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Okello tells court: I didn’t kill the four children intentionally

Okello tells court I didnt kill the four children intentionally

Christopher Okello Onyum The murder trial of Christopher Okello Onyum entered one of its most consequential phases last week, as prosecutors laid out a grim account of the killings of four toddlers at a daycare centre in Ggaba and the accused man rose in court to insist he never intended their deaths. Inside a packed High Court courtroom, presided over …

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Sovereignty Bill: Shelve it, former Attorney General tells gov’t

Sovereignty Bill Shelve it former Attorney General tells govt

Former deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana has asked the government to withdraw the controversial  Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026. Rukutana suggests a need for widespread consultations to improve it with “a view to making it less toxic, or better still, shelve it.” Rukutana, who also served as state minister for Finance and state minister for Labour under the current National Resistance …

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Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down On Counterfeits & Unsafe Medicines

Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down

Viewers: 50,004 By Spy Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products. The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful central regulator, the National Drug and Health Products Authority, with sweeping powers …

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Early Arrivals Mark Start of USSSA Ball Games I at Seroma

Early Arrivals Mark Start of USSSA Ball Games I at

By Kayiira Jackson  Schools from across Uganda have started arriving at Seroma Christian High School ahead of the 2026 USSSA Ball Games I, setting the stage for one of the country’s biggest school sports events. The early arrivals began checking in as early as 8:00am, with teams warmly received by the host institution in an atmosphere marked by organization and …

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Gov’t Tightens Grip On Public Service With Performance-Based Reports

Govt Tightens Grip On Public Service With Performance Based Reports

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Russia escalates crackdown on LGBT content with fines and arrests

Russian version of the film "Call Me By Your Name"

One of Russia’s largest publishers said on April 22 that some staff were being questioned by authorities over possible “LGBT propaganda” in its book catalogue, part of broader limits on gay and transgender ​rights under President Vladimir Putin.Russian media reported on Tuesday raids by ‌Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, at the Eksmo publisher’s offices in Moscow and said …

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Mukono District Hosts Regional Consultation on Reintegration Services for Children Victims of Violence

Mukono District Hosts Regional Consultation on Reintegration Services for Children

Mukono -The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, in partnership with Mukono District Local Government, has conducted a regional stakeholders’ consultative meeting aimed at developing an inclusive and harmonized minimum package of reintegration services for children experiencing violence, including Violence Against Children (VAC) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Some of the members who participated in the program.   The one-day …

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Pearlwood 2026 Seeks to Ignite Next Generation of Ugandan Storytellers

Pearlwood 2026 Seeks to Ignite Next Generation of Ugandan Storytellers

The Pearlwood Film Awards 2026 have officially been launched, with organisers and the Ministry of Education and Sports calling on secondary schools across Uganda to participate in an initiative aimed at promoting creativity, cultural values and youth storytelling through film. The awards were launched on Tuesday at the National Theatre in Kampala, where education officials described storytelling as a powerful …

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Kayunga Hospital Clarifies on Missing Baby, Urges Calm   – mulengeranews.com

Kayunga Hospital Clarifies on Missing Baby Urges Calm –

By Mulengera Reporters  Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital has issued an official statement seeking to clarify circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a newborn, urging the public to remain calm as investigations continue into the troubling incident.   In a press statement dated April 28, 2026, the Hospital Director Dr. Robert Ssentongo elaborated that the case stems from an event that occurred …

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