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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced the postponement of this year’s Martyrs’ Day celebrations due to concerns over the Ebola outbreak currently affecting parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement addressed to Ugandans, particularly the youth commonly referred to as “Bazzukulu,” the President said the decision was reached after consultations with the national epidemic response task force …

Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere Nsubuga has publicly spoken for the first time since her controversial arrest and detention, distancing herself from Speaker Anita Among’s bid to retain the Speakership in Uganda’s next Parliament. Nameere resurfaced on Sunday evening after disappearing for nearly two days following her dramatic arrest on Friday in Masaka City. Witnesses said heavily armed security …

Outgoing speaker of parliament Anita Annet Among has withdrawn from the race for speaker of the 12th parliament amid mounting political pressure and ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering. The flamboyant Among, who draws little public sympathy, announced her decision on Sunday evening at 11.50 pm EAT through a statement posted on her official X account, saying she …

Senior presidential advisor and chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for Kayunga district, Moses Karangwa Kalisa, has died following a tragic road accident.Karangwa was involved in the accident on Sunday evening at Ssukka village near Lake Oil Pump Fuel station in Kayunga district. He was initially rushed to Kayunga hospital before being referred to Nakasero hospital in Kampala, where …

The crisis at Soroti regional referral hospital has deepened following the breakdown of its main theatre, forcing patients requiring surgery to be transferred to lower health facilities for treatment. Patients in need of major operations are currently being transported to Princess Diana health centre IV along the Soroti–Moroto road, where emergency surgeries are being conducted. The hospital’s main theatre, which …

Kampala, Uganda — The decision by former Speaker of Uganda’s 11th Parliament, Anita Annet Among, to withdraw from the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament marks one of the most politically consequential developments within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the new parliamentary term. While officially framed as a move intended to preserve “harmony and clarity” within …

Kampala, Uganda-Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced the postponement of the 2026 Martyrs’ Day celebrations, citing growing public health concerns following reports of an Ebola outbreak in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The decision, communicated in a presidential statement issued on Tuesday evening, marks one of the most significant public health interventions affecting Uganda’s …

For over a decade, St. Mary’s Kitende stood as the undisputed benchmark of Ugandan school football. Their dominance shaped an era, turning them into the team every school feared and admired. But as they prepare to face Amus College in Monday’s semifinal of the 2026 USSSA Boys Football Championship in Lira, the landscape appears to be changing. Standing opposite Kitende …

Viewers: 90,007 By Spy Uganda The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, has officially withdrawn from the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament, ending weeks of speculation surrounding her political future and the leadership of Uganda’s next Parliament. In a strongly worded public statement released on Monday, Among said her decision followed “wide consultations and deep introspection,” emphasizing …

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