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Ugandan anti-LGBTQ pastor uses Charlie Kirk murder to sell books

Pastor Martin Ssempa (Photo courtesy of the Monitor)

Ugandan homophobe Martin Ssempa echoes allegations of right-wing Americans. Pastor Martin Ssempa (Photo courtesy of the Monitor) Pastor Martin Ssempa, Uganda’s most prominent homophobic cleric, has been using the murder of American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk to promote Ssempa’s homophobia agenda and to seek buyers for Ssempa’s recently published anti-LGBTQ book. In a series of social media posts, Ssempa …

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Peace, Oil Revenues and Cattle Restitution Top Museveni’s Agenda in Alebtong and Otuke

Peace Oil Revenues and Cattle Restitution Top Musevenis Agenda in

By Jumah Kakomo/ Kabuye Ronald  Lango Sub-region – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said government is considering a flat-rate cattle compensation plan across northern Uganda, a proposal he has discussed with leaders in Lango, Teso and Acholi sub-regions. Peace, Oil Revenues and Cattle Restitution Top Museveni’s Agenda in Alebtong and Otuke 7 Speaking at campaign rallies in Alebtong and later …

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Nandala Mafabi promises better roads, interest free boda boda loans to Buyende residents

Nandala Mafabi promises better roads interest free boda boda loans

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi on Thursday took his campaign trail to Buyende District, where he pledged to prioritize road construction and improved service delivery if elected in 2026. Addressing supporters at Bukungu landing site on the shores of Lake Kyoga, Mafabi said his government would protect fishing communities and guarantee them free access to …

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Two Manafwa Top Civil Servants Convicted Over Shs1.6 Billion Fraud

Two Manafwa Top Civil Servants Convicted Over Shs16 Billion Fraud

The Mbale Court has convicted two senior Manafwa District officials, Principal Human REsource Officer  (PHRO) Betty Namono and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Michael Bichacha, over a Shs1.6 billion fraud case involving Duckhill Microfinance Limited in Mbale. Court documents reveal that the two accused obtained the money through false pretences, using forged contracts, documents, and security instruments, including land titles, to …

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Canada Military Partnerships Cannot Ignore Uganda’s Human Rights Crisis » The Hoima Post –

Canada Military Partnerships Cannot Ignore Ugandas Human Rights Crisis

This afternoon, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, hosted Canada’s Defence Advisor, Colonel Todd Braithwaite, at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe. Their discussions centered on strengthening Uganda–Canada military ties, including Uganda’s potential participation in Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP). On the surface, this meeting might appear as a diplomatic step forward—two nations pledging …

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Bobi Wine Aide Arrested as Uganda Opposition Faces Fresh Wave of Repression » The Hoima Post –

Bobi Wine Aide Arrested as Uganda Opposition Faces Fresh Wave

Swabrah Kiganda’s husband, popularly known as Bobi Giant, has been arrested in Uganda on charges of holding an illegal assembly, sparking renewed concerns about political repression ahead of the country’s January elections. Bobi Giant, a close aide to opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi—better known by his stage name Bobi Wine—was taken into custody this week. Bobi Wine condemned the arrest, …

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