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Article 347-1 has been shattering gay lives for 10 years

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The Cameroonian law transforms intimate choices into criminal offenses. Flag of Cameroon COMMENTARY Ten years after its re-adoption and re-numbering in 2016, Article 347-1 of Cameroon’s Penal Code continues to shatter the trajectories of  human lives and condemns the LGBTI community to systemic marginalization. By criminalizing same-sex sexual relations, it has created a lasting divide between national legislation and universal …

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Zuku TV bosses face liquidation threat over Sh128bn debt

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CP Cables has written to Wananchi Group (K) Limited, demanding payment of Ksh.46.9 million (about UGX 128.7bn) setting the stage for potential liquidation proceedings at the High Court in Nairobi. The demand, issued under the Insolvency Act, 2015, was filed before the Commercial and Tax Division of the High Court as Insolvency Cause No. E017 of 2026. CP Cables says …

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FUFA Continues with Dictatorship Stance, Declines Vipers’ Plea

FUFA Continues with Dictatorship Stance Declines Vipers Plea

Vipers Sports Club have been handed a forfeiture defeat by the FUFA Disciplinary Panel after being found guilty of failing to honour a Uganda Premier League (UPL) fixture against Kitara FC. The decision, delivered on February 12, 2026 at FUFA House in Mengo, concluded that Vipers breached Article 16 of the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Code when they failed to …

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SH1.3 TRN INVESTED…1.4BN PROFITS! UDC Bleeds Cash as 8 out of 10 Govt Firms Sink Into Losses

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Uganda Development Corporation was created to be the State’s industrial engine, the strategic investor that would put public money into commercially viable ventures and drive Uganda’s transformation. Instead, the latest Auditor General’s report paints a troubling picture of a corporation pouring trillions into companies that are barely staying afloat. As a state enterprise, UDC is mandated “to promote and facilitate …

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CAF Match Commissioner Awuye Joins STAHIZA in Strategic Leadership Role

CAF Match Commissioner Awuye Joins STAHIZA in Strategic Leadership Role

By Kayiira Jackson  Standard High School Zzana – Ndejje Campus (STAHIZA) has appointed former FIFA referee Yusuf Awuye as its new Director of Co-Curricular Activities, introducing a strategic leadership role aimed at strengthening holistic education at the institution. The appointment was officially unveiled on Thursday by the Head Teacher, Mr. Mukisa Patrick, who said the move aligns with the school’s …

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SABOTAGE? Probe Exposes Sloppiness at UIA as Delays, System Breakdowns Choke Investors

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What was designed to attract investors, create jobs and stimulate industrial growth is now under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Auditor General’s December 2025 report on Licensing and Investor Support Services at the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has laid bare serious operational weaknesses that are delaying — and in some cases sabotaging — investments meant to power …

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CDF Mourns General  Sande – The Torch Uganda – Independent News, Stories & Perspectives

UPDF General Dies on his way to Kampala

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has Eulogized Major General Deus Sande who passed away on Wednesday morning in Mpigi. Maj.Gen Deus Sande “We are very saddened by the unexpected passing of our long time comrade Maj.General Deus Sande, Commander Armoured Division. May his soul rest in eternal peace.” Remarked Muhoozi via his official X handle Major …

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Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela Tumwebaze

Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela

Police in Mukono District have intensified investigations into the suspected murder by strangulation of Ms Pamela Tumwebaze, 46, the Director of Student Affairs at Uganda Christian University (UCU). The late Pamella Tumwebaze According to Police, Tumwebaze, a resident of Guafu West Village, Seeta Ward in Goma Division, Mukono District, was allegedly killed in the early hours of February 11, 2026, …

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