The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has postponed the highly anticipated which was scheduled to take place on October 5. The announcement was made on Thursday by KCCA Executive Director Sharifah Buzeki during a briefing at the Uganda Media Centre. According to KCCA, the city festival had been pushed to October 12, 2025 at Kololo […]
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The heart of Kampala pulsed with energy on Wednesday morning as residents, students, leaders, and civil society groups joined hands to give the city a fresh face ahead of the Kampala City Festival. Dubbed the “No-Litter Day,” the pre-festival activity was flagged off at City Square by the Minister for Kampala Capital City and
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The Kampala City Festival has received a major boost ahead of its much-anticipated return, with Pearl Bank (formerly Post Bank) contributing UGX 25 million to support the celebrations. The contributions were officially received by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Sharifah Buzeki, and the Festival Organising Committee Chairperson, Sheila Birungi. The festival is
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Joseph Kabila returned to DR Congo in May after a period of self-imposed exile Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason. The charges concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country’s
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the National Chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), has today officially launched the party’s manifesto for the 2026–2031 term. H.E President Yoweri Museveni launches the NRM Manifesto 2031. At a grand ceremony hosted at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Hotel which drew Cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament, senior
KAMPALA – The National Unity Platform (NUP) has officially unveiled its flag bearers for the 2026 general elections across the central region, naming candidates who will represent the party in various constituencies for both woman representative and directly elected Member of Parliament seats. The unveiling comes after a rigorous internal selection process aimed at strengthening
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Buyende, Uganda: The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP)’s Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, was blocked by security on Tuesday from accessing Bukungu Landing site, where two ferries remain uncommissioned and a long-awaited ice plant has been vandalized. Security personnel deployed heavy armoured vehicles, denying the candidate entry and forcing a diversion to
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Forget the shutdown of national parks (except, of course, we’ve got it reported for you). It’s the likely delay to publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report that has folks on Wall Street fretting. That report – a monthly snapshot of job creation – is always closely watched. And it’s been under even
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Tang Renjian accepted cash and property bribes totalling more than 268 million yuan (US$38 million) between 2007 and 2024, the People’s Court of Changchun in northeast Jilin province said in a statement. China’s former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said. Tang Renjian
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The Eighth East African Youth Parliament (EAYP) concluded in Arusha, Tanzania with impassioned calls for courage, humility, unity and meaningful action as the region’s young leaders debated their role in advancing integration, governance, and peace across the Community. The two-day sitting, held on 26 and 27 September 2025 under the theme, “Local Youth Actions for
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