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Mathias Walukagga more useful as a musician – Kakwenza

As Uganda’s political temperature rises ahead of the 2026 general elections, one controversy has sparked debate far beyond legal technicalities and party loyalties: the disqualification of Kadongo Kamu musician and Kyengera Town Council Mayor Mathias Walukagga from the Busiro East parliamentary race by the Electoral Commission (EC). Yet beyond the court petitions, X (formerly Twitter)…

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Australia kicks teens off social media

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday to a social media landscape without access to their accounts, as the country implemented a world-first ban aimed at protecting under-16s from addictive algorithms, online predators, and cyberbullying. The law targets 10 major platforms—Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, Kick, Reddit, Twitch, and X—requiring them to block users…

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Col Magezi, Ssenyonyi lock horns over Arua rally

A fresh political storm has erupted following claims by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) mouthpiece, Col. Chris Magezi, that 17 motorcycles were stolen during a National Unity Platform (NUP) rally in Arua, triggering sharp rebuttals from opposition figures and civil society voices who are demanding evidence to support the allegation. Dr Sarah Bireete, the…

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