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Muwanga Kivumbi remanded to Kitalya on fresh charges of inciting violence

Former Butambala County MP and National Unity Platform (NUP) vice-president for Buganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has been ...
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PPDA exposes Shs2bn printing scandal in Kyambogo

Kyambogo University paid more than Shs 2 billion for printing services it did not use, according to a procurement ...
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Inside the waste exposed by ministers’ surprise visits

At one health centre in eastern Uganda, four people were drawing government salaries but could not be found at work. At a ...
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Justice Baguma declines to halt Besigye treason trial over state lawyers dispute

The High Court Criminal Division has declined to halt the treason trial of opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his ...
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Civil society pushes to protect Lake Victoria through UNESCO listing

More than 100 civil society organisations from 35 countries have called on the governments of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to ...
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Muwanga Kivumbi dumped at Nateete police station after two weeks incommunicado

Former Butambala County member of parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has resurfaced at Nateete police station after being ...
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Judiciary tightens media access rules as Besigye trial resumes

The Judiciary has introduced stricter guidelines governing media coverage and public access to the trial of Col Dr Kizza ...
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Muwanga Kivumbi transferred to Butambala after resurfacing at Nateete police station

Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been transferred to Butambala district, where he is expected to ...
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Shs 68m Arua bridge collapses four months after commissioning

Barely four months after it was commissioned, a Shs 68 million culvert bridge in Arua Central Division, Arua City, has partially collapsed, raising concerns over the quality of construction and ...
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How Uganda can use corporate leverage to confront xenophobia

All countries except South Africa were listed on the back of Uganda’s post-independence passports until apartheid ended in 1994. The policy symbolized Uganda’s refusal to recognize apartheid and its ...