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VOTER APATHY! Medicine for low for voter turn-up

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By John Katanywa Uganda has just concluded both presidential and parliamentary elections with the country registering the lowest voter turn up ever, according to results declared by the Electoral Commission. This unprecedented civic withdrawal highlights a growing crisis of public confidence in presidential and parliamentary elections. Official figures indicate that just over eleven million voters participated in the election out …

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HON. JOHN MULIMBA MEETS AMB. MARIA HAKANSSON OF SWEDEN, DECRIES UNILATERALISM IN QUEST FOR REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY » The Hoima Post –

HON JOHN MULIMBA MEETS AMB MARIA HAKANSSON OF SWEDEN DECRIES

On 12th February H.E Maria Hakansson, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden paid a courtesy call on Minister of State for Regional Affairs Hon. John Mulimba. Amb. Hakansson made the call in her capacity as a Representative of Sweden, the current Chair of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes. Amb. Hakansson informed that Sweden had assumed Chairmanship of …

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Museveni Fires Bamuturaki, Appoints Girma at Uganda Airlines

Museveni Fires Bamuturaki Appoints Girma at Uganda Airlines

Kampala– The President of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, to implement immediate leadership changes at Uganda Airlines in a move aimed at addressing management weaknesses within the national carrier. In a directive dated February 13, 2026, the President ordered the appointment of Girma Wake as Consultant and Advisor to help rectify …

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Uganda: Voters reject anti-LGBTQI+ lawmakers

MP Asumani Basalirwa is the new face of homophobia in the Parliament of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of the Parliament of Uganda)

Three prominent homophobes lost their bids for reelection to Uganda’s parliament  Voters in Uganda rejected reelection bids of three prominent MPs who had played key roles in introducing harsh anti-LGBT laws in national elections that took place in January amid widespread unrest and allegations of vote rigging. Among the members of parliament who were rejected by the electorate are renowned …

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Bobi wine Lawyer Kakuru Released from Police Custody

Bobi wine Lawyer Kakuru Released from Police Custody

Kasangati Police have granted police bond to Tumusiime Kakuru, a lawyer to Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, following his arrest on Monday afternoon in Magere, Wakiso District. Lawyer Tumusiime Kakuru at Kasangati Police. Kakuru was detained and later charged with public nuisance under case file number SD 57/16/2/26. According to police, he was released on bond at …

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Nyarushanje Community Honours Chief Justice Flavian Zeija at Thanksgiving Mass in Kampala

Nyarushanje Community Honours Chief Justice Flavian Zeija at Thanksgiving Mass

Ndeeba,Kampala– The Nyarushanje Community in Kampala on Sunday held a surprise thanksgiving Holy Mass and dinner in honour of Flavian Zeija, following his recent appointment as Chief Justice of Uganda. Chief Justice Flavian Zeija. (Courtesy photo) The thanksgiving, organised by members of the Nyarushanje Community, took place at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel and was intended as a moment of gratitude …

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Justice Karemani Installed as Lay Canon

Justice Karemani Installed as Lay Canon

Ibanda– The Kiboga High Court Circuit Resident Judge, Justice Jamson Karemani was yesterday formally installed as a Lay Canon of the Diocese of North West Ankole during a service held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Ibanda. Justice Jamson Karemani  Justice Karemani was installed alongside Ms Byengoma Rosette, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, in a ceremony presided over …

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