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Ugandan rights defender Sarah Bireete freed

Sarah Bireete.(Photo courtesy of CPARuganda.com)

Bireete had spent a month in Ugandan prison on dubious charges Sarah Bireete. (Photo courtesy of CPARuganda.com) Sarah Bireete, a Ugandan human rights activist and the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has been released on bail after spending a month in detention over alleged violations of the Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019. On December …

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KICKS OF A DYING HORSE! MP Rukaari Refuses to Move On, Threatens MP-elect Bakashaba After Polls Loss

KICKS OF A DYING HORSE MP Rukaari Refuses to Move

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara In what critics are describing as the kicks of a dying horse, defeated Mbarara City North Member of Parliament Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari has refused to accept his electoral loss, instead launching a fresh verbal onslaught against MP-elect Christopher Bakashaba, warning him to step aside or face severe personal and legal consequences. Speaking during his thanksgiving ceremony …

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DPP, Partners Collaborate Towards Safeguarding Land and Property Rights

DPP Partners Collaborate Towards Safeguarding Land and Property Rights

  Kampala –  Mr. Lino Anguzu, Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) chaired a strategic engagement between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and Redeem International, an organization committed to combating land and property grabbing crimes affecting widows and orphans. DPP Lino Anguzu with other stakeholders during the meeting. The meeting centered on consolidating institutional cooperation, strengthening information-sharing …

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Government Resumes Major Maintenance Works on Kampala Northern Bypass

Government Resumes Major Maintenance Works on Kampala Northern Bypass

Kampala-The Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) has announced the resumption of periodic maintenance works along the Kampala Northern Bypass, with Phase One set to commence on February 13, 2026, and run for a period of at least two months. According to the public notice dated February 9, 2026, issued Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Works, Bageya Waiswa, Ministry has …

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Mbarara: Kacence Land Wrangle Deepens as Deputy RCC Grills Claimants, Sends Parties to Court

Mbarara Kacence Land Wrangle Deepens as Deputy RCC Grills Claimants

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara The long-running land dispute between the family of the late Shaban Gawite and businessman Robert Kamugisha has deepened after the Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Mbarara City North, Jackline Kankunda, directed both parties to seek redress in court. Kankunda issued the directive following a tense meeting held at the disputed land in Kacence Cell, Mbarara …

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SEX TERROR AT OPM! IGG probes sexpest commissioner over carpet interviews, corruption & dirty billions

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Shockwaves are ripping through the Office of the Prime Minister after the Inspectorate General of Government (IGG) quietly kicked off a sweeping investigation into the lifestyle, work ethics and conduct of a powerful Commissioner at office of the Prime minister (OPM) over chilling allegations of sexual assault, carpet interviews , abuse of office, corruption and illicit wealth. The probe was …

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Historic Move: Proven Winner Marion Atwegyeise Joins St Mary’s Kitende as Sports Tutor

Historic Move Proven Winner Marion Atwegyeise Joins St Marys Kitende

By Kayiira Jackson  Uganda and East Africa’s secondary school sports powerhouse, St Mary’s Boarding Secondary School, Kitende, has appointed Marion Atwegyeise as its new Head of Sports, marking a historic milestone in school sports administration. Atwegyeise will serve as the school’s Sports Tutor, a newly created position that makes St Mary’s Kitende the first secondary school in Uganda to introduce …

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Express FC Appoints Teacher in the PR Position

Express FC Appoints Teacher in the PR Position

Uganda Premier League side Express FC has appointed Robert Lubega as its new Head of Communications, replacing Mugerwa Jeremiah, who recently secured a placement in the FUFA Licensing Department. Lubega, a primary school teacher by profession, brings with him vast experience in youth football administration and sports organization. He has built much of his reputation working at grassroots level and …

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Uganda, Tanzania Deepen Cooperation on Energy, Trade and Regional Peace

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Uganda and Tanzania have agreed to strengthen cooperation in energy development, trade facilitation, infrastructure and regional peace following high-level talks held today in Dar es Salaam. The arrangements were announced today during a joint press briefing by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his host, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, after bilateral discussions between delegations from the two countries. President Samia said …

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