UPC’s Akena pins hope on delegates after court bars third term bid. Akena challenged his critics to present their ideas to the party delegates instead of making him the target of their attacks. Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy Akena is facing political uncertainty following a High Court ruling that declared him ineligible to contest […]
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Election worries ramp up as Uganda’s ruling party seeks to quash independents. Summary: A new rule would bar National Resistance Movement party members who lose their primaries from running as independents in general elections. But voting irregularities — and the law — could undermine that effort. This story was originally published by Global Press Journal Kampala,
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CID grills 20 Education Ministry officials over Shs19bn missing funds. Kampala, Uganda: At least 20 officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports are under intense investigation by the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) over the alleged theft and diversion of Shs19 billion meant for government activities during the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 financial years. The CID’s
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KAMPALA, Uganda – Renowned Ugandan jurist and former Supreme Court Judge, George Wilson Kanyeihamba, passed away early this morning, July 14, 2025, at the age of 85. Retired Supreme Court Judge and former Cabinet Minister Professor George W Kanyeihamba has died. According to his friend Arnold Mukose, who has been one of his caretakers, the
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and self-styled converted democrat who returned to power through elections but struggled to convince Nigerians he could deliver on the change he promised. Never a natural politician, he was seen as aloof and austere. But he retained
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Museveni hails Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo for upholding truth, transforming judiciary. Agago, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday, July 12, hailed Uganda’s Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo for his unwavering commitment to truth and his transformative leadership in the Judiciary. Speaking during a Thanksgiving ceremony held at Patong Town Council in Agago District, President Museveni
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GOVERNMENT TO PARTNER WITH JOURNALISTS TO SAFEGUARD PDM PROGRAM President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today unveiled a new directive that positions the media as a vital force in safeguarding the Parish Development Model (PDM) from corruption and inefficiency. According to the President, the government will begin working more deliberately with journalists to monitor PDM implementation,
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Speaker Anita Among has ordered an investigation into Buyende district leadership’s handling of road maintenance funds as she flagged off the grading of all impassable feeder roads in the district. While on her community empowerment tour in Buyende yesterday, Among noted with concerns from the locals that several community-access roads were impassable despite Parliament allocating
More than 40 aspiring candidates under the Democratic Front have returned their expression of interest forms and been officially nominated on the first day of the party’s month-long primary exercise ahead of the upcoming general elections. The exercise, which is scheduled to run for an entire month, kicked off today, and by 3 PM, over
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The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has signed a landmark agreement with UK-based global infrastructure firm COLAS to kick-start the Kampala City Roads and Bridges Upgrading Project (KCRBUP) a major infrastructure initiative that will rehabilitate and upgrade over 118 roads across all five divisions of the city. The project worth Euros 250m, fully funded by UK Export
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