In a charged prelude to tomorrow’s debate on the National Coffee Amendment Bill, 2024, Ugandan opposition legislators have doubled down on their support for coffee farmers, despite alleged threats of arrest by security forces. The amendment seeks to dismantle the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), which has overseen the sector …
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The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has graduated their first cohort of 103 students from their NUP school of leadership. While addressing the graduates on November 4, 2024, the chief guest, General (Rtd) Gregory Mugisha Muntu, who doubles as the founding member of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), hailed …
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During a Thursday plenary session, Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, representing Kira Municipality, raised concerns regarding President Museveni’s repeated delegation of Vice President Jessica Alupo to represent him at high-profile international events, potentially indicating health-related reasons for his absence. Hon. Nganda pointed out that President Museveni was represented by Alupo at …
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Accompanied by NUP President Bobi Wine, Tana passionately called on residents to make their dissatisfaction known at the ballot box. Her message was clear: Kisoro deserves better. Criticising the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), she highlighted the district’s lack of infrastructure development, specifically the poor state of roads. “We are …
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The Kampala Capital City Authority has revealed an increase in the cases of Mpox disease in the city with the Kawempe division recording the highest numbers of 56 cases. Overall, the most affected job category are the sex workers and boda boda riders. Richard Walyomu, the incident commander of Mpox …
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The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has recalled their two representatives from the Judicial Service Commission on grounds that they have been there illegally since they were last elected about nine years ago. According to Executive Order Number Two issued by ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde, the representatives include Norah Matovu Winyi …
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The National Unity Platform (NUP) has announced its intention to appeal a recent High Court ruling that dismissed its petition seeking accountability from the Ugandan government for the disappearance of 18 party supporters. NUP had approached the High Court in a bid to compel authorities to explain the whereabouts of …
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Mukono – “With the powers vested in me, I commission the solar water pump to serve the community of Kapeke Village and its neighbourhoods,” declared Minister Aisha Sekindi during a recent event in Mukono District. The minister was commissioning of a Shs2.2 billion solar water pump that has remained nonfunctional …
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Former Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, 49, of Lyne Road, Kidlington, has been charged in the UK with multiple offenses related to modern slavery and immigration breaches. The charges against Mugambe include conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law by a non-UK national, arranging or facilitating travel for exploitation, …
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By: Wabusimba Amiri. The debate over Uganda’s decision to merge government agencies, particularly the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAIF), has become a lightning rod for a much deeper national conversation. While the government presents this merger as a strategic move …
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