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Bobi Wine Opens NUP School of Leadership In Kamwokya

National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, has opened the party’s school of leadership in Kamwokya, Kampala. The school of leadership, located at their former headquarters in Kamwokya, was opened by Bobi Wine alongside other party leaders, including spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi and Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya. This development comes just

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List of MPs Summoned for Grilling at CID Kibuli

Kampala, Uganda – The Police have summoned three Members of Parliament to appear at the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) headquarters in Kibuli on Monday morning for questioning over corruption allegations. The summonses were issued through Parliament and require the MPs to present themselves at specific times throughout the morning. The MPs summoned include Yusuf Mutembuli,

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Steven Munguchi Joins KCCA From Relegated Gadaffi

Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (KCCA) have completed the signing of mercurial midfielder Steven Munguchi. Munguchi joins the Kasasiro boys from the Jinja city-based Gadaffi Football Club. In the Monday morning announcement of the completion of the transfer, KCCA confirmed that Munguchi put ink to paper on a three-year contract. Much as the particulars

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President Museveni orders the deployment of 18 police officers per sub county

President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the deployment of at least 18 police officers per sub-county. The President made this directive while speaking at the National Heroes Day Celebrations in Gomba District on Sunday, 9th June 2024. In his directive to the Inspector General of Police, Afande Abbas Byakagaba, President Museveni said this would go a

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Ssegona Rubbishes MPs Signing Motion to Censure Parliamentary Commissioners

Busiro East MP Medard Lubega Ssegona has rubbished the censure motion to relieve four backbench Parliamentary Commissioners of their roles. The Commissioners, including Mathias Mpuuga, have been under scrutiny for reportedly allocating themselves shs 1.7 billion without Parliament’s approval. However, Ssegona, who was responding to requests by mourners at a burial ceremony, had no kind

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Government Promises Completion of Hoima City Stadium by December 2025

The Government of Uganda has promised that the construction of the much-anticipated Hoima City Stadium will be done by December 2025. This pledge was made as the government signed a contract with Turkish Construction Company, M/S SUMMA, at State House Nakasero to kickstart the construction. The much-anticipated 20,000-seater Hoima Stadium is tipped to be one

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Cambridge University returns stolen Ugandan artefacts

Cambridge University has returned an assortment of cultural artefacts to Uganda. These were received by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities on Saturday, 8th June 2024. The 39 artefacts had been housed at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for more than 100 years. They were taken from Uganda during the height

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RUGBY: Kenya Legends Trounce Uganda Vets

Kenya Rugby Legends by Nondies trounced their Ugandan counterparts 26-15 on Saturday evening at Kings Park Arena. The match was the first leg of this year’s edition of the Veteran’s Elgon Cup in Kenya. It was a legends affair as the Uganda Rugby Union’s Chief Technical Officer Ramsey Olinga was the centre referee. Kenya started

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Ssekikubo Extends Collection of Censure Motion Signatures To Monday

Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo has extended the collection of signatures for his censure motion, meant to relieve backbench Parliamentary Commissioners of their roles to Monday 10th June. This latest extension is the second in as many weeks following last week’s extension to allow MPs to return from upcountry and Martyrs Day celebrations. Speaking at Parliament on

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We Cannot Afford Tea – Human Rights Commission Cries Out

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has decried the low funding they receive from the government that hinders their work. The Secretary, Margaret Ejang, said that due to budget constraints, they cannot afford tea for their staff. We use our percolator, but we basically give staff hot water; we don’t have a supplier for tea.

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