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NTV Uganda marks 20 years
KAMPALA — Uganda’s leading broadcaster, NTV Uganda, marked two decades on air…
“Back to the Source – The Nile” in homecoming premiere
KAMPALA — Kampala will light up with culture, cinema and national pride…
Museveni reveals origin of Muhoozi’s nickname ‘Muogi’
KAMPALA — In a rare blend of fatherly warmth and military salute,…
Journalist, TikTokers arrested for defaming Nameere
MASAKA — Police in Masaka have arrested a journalist and two TikTok…
Security
Ex-Butaleja parish chief charged over forged academic documents
BUTALEJA — A former parish chief in Butaleja District has been arraigned before court on charges of forgery and uttering false documents, in a case highlighting ongoing efforts to tackle fraud in public service recruitment. According to Uganda’s State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working jointly with the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the accused, Mulogo Juma, appeared before the Butaleja Magistrate’s Court this week. Prosecutors allege that Juma, who served as Parish Chief of Muyagu Parish, forged an academic transcript purporting to show he had obtained a Diploma in Public Administration and Management from…
Regional News
Dangote to build oil refinery in Tanzania
TANGA — Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has announced plans to establish a massive oil refinery in Tanzania, a project he says will mirror the scale of his flagship facility in Nigeria and strengthen East Africa’s energy independence. Speaking at the Africa We Build Summit alongside Presidents William Ruto of Kenya and Yoweri Museveni, Dangote pledged to construct a 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Tanga, supported by a regional pipeline network intended to transport crude oil from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan. “I applaud President Museveni for his bold decision to ban the export of unprocessed minerals,” Dangote…
