners in development efforts for Africa; we will support them says the African Development Bank

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(L-R) Prof. Margaret Chigita-Mabugu , Dean, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, AfDB Vice President Nnenna Nwabufo, University of Tokyo President Dr Teruo Fujii and Prof. Daiji Kawaguchi, Dean of GraSPP, University of Tokyo during the Public Policy seminar at Tokyo University Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9): Universities

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