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Speaker Anita Among  holds  a meeting  with Tororo district  NRM  independents intending to stand as  MPs, assures them of government deployment

The Speaker of Parliament and the  NRM  second National Vice Chairperson  (female) Rt.Hon.Anita Among campaigns for NRM  Chairman and party Presidential Candidate  Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni alongside the NRM Electoral Commission Chairman Dr.Tanga Odoi and Musician Jose Chameleone at  Kisoko Boys School grounds.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. The Speaker of Parliament, and first National Vice Chairperson […]

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Munyagwa’s Common Man’s Party Candidates Nominated as He Decries Police Interference in Campaigns

Munyagwa’s Common Man’s Party Candidates Miles Rwamitti and Engineer  Dafala.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. By Naome Namusoke & Ronald Kabuubi | KMA Updates KAMPALA — The second day of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) parliamentary nominations has seen more political hopefuls successfully join the race for Uganda’s 2026 general elections. Among them were several candidates from

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Wendi,TotalEnergies Uganda Partner to Ease product Merchant Payments for Motorists.

Peter Ssenyange, Chief Financial Officer at Pearl Bank Uganda (4th left), Joseph Wechuli, Finance Manager at TotalEnergies (4th right), Doreen Muhangazi, Chief People and Strategy Officer at Pearl Bank (3rd right), and Millicent Gitonga, Retail and Marketing Manager at TotalEnergies (3rd left) at the launch of the Wendi–TotalEnergies partnership. By Solomon Lubambula/KMA Updates As a

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IYOP Demands Urgent Transport Reforms After Fatal Kampala–Gulu Highway Crash

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 Guild President and Bobi Wine’s Nephew, Churchill Ssentamu, Joins Race for Central Youth MP

    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

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Ugandan PR leader Irene Nakasiita appointed to world forum advisory committee

Ms. Irene Nakasiita, the President of the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU), has been appointed as a Member of the Continental Advisory Committee (CAC) for the upcoming World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) 2026.  The appointment was made by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in partnership with the Global Alliance for Public Relations

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Breaking: Speaker Anita Among Survives Accident in Mukono – Plus News

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, on Saturday evening narrowly escaped an accident after a trailer nearly rammed into her official vehicle along the Kampala–Jinja highway. According to Chris Obore, the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Parliament, the incident occurred at around 5:45 pm in Mukono District as the Speaker was returning to

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SBI Holdings Joins Amar Bank as New Shareholder, Strengthening Global Confidence in Indonesia’s Digital Banking Sector

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 October 2025 – PT Bank Amar Indonesia Tbk. (“Amar Bank”, IDX: AMAR), a pioneer in digital banking serving the retail and MSME segments, today announces that SBI Holdings, Inc. (“SBI Holdings”, TYO:8473), a leading Japanese financial services conglomerate, has taken a stake in Amar Bank. Following this

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI MEETS RUSSIA’S AMBASSADOR VLADLEN SEMIVOLOS AND MINISTER BELLA CHERKESOVA

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday met and held fruitful discussions with H.E. Vladlen Semivolos, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Uganda and Ms. Bella Cherkesova, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. In a meeting held at State House, Entebbe, President Museveni and his guests discussed key areas of mutual interest

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29 NUP supporters arrested on first day of Bobi Wine’s Buganda campaign trail

Uganda’s Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in Mityana.Courtesy Photo. Uganda’s Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in Mityana.Courtesy Photo. KAMPALA — The Kampala Metropolitan Police have confirmed the arrest of 29 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) following a disturbance along the Mityana highway on Monday morning. Uganda’s Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in Mityana.Courtesy

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