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SOVEREIGNTY BILL: WHAT CHANGED, WHAT DIDN’T
The revised version narrows the focus to individuals who act on behalf of foreign interests, specifically within Uganda’s political space. In practical terms, this means the law targets those who organise, fund or influence political activity, such as...
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SOVEREIGNTY BILL DIVIDES UGANDA
KAMPALA — Parliament has become the latest battleground in a widening national argument over power, money and the meaning of sovereignty. At the centre of the storm is the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, a proposed law the government says is...
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INSIDE THE GGABA HORROR
Throughout the attack, something was unsettling about Okello’s demeanour. “He did not say anything during the attack; he was just breathing heavily, and the bag remained on his back.”
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Pharmacists’ minimum wage plan hits legal wall
A decision meant to raise pharmacists’ pay has instead triggered a legal reality check, one that could reshape how professional bodies set standards in Uganda. At the centre of the dispute is a directive issued by the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda...
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MUSEVENI RALLIES BEHIND SSENFUKA’S MEDICINE
OBSERVER TEAM President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to Members of Parliament to prioritise funding of critical areas in this year’s budget. Speaking to members of the ruling National Resistance Movement parliamentary caucus recently, President...
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UGANDANS BREATHE WORLD’S DIRTIEST AIR
KAMPALA — In the early hours of the morning, before traffic thickens and the city fully wakes up, Kampala’s air can feel deceptively calm. But as the day unfolds, engines revving, dust rising, waste burning in the distance, that calm gives way to...
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DISSENT INTENSIFIES OVER SPEAKER RACE
KAMPALA - In the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), the race for Speaker of Parliament is usually decided long before Members of Parliament ever cast their votes. This time, however, the outcome appears less settled. Shortly after the...
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WHY MUSEVENI EMBRACES SORE LOSERS
Vol. 21 Issue: 008 Nsibambi, widely expected to be in the next cabinet, will have his work cut out to prove that the defection is in the interest of national dialogue. He has positioned himself to disprove the opposition that he can negotiate peace...
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UNEB RESULTS BLOW LID OFF NEW SYLLABUS
The findings suggest that classrooms are indeed changing, and that students are more confident, more practical, and more entrepreneurial. Schools are experimenting with projects that spill beyond their gates into surrounding communities.
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UGANDA AIRLINES: HOW BILLIONS VANISHED
KAMPALA – In August 2019, Uganda Airlines returned to the skies with promise tacked into its wings. The national carrier’s first flight to Nairobi carried just eight passengers, but it carried something heavier too: a country’s hope that a long-lost...
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NEW AUDIT REVEALS ROT IN GOVERNMENT
KAMPALA – In Uganda, the failures of the state rarely announce themselves all at once. They surface quietly, inside overcrowded dormitories where children wait months for court files that never arrive; in hospital wards where life-saving machines sit...
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