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Shakira bids emotional farewell to Triplets Ghetto Kids

KAMPALA, Uganda — Colombian music superstar Shakira has shared an emotional farewell…

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Ghetto Kids dazzle global audience alongside Shakira, Burna Boy

KAMPALA — Uganda's internationally acclaimed Triplets Ghetto Kids have earned global praise…

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Gen Moses Ali dies

Kampala, Uganda | July 18, 2026 — Uganda's veteran politician and retired…

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Shakira, Burna Boy & Ghetto Kids rehearse for FIFA World Cup final show

Global music stars Shakira and Burna Boy have shared behind-the-scenes moments from…

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20-year-old defiles 4-year-old in Kasese

KASESE — Police in Kasese District have arrested a 20-year-old man over the alleged aggravated defilement of a four-year-old girl in Kitabu Sub-county. The suspect, identified as Kelvin Mumbere, is a resident of Buswagha Village, Mughete Parish. He was arrested by officers attached to Bwera Division Police following an incident reported by the child's family. Rwenzori East Regional Police spokesperson ASP Elly Maate said preliminary investigations indicate that the alleged offence occurred on the evening of July 22, 2026, when the victim was playing with other children near her home. According to police, the suspect allegedly approached the children and…

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URC boss sent to CID over missing 394 railway wagons

KAMPALA, Uganda — The Managing Director of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC), Benon Kajuna, has been directed…

Businessman remanded over Shs13bn fake gold scam

KAMPALA — The Makindye Chief Magistrate's Court has remanded businessman Muhammad Ali on charges of forgery…

No movement on National Cleaning Day – police

Kampala, Uganda – July 24, 2026 — The Uganda Police Force has announced a nationwide restriction…

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Muhoozi, Kagame play basketball in Kigali

KIGALI — Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, played a friendly basketball game with Rwandan President Paul Kagame during his official visit to Kigali, in a moment that highlighted the warm ties between the two countries. The basketball encounter was shared by Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda, who posted pictures of himself playing alongside President Kagame and Gen. Kainerugaba. “Playing basketball with the president of Rwanda @PaulKagame and the CDF of Uganda @mkainerugaba,” Mwenda wrote on X. “The messes I made would win me a sport in the Guinness Book of World Records as most disastrous player of…

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Olara Otunnu for UN Secretary-General job

KAMPALA — Uganda has formally submitted the candidature of Ambassador Olara Otunnu for the position of…

East Africa’s founding first ladies reunite

KAMPALA — A rare gathering of three of East Africa's surviving founding First Ladies has drawn…

Byanyima says foreign mercenary paid $3m to frame Besigye

KAMPALA — Winnie Byanyima, the wife of detained opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, has alleged that…