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CUSTODIAN BOARD IN DISARRAY! Billions Missing, 137 Court Cases Pile Up as Bizibu’s Board Sleeps – Should He Face the Coolers Before Dissolution?

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Kampala — The curtain is slowly falling on the controversial Departed Asians Property Custodian Board, but as the lights dim, what is emerging is not a graceful exit — it is a catalogue of chaos, financial indiscipline, fraud allegations and staggering governance failure. A fresh Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 has ripped open the books of the Board …

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BLOODSHED WARNING! Mbarara Mayor Kakyebezi Explodes Over Kakyeka Stadium Land – “Back Off or Face Fire!”

A montage of Mayor Robert Kakyebezi (L) and CAO

Amos Tayebwa Mbarara — A political storm is brewing over the contested land at Kakyeka Stadium, and the temperature is rising by the day. Mbarara City Mayor Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi has fired a chilling warning to Mbarara District Chief Administrative Officer David Muhwezi and LC1 Chairman-turned-Councilor Abdul Kyambade to immediately withdraw their alleged interest in a disputed piece of land …

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BILLIONS LOST! TOURISM IN TURMOIL! Sleeping UTB, Tourism Ministry Bosses Face Axe After Probe Lifts Lid on Systematic Failures

A montage of Tourism PS Doreen Katusiime and UTB CEO Julian Kagwa

Uganda’s tourism sector may be posting impressive numbers on paper, but beneath the glossy “Explore Uganda” billboards lies a troubling trail of gaps, missed targets and weak oversight, according to the December 2025 Auditor General’s report on the marketing and branding of tourism activities by the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities and the Uganda Tourism Board. The audit returned …

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Zuku TV bosses face liquidation threat over Sh128bn debt

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CP Cables has written to Wananchi Group (K) Limited, demanding payment of Ksh.46.9 million (about UGX 128.7bn) setting the stage for potential liquidation proceedings at the High Court in Nairobi. The demand, issued under the Insolvency Act, 2015, was filed before the Commercial and Tax Division of the High Court as Insolvency Cause No. E017 of 2026. CP Cables says …

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Ugandan Workers Abroad Face Scrutiny After Kadaama Maid Allegedly Kills Boss in Syria

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Syria—Damascus was still asleep when horror struck the home of legendary Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi, the woman millions knew as Umm Zaki. At around 5:00 a.m. last week Thursday morning, January 29, 2026, the 88-year-old star was bludgeoned to death while lying in her bed, her life ending violently after more than five decades of shaping Syrian drama. According to …

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African LBQ women face structural, state-supported violence, report says

African LBQ women face structural state supported violence report says

Sexual violence and family expulsion among the challenges facing African LBQ women  Photo illustration courtesy of Chapter Four Uganda. A new African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) report reveals how lesbian, bisexual, and queer women experience systematic violence that begins within families and communities and continues through displacement, detention, and so-called host countries. Authored by Melanie Nathan, From Home to Hostile …

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Court Clears Rwashande to Face Ssekikuubo in Lwemiyaga MP Race

Court Clears Rwashande to Face Ssekikuubo in Lwemiyaga MP Race

Kampala — The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Lwemiyaga Constituency Member of Parliament, Hon. Theodore Ssekikuubo, challenging the nomination of Brig. Gen. (Rtd) Emmanuel Rwashande, clearing the two to face off in the upcoming parliamentary elections. A montage of Theodore Ssekikuubo and Brig General Emmanuel Rwashande. (Courtesy photo) In a ruling delivered by High Court Judge Joyce Kavuma, …

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ON SPOT! Mbarara Biharwe Mixed P/S Staff Houses Project Stalls as City Authorities Face Probe Over Missing Sh44M

DRCC, his team and Biharwe Mixed Primary School heads at a stalled construction project

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara –A government-funded staff housing project at Biharwe Mixed Primary School in Mbarara City North Division has stalled for two months, following a payment dispute between the contractor and Mbarara City Council. The suspension has prompted investigations into the alleged diversion of UGX 44 million meant for the project. The issue came to light on Friday, 31st …

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As Cameroon election approaches, LGBTQ+ people face increasing violence

Anglophone regions of Cameroon. (Map courtesy of AFP)

Violence against queer people has become acute in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions  Cameroon President Paul Biya, 92, is seeking an eighth term in elections happening October 12. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty) By Jean Jacques Dissoke As Cameroon approaches the Oct 12 presidential election, the English-speaking regions of the Northwest and Southwest are once again plunged into uncertainty that has exposed LGBTQ …

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