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What you need to know about Ebola and what must be done

What you need to know about Ebola and what must

Uganda’s ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first Ebola Bundibugyo case on May 15, 2026, a 59-year-old Congolese man who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seeking care at Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala. He died in the Intensive Care Unit with bleeding symptoms a few days later. On Monday, May 25, 2026, the ministry of Health confirmed …

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Gen Muhoozi ought to build think tank, then move the mountains

Banks must step up or Ugandas infrastructure dream will stall

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba President Museveni ran the long leg. But as he edges closer to the finish line, he has already set the foundation. Roads, stability, regional weight. That’s done. But relays are not won by slowing down. The baton only moves forward when it is passed to someone already running at full speed. A baton is not handed to …

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Full List: New Faces Join President Museveni’s New Cabinet

Full List New Faces Join President Musevenis New Cabinet

Kampala-As several long-serving figures exited President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s latest Cabinet lineup, a number of new entrants and first-time appointees have been ushered into government, signaling a fresh wave of leadership across key ministries. Some of the new faces in Museveni’s Cabinet. Among the notable new faces is Hon. Justine Nameere, the Masaka Woman Member of Parliament, who has been …

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LIST: The beauties, new faces, returnees and knifed ministers in Museveni’s new cabinet

LIST The beauties new faces returnees and knifed ministers in

Hon Diana Mutasingwa the most beautiful Museveni’s Minister KAMPALA, Uganda: President Museveni’s newly unveiled 2026–2031 Cabinet has introduced a blend of fresh entrants, political returnees and notable casualties in one of the most closely watched reshuffle. It also has beautiful ladies that add to the brainy team of Uganda’s top leaders. × ]]]]>]]> Vice President and Prime Minister H.E. the …

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LIST: The new faces, returnees and knifed ministers in Museveni’s new cabinet

LIST The new faces returnees and knifed ministers in Musevenis.webp

KAMPALA, Uganda:President Museveni’s ×   newly unveiled 2026–2031 Cabinet   has introduced a blend of fresh entrants, political returnees and notable casualties in one of the most closely watched reshuffles in recent years.   The new lineup reflects a combination of political reward, technocratic reshuffling, military influence and generational balancing as Museveni begins another term in office under his “Term …

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Cabinet reshuffle; luck, seniority and religious connection that makes 7 Kigezi leaders eat big in Museveni’s new cabinet

Cabinet reshuffle luck seniority and religious connection that makes 7

× President Museveni’s latest Cabinet reshuffle has elevated seven leaders from the Kigezi sub-region into key ministerial positions, strengthening the region’s influence in government through a mix of promotions, strategic reshuffles, and retained appointments. Seven leaders from Uganda’s Kigezi sub-region have been appointed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s newly unveiled Cabinet, in a reshuffle that highlights the region’s expanding presence …

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Exposure versus remittances and what we really owe each other

Exposure versus remittances and what we really owe each other

We no longer put our phones to rest. Even those of us from Nyamiyaga have learned that lesson well. A single phone buzz can shift the mood, it may not be just a notification, it could be a possibility, half hopeful, half afraid to be wrong. The answer carries real consequences. It can mean school fees paid, a roof repaired, …

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Scientists warn of 2026 disaster resounding 1877 catastrophe that claimed 50million

Scientists warn of 2026 disaster resounding 1877 catastrophe that claimed

In 1877 and 1878, an El Niño-driven famine claimed the lives of millions across the tropics. Now, over 140 years on, the world is bracing for a fresh El Niño, an extended climate phenomenon characterised by abnormally high temperatures that emerges every few years. Scientists caution it could rank among the most powerful on record, triggering significant instability and suffering …

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Signposts on the transition – The Observer

Museveni has no choice but to give friends a transitional

President Museveni (C) with speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth (L) and deputy speaker Thomas Tayebwa at Nakasero If there is anything to take from the dramatic overthrow of former Speaker Anita Annet Among (AAA), it is that we have entered a transitional phase in our politics. If 2026-2031 is a transitional window, before the heirs and their minister-workers are appointed, the first …

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