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Museveni Urges Medical Interns to Fund Their Own Internships

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised medical interns to start sponsoring their internship process. The President made the suggestion while addressing post-medical interns who had completed their 10-day patriotism and ideological training at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. Over the last couple of weeks, a number of medical students have been protesting the

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Uganda’s CAF Dream Ends as SC Villa and Kitara Fall

Uganda’s continental dream in this year’s CAF club football tournaments ended this weekend as SC Villa and Kitara were knocked out in the preliminary rounds of their respective competitions. On Saturday, record league champions SC Villa endured a painful knockout on their return to the CAF Champions League. After nearly two decades without participating in

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Pirates Beat Heathens To Win Kyadondo 7s

Pirates Rugby Football Club won the Kyadondo 7s, making it two circuit wins in a row. The Bweyogerere-based side needed sudden death to see off Platinum Credit Heathens on their turf. Having beaten Heathens in a similar manner in the Mbale 7s last weekend, Pirates came to Kyadondo as pre-tournament favourites. They were too fast

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Avengers Secure Back-to-Back 7s Trimphs with Kyadondo Victory

Avengers Rugby Football Club maintained their form, winning the Kyadondo 7s Women’s Cup on Sunday evening. The Entebbe-based side saw off a familiar foe in the Black Pearls to kickstart a dominance of their own. Having put a comma to the Pearls’ dominance in Mbale last weekend, the Avengers kicked off with the same wavelength

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Besigye Blames Museveni for FDC Rift

Four-time presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has blamed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the rift in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party. In July 2023, the FDC was embroiled in a major internal conflict over allegations of bribery and lack of accountability. During a consultative meeting led by MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, key party

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Amuriat: Busoga Is Known For Chapatis

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Patrick Oboi Amuriat says President Museveni has intentionally destroyed the manufacturing sector in Jinja City. Amuriat launched his attack on the President while addressing residents of Jinja City on Saturday afternoon. “Jinja used to be an industrial town. When Museveni came to power, he decided to plot against Busoga.

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Kayemba Solo Says Ugandan Musicians Are Desperate

Bukomansimbi South MP Kayemba Solo has called Ugandan musicians desperate. He attributes their desperation to the tough economic conditions in the country. Kayemba’s tough stance on the entertainers is in response to a visit they made to State House Entebbe to meet the President. On Wednesday, newly appointed Presidential Advisor Eddy Kenzo led over 100

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Ssenyonyi Threatens To Sue Govt For Negligence in Kiteezi

Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has threatened to drag the Government to court over the Kiteezi landfill tragedy. The outspoken MP made the threat while addressing journalists at Parliament on Thursday afternoon. On 9th August, a section of garbage in the Kiteezi landfill gave way, burying houses. At the time of writing, the

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Ssenyonyi Urges Government To Prioritise Medical Interns

Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has called upon the government to prioritize the deployment of medical interns. Over the last couple of weeks, a number of medical students have been protesting the Ministry of Health’s decision to deploy only a handful of their colleagues. Despite revealing that they would deploy a total of

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Amuriat Dismisses FDC Katonga Faction as Comedians

Forum for Democratic Change President Patrick Oboi Amuriat has described the Katonga Road faction of the party as comedians. Amuriat made the description while addressing the press at FDC’s Najjanankumbi offices on Wednesday afternoon. Amuriat’s address was in response to the Katonga faction’s decision to dissolve the FDC and form another political organization.Since 2023, the

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