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Haruna Vs Ham: How sibling rivalry drove Haruna into debt and potential disaster

In 2013, Haruna Sentongo, an enterprising young businessman, hatched a project that would endear him to his parents. It would also help him keep scores with his more successful and flamboyant brother, Hamis Kiggundu. Sentongo had just opened Haruna Shopping Mall in Ntinda, following his Haruna Towers in Wandegeya Kubiri, and was brimming with business…

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Riek Machar arrested as South Sudan crisis escalates

South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country’s President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party says. An armed convoy led by top security officials, including the defence minister, entered Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, and disarmed his bodyguards late on Wednesday, said the Sudan People’s Liberation…

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Canada to grant fewer Ugandans visas in 2025

Ugandans hoping to move to Canada in 2025 and beyond might face a tougher road after the incoming government proposed a cap on immigration. For asylum seeking Ugandans, this is going to deeply hurt since Canada had become one of their favourite destinations. Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister made it clear after he was…

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Zambaali can become a “Ssemujju” or a “Bashir Kazibwe” if elected to Parliament

NBS TV’s Zambaali Bulasio Mukasa has become the latest journalist to enter Uganda’s tumultuous political ring. The deep-voiced news anchor and talk show host made his ambitions public at a rally in Kyebando during the recently concluded Kawempe North by-elections. When Zambaali left the rally, his job was on the line and his political future…

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“They ate Nambi’s money but voted for Nalukoola”: Lessons for NRM from Kawempe North

The decisive victory of NUP’s Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola in Kawempe North by-election sent one clear message to the NRM: “You had the money and the army but you couldn’t conjure a victory.” Nalukoola garnered 17,764 votes compared to Farida Nambi’s  8,593 votes in an election characterized by violence and intimidation of journalists. If anything, NUP’s…

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Pearl FM closed over Kawempe North by-elections

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has suspended the operation license of Pearl FM (107.9), a Muslim-founded media station, for allegedly broadcasting “alarmist” and “sensational” information related to the Kawempe North by-election. In a letter to the managing director of the station, UCC noted that during their show “Mpulidde Kamenya” yesterday, the presenter Sulaiman Kalule alleged…

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FULL SPEECH: Kaijuka tells Museveni not to betray Kategaya’s wish of peaceful transition

During a memorial to honour the legacy of the late Eriya Kategaya at Kololo Ceremonial grounds on March 6, Richard Kaijuka told President Museveni that one of the deceased’s wishes was for the president to guide the country through an orderly and peaceful political transition. This statement created uneasiness and murmurs among some of the people…

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