KAMPALA — For the past six months, the Ugandan shilling has been gaining steadily against the US dollar, a development that in normal market conditions should translate into lower pump prices for fuel — since petroleum products are imported and priced in dollars. But despite the stronger shilling, fuel prices have stubbornly remained unchanged, leaving many Ugandans wondering whether the …
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The Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda has confirmed that the country will hold its next Presidential and Parliamentary elections on January 15, 2026. Campaigns for the presidential race are scheduled to conclude on January 13, 2026. The announcement was made by EC Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama, who emphasized the importance of peaceful and orderly elections and warned candidates against violating …
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Yumbe – President Yoweri Museveni has said that while the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has successfully united Ugandans and delivered national development, it is now time for every household to focus on wealth creation. Speaking at a rally in Yumbe District, President Museveni said the NRM government has brought peace, roads, electricity, schools, and health centers across the country, but …
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Munyonyo – Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, has urged Ugandans to rally behind President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as the party unveiled its 2026–2031 Manifesto. Speaker addressing the gathering at Munyonyo on Monday. While addressing the NRM party leaders who were gathered at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Anita described the manifesto as “a compact with Ugandans” …
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The UAE Has Announced A Visa Ban On Ugandans starting January 2026. What You Need To Know: This has come on the heels of incidents published by #BBCAfrica #AfricaEye where Charles Mwesigwa a pimp in Dubai, connived with fellow pimps in Uganda in trafficking Ugandan girls for sex in Dubai. This is going to affect the labour export industry, tour …
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Thousands of Ugandans living in Canada — organised by chapters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and allied diaspora groups — held coordinated demonstrations on Saturday, September 13, 2024, to denounce what they described as a sustained campaign of repression, abductions and human-rights violations in Uganda. Protesters gathered in major urban centres to call on Canadian and other Western governments, …
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