A wave of grief and shock has swept through communities in southwestern Uganda following a tragic road accident involving a Trinity Bus along the Mbarara–Kabale highway in Rukiga District. The accident, which happened in the early hours of Monday morning, transformed what should have been a routine night journey into …
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On a day that could have been just another routine in the Kingdom of Buganda, a surprising incident unfolded that has left many questioning the balance of power between the military and the traditional leadership. The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, found himself facing an unusual challenge: blocked …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 On the fateful day, the youth mobilisers were returning home after canvassing for support for former Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru when they were ambushed by drunken supporters of a rival candidate who armed them with machetes. That …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 The delectation of young people into the National Resistance Movement are not a surprise to anybody who has been in party politics, Vincent Anguzu, an NRM youth winger has said. “These defections simply prove the numerical strength of the NRM and the …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025 Latif Zaake, the West Nile Regional Police Commander says activism puts journalists in harm’s way because it turns them into opponents of the state especially during the period of tense election campaigns. “Help us by doing checks and balance but the question …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025 The National Resistance Movement has intensified the search for votes in Arua City as top party officials in the region join in the campaign trail, one month to the polling day. Starting with the Zoe Bakoko Bakoru, the Arua City chairperson of …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 At 53 years, Asa Suleiman Orodriyo, a resident of Bazaar Ward in Arua Central Division has participated in all the elections since the National Resistance Movement reintroduced elective politics starting with the resistance councils. “I represented Bazaa women in the local council …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025 From West Nile to Karamoja, the panorama of large scale deforestation due to charcoal burning and the commercial transportation of charcoal to Kampala is playing out unabated. This phenomenon is unfolding under the watch of the law enforcers against the backdrop of …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU MADI-OKOLLO: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025 Martin Drito, the former member of parliament of Madi-Okollo constituency is now the National Resistance Movement flag bearer for the Upper Madi-Okolo constituency has called for efficient utilization of natural resources, and diversification of sources of income to mitigate environmental degradation in …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025 Monday, December 1, 2025 was a unique day for Ziribabeli Azabo, a resident of Orivu village in Ezuku parish, Arua district where River Enyau flows out of the earth’s crust. On that day, Azabo accompanied by a colleague went to the riverbank …
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