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NUP’s Candidate in Igara East Withdraws from the Race

NUPs Candidate in Igara East Withdraws from the Race

IGARA– Counsel Tumukunde Joshua the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Head Legal Team – Western Region, the party flag bearer for Igara East Constituency has expressed interest not to contest in the forthcoming general elections. Tumukunde Joshua “I regret to inform you that I am unable to proceed with this candidature due to financial constraints. Nonetheless, I remain fully committed to …

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Many Rights Activists Disappear as East Africa Faces Wave of Abductions By Its Governments » The Hoima Post –

Many Rights Activists Disappear as East Africa Faces Wave of

A disturbing wave of enforced disappearances has gripped East Africa between August and October 2025, raising alarm among human rights defenders, families of the missing, and regional observers. The victims—journalists, activists, and outspoken citizens from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania—have vanished under suspicious circumstances often linked to state security operations. According to the Agora Human Rights Observatory, at least seven confirmed …

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

Map of Middle East and North Africa

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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Budadiri East Mp NRM flagger bearer Eng. Nakiyi embarks on fixing all roads connecting hard to reach areas

Budadiri East Mp NRM flagger bearer Eng Nakiyi embarks on

Julius Nakiyi, the Budadiri East Member of Parliament aspirant on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party ticket, has taken the initiative to repair roads connecting hard-to-reach sub-counties.  The sub-counties benefiting from this project include Zesui,Namaguli, Buchambi, Butandiga, Bumulisha, Bukise among others. Nakiyi has used his vehicles to ferry marram and pour it on the roads in these areas.  His goal …

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Uganda To Host parliamentary East African Games This Year- Speaker Among Announces

Uganda To Host parliamentary East African Games This Year Speaker

Sports news and live sports coverage including scores, results, video, audio and analysis on Football, F1, Cricket, Rugby Union and all other Ugandan sports. Uganda has officially been named host of this year’s East African Games, Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among announced on Tuesday during a high-level regional meeting in Kampala.  The tripartite summit, held at the …

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