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OP-ED: Mr President, cash handouts is good politics but bad economic policy for a Nation

Dear President Museveni, I send you greetings and best wishes for good health. I haven't written on these pages for…

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Boxing legend Mike Tyson says he smokes marijuana worth Shs150m every month 

Mike Tyson isn't shy about his love for marijuana. On Monday's episode of his podcast, aptly named "Hotboxin' with Mike…

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OP-ED: Inside Bobi Wine’s crass opportunism in Ziggy Wyne’s death

By Andrew M. Mwenda Last week, it became apparent that the initial news that a one Michael alinda aka Ziggy…

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Rwanda: Government manipulated poverty statistics to paint rosy picture

Rwanda has manipulated its poverty statistics, The Financial Times has revealed. In 2015, France 24also reported that Kigali had fiddled…

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Museveni flags off Ugandan team to Tanzania for EA Secondary Schools’ Games

President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off over 800 Ugandan athletes who will represent the country in the Federation of East…

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Scare as plane gets stuck in pothole during takeoff

There was anxiety at the Manda Airport in Lamu, Coastal Kenya as a Fly540 airplane was forced to abort take-off…

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‘Security personell’ invade Russian investor’s home, flee with Shs35million, laptops

Mityana police have launched a manhunt for unidentified thugs who robbed a Russian miner, Andrew Svobodin. The thugs reportedly stormed…

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Left for dead: Expectant mothers ordered by health centre to carry own water

The management of Buteba Health Center III in Buteba sub-county in Busia District has halted deliveries and other medical services…

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Top things to do while in and around Bwindi Impenetrable National park

Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park is one of the most preferred tourism activities in the whole…

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OP-ED: The DP’s alternative to the “winner takes all” is the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system

By Norbert Mao It is urgent for Uganda to deal with the problem of political domination, marginalization and polarization. DP…

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Bwaise punters claim first share of 2019/20 Fortebet gifts 

Fortebet’s promise of giving back mega gifts to its punters across Uganda started with punter of Bwaise over the weekend.…

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Movie Review: Hobbs and Shaw: A must watch Fast and Furious franchise 

By Samuel Katwesigye Hobbs and Shaw is that exciting movie with extreme action car scenes and drifts that you must…

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UPDF participates in Eid-Al-Adha feast  

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) on Sunday joined Muslims to celebrate Eid al Adha. The UPDF marked the day…

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Museveni: Uganda cannot afford to stay backward when Americans are celebrating 50 years of going to the moon

President Yoweri Museveni has revealed why he recently undertook a wealth creation campaign across the country. In his open letter…

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Top American investors jet in to meet Ugandan tech entrepreneurs, government officials and innovators

Top American business owners and investors have arrived in Uganda ahead of the business conference with tech entrepreneurs, which will…

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