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TRAGIC! Fortebet employee takes own life

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By Nakato Shamim Grief and disbelief swept through the community on Friday morning, September 26, after Lubanga Steven, a Fortebet employee who worked as a biker, was found dead in his home after committing suicide. According to neighbors, Steven’s wife had prepared the children for school and left for work as usual. The children stayed outside, but one of the …

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MEGA BUSHENYI –ISHAKA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL PROJECTS LAUNCH: 8 CONTRACTS COMENCE ON ONE DAY

MEGA BUSHENYI –ISHAKA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL PROJECTS LAUNCH 8 CONTRACTS COMENCE

Post Views: 1 BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTEIN BUSHENYIwww.mknewslink.comBushenyi –Ishaka municipal council on Tuesday this week launched 8 projects worth 327m across three division that is Nyakabirizi, Central and Ishaka divisions.The team led by RDC Bushenyi Mr. Emmy Ngabirano began with Nyamiko health Centre three where they commissioned a five stanza pit latrine to help staff and patients to improve …

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Trans people face violence across Middle East and North Africa, new report finds

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Authors call on governments to legalize trans identities and prosecute violence Map of Middle East and North Africa. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa are ensnared in a vicious cycle of state-sponsored criminalization, systemic legal disenfranchisement, and pervasive social hostility, according to a new report from the Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute. The report documents …

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2025 Specialty Coffee Association of Japan (SCAJ) Exhibition Opens in Tokyo

2025 Specialty Coffee Association of Japan SCAJ Exhibition Opens in

Tokyo, Japan– he Specialty Coffee Association of Japan (SCAJ) Exhibition for this year opened yesterday at Big Sight Exhibition Centre in Tokyo Japan. Several coffee companies from Uganda are participating in the event under exhibition space secured by Uganda Embassy in Tokyo. These include Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU), Mountain Harvest and Just Know Your Coffee (JKCC). Alongside these is Crystal …

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Uganda Moves Closer to the List of Developed Countries 

Uganda Moves Closer to the List of Developed Countries

KAMPALA– Uganda was classified by the United Nations as a Least Developed Country (LDC) in 1971, joining a group of nations identified as most vulnerable in the global economy. After more than five decades of steady progress—including a stable macro-economic environment, and improvements in health and education—the country was considered for a possible graduation from that category. Minister for Trade …

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Unmasking Lenia, the NUP babe who nominated M7

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Lenia Charity, a prominent Gen Z political figure, is attracting attention after transitioning from student politics to the national stage. Lenia first made her mark as Guild President of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), where she won on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket. Her victory then was seen as a symbol of youthful defiance and the growing influence of …

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Here Are Facts About Masaba Muhamood’s Education Background

Here Are Facts About Masaba Muhamoods Education Background

As we get closer to 2026 general elections, several politicians have shown interest in running for different posts.  Others have resorted to sting each other in different ways, including accusations of opponents having less qualifications to get into the August house.  Like other regions in the country, Bungokho Central politics looks to be toxic as NRM gets closer to its …

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