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Kazakhstan parliament passes ‘Anti-LGBT Propaganda’ law

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The law ‘institutionalizes hostility’ against Kazakhstan’s LGBT community, activists say Rainbow flag symbolizes LGBT rights. (Photo courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law) The parliament of the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan has passed a law that bans so-called “LGBT propaganda.” It’s the latest Russia-aligned country to pass such a law after Russia, Georgia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan, …

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Speaker Anita Among Petitions EC to Gazette Her Bukedea MP Seat Ahead of 2026 Poll

Speaker Anita Among Petitions EC to Gazette Her Bukedea MP

Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has formally petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to gazette her as Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament unopposed, ahead of the January 2026 general elections. In a letter dated October 31, 2025, filed through Alaka and Company Advocates, Among and several other sitting Members of Parliament requested the EC to publish the names of …

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RACE FOR STATE HOUSE! In BULAMBULI, M7 assures landslide victims of safe resettlement

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BULAMBULI – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured families displaced by landslides in Bulambuli District of a safe, dignified, and permanent resettlement, reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting communities living in disaster-prone areas along the Mt. Elgon slopes. Addressing supporters during an NRM campaign rally at Nabbongo Secondary School playground in Bulambuli on Thursday, President Museveni said government had already …

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RACE FOR STATE HOUSE! In BUGISU, M7 explains land acquisition for Mbale Industrial Park

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SIRONKO – The National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag bearer, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has defended his acquisition of the land where the Mbale Industrial Park now sits, dismissing allegations that the land was grabbed from locals. While campaigning in Sironko District on his first day of the Bugisu sub-region campaign trail, President Museveni explained that the land in question had …

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RACE FOR STATE HOUSE! In MANAFWA, M7 recounts how he brushed with death during Amin’s time

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Manafwa – President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday recounted a dramatic escape from death during the regime of former President Idi Amin, describing how he survived an armed pursuit by government soldiers decades ago. Speaking at a campaign rally in Manafwa District, Museveni narrated how in 1973 he once found himself trapped between two groups — Amin’s soldiers chasing him from …

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INTERNATIONAL WORLD AIDS DAY TO BE CELEBRATED IN BUSHENYI WITH A PRECURSOR MARATHON ON 30 NOVEMBER 2025

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Post Views: 10 By Wilber Muhwezi KasibanteIn Bushenyiwww.mknewslink.comBushenyi district chairman Jafari basajabala has today 7 November 2025 launched ‘empuumo’ marathon in district as one of activities to create awareness for the world AIDS day to be celebrated at Kizinda playground on 1 December 2025 where the chief guest will be the president of Uganda HE Yoweri Museveni.The marathon as …

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BREAKING! Worker dies, other two battle for life at HARDWARE WORLD NTINDA owned by LifeLink Hospital boss Ssekankya

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Shock and tension have gripped Hardware World Ntinda after a deadly incident that claimed the life of one employee and left two others fighting for their lives on Monday afternoon. The high-end hardware supermarket, owned by flamboyant businessman Simon Ssekankya, is now under police investigation as questions mount over what exactly happened inside the premises that fateful day. Ssekankya, who …

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ROAD TO 2026! MP Rukaari Defends NRM-Leaning Independent Bid

ROAD TO 2026 MP Rukaari Defends NRM Leaning Independent Bid

By Amos Tayebwa – Mbarara A fresh storm is brewing within the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as tension mounts between official party flagbearers and NRM-leaning independents ahead of the 2026 general elections. Mbarara City North MP Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari has come out strongly to defend his decision to run as an independent, accusing some senior NRM figures of intimidation and …

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