Democracy
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Kiryandongo district accelerates towards universal safe water coverage
KIRYANDONGO, January 6, 2026 — Kiryandongo district has taken a major step towards achieving 100 percent access to safe water following the launch of a Shs 477 million initiative to drill deep…
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Museveni pledges funds for Entebbe fishermen and market vendors
ENTEBBE, January 5, 2026 – President Yoweri Museveni on Monday campaigned in Entebbe Municipality, pledging increased government support to fishermen, market vendors, and small-scale entrepreneurs, and urging residents to vote for the…
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US captures Maduro, carries out ‘large scale strike’ in Venezuela, says Trump
WASHINGTON DC, January 3, 2025 — President Donald Trump said the U.S. “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela” and said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were “captured…
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Politics: Gov’t sets Shs 125,000 minimum cane price to protect Busoga farmers
KAMPALA, December 24, 2025 — Government has intervened in the sugarcane sector, directing millers to pay a minimum of Shs125,000 per tonne following complaints from out-growers over persistently low prices offered by…
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NBA Family and Global Basketball Community to Engage Hundreds of Millions of Youth and Fans in Celebration of World Basketball Day
KAMPALA, December 21, 2025 — The NBA family and the global basketball community, including the International Basketball Federation [FIBA], USA Basketball, the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA], the Naismith Basketball Hall of…
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Minister Barugahara attracts mixed reactions on X after decrying low cane prices in Busoga
KAMPALA, December 18, 2025 — The State Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has attracted mixed reactions on social media platform X [formally Twitter], after expressing concern over the…
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Registrar rejects BKCU leaders’ bid to relocate crucial meeting to Mbarara
MBARARA CITY, December 18, 2025 – The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Robert Bariyo Barigye, has rejected a request by the leadership of the Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union Limited [BKCU] to change the…
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Hoima leaders demand cocoa value-addition facility
HOIMA, December 16, 2025 — Leaders in Hoima district have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to establish a cocoa processing factory in the area to enable farmers earn more through value addition.…
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Parliament recalled to consider another Shs 2.2trn in loan requests
KAMPALA, December 16, 2025 — Parliament has been recalled from recess to consider loan requests amounting to about Shs 2.2 trillion and to receive the 2026/27 National Budget Framework Paper [NBFP], signalling…
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Masindi politicians fall prey to cyber harassment, call for urgent digital literacy
MASINDI, December 16, 2025 — Politicians in Masindi District are increasingly becoming targets of cyber harassment, facing hacking attempts, intimidation and elaborate online romance scams. The worrying trend has sparked calls for…
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