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President Museveni commissions Mirama-Kabale power-line

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has emphasised the importance of conserving wetlands, saying they act as reservoirs for water that is…

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Law to regulate land acquisition, real estate in the offing

Land acquisition processes are expected to become efficient once the Valuation Bill, 2024 is passed into law. It is further…

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Ugandan scientist Dr Magoola develops novel cancer treatment, earns US patent

Uganda, February 10, 2024 – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on February 6, 2025, granted and published…

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NGO calls for criminalisaton of ‘sextortion’

Officials from the Development Network of Indigenous Associations (DENIVA) have called for prosecution of persons who publish or threaten to…

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KHABAKHA BERNARD: Big projects are delicate, handle Standard Gauge Railway carefully; A case for Lake Victoria Transport

A considerable number of public investments fail due to lack of sufficient public scrutiny sometimes called stakeholder engagement. This was…

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FARUK KIRUNDA: President Museveni foresaw Trump USAID purge

Since assuming office on January 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump, is literally leaving no stone unturned. He has signed…

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Uganda AIDS Commission needs Shs300 billion to bridge HIV funding gap

The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) and AHF Uganda Cares, organisation HIV/AIDS services, have called for allocation of Shs300 billion to…

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Let ministry consider education review report – Speaker Among 

Speaker Anita Among has asked legislators to allow the Ministry of Education and Sports to consider the Education Policy Review…

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Stop funding to Inspire Africa Coffee, Ssenyonyi tells government 

The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has asked government to stop any further allocation of funds to Inspire…

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MPs question Uganda Development Bank’s loan coverage

Members of Parliament on the Committee of National Economy concerned about distribution of the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) financing as…

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ADAM KAMULEGEYA: Why Kyotera District was a Fitting Candidate to Host Tarehe Sita Celebrations!

Friends, our country (NRA/ UPDF) celebrated the milestone of reaching 44 years (Feb 6, 1981 to Feb 6, 2025) since…

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DRC CRISIS: Why President Museveni looked sad at SADC/EAC summit

By Robert Atuhairwe Body language often communicates much more than verbal delivery and President Yoweri Museveni’s countenance while attending the…

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EACOP Donates Chain-Link Fence to Enhance Learners’ Safety at Busanga Primary School

Kasambya Village, Kakumiro District, Uganda,10th February 2025- The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, the company leading the development…

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President Museveni meets Global Carbon Asset Manager EcoNetix to discuss partnership on Ugandan carbon market 

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday received an Austrian-based delegation who called on him at State House Entebbe to discuss, among…

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Dr. AYUB MUKISA: To address the Karamoja drought problem, let critical thinking and critical analysis be applied

There are many development partners, stakeholders and government technocrats who refuse to acknowledge that, despite implementing numerous climate change projects…

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