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Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Speaks Out on Owino Market Demolitions

Thomas Tayebwa,the deputy Speaker of parliament has broken his silence over social media claims linking him to the recent demolition of structures around St....

Shock Arrests: Police Officers Assigned to Bobi Wine’s 2026 Campaign Security Detained

Several police officers who were assigned to provide security to opposition leader Bobi Wine real name Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu during the 2026 presidential campaigns...

UPDF Clarifies Military Police Checkpoints in Kampala, Denies Targeting Bobi Wine

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has clarified the deployment of Military Police at several checkpoints across the Kampala Metropolitan Area, dismissing claims circulating...

Doctors Advise NUP’s Shamim Malende to Step Back from Politics Over Health Concerns

Fresh reports indicate that medical specialists in the United States and Kenya have advised  Shamim Malende, the Kampala District Woman Member of Parliament and...

KCCA Condemns Night Demolition at St. Balikudembe Market, Excavator Operators Arrested

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has strongly condemned the unauthorized nighttime demolition of part of St. Balikudembe Market, commonly known as Owino Market, which...

Museveni Why He Rejected US And UK Military Bases in Uganda

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed why Uganda declined proposals from both the United States and the United Kingdom to deploy their military forces...

Ugandan Students Safely Return Home After Iran Evacuation

Relief and emotion filled the air on Thursday evening as 43 Ugandan students evacuated from the Islamic Republic of Iran safely touched down at...

Museveni Backs Among, Tayebwa for Second Term as Speaker Race Heats Up

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement, has asked party MPs to rally behind Anita Among and her deputy...

President Museveni Launches Uganda’s First Islamic Insurance Firm

Uganda has officially stepped into the Islamic insurance market after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday unveiled Tamini General Insurance, the country’s first Sharia-compliant...

MPs Grill Public Service Ministry Over Civil Servants’ Role in 2026 Elections

Tension flared in Parliament of Uganda as lawmakers on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) turned up the heat on officials from the Ministry...

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