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Bus owners with travel routes to Kasese, Fortportal and surrounding areas as well as passengers are worried after a tragedy in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. However, police assured them that security has been tightened.

The Minister of Justice and Constitution Affairs Norbert Mao has said that politicians in the country should embrace change as it’s done in churches where after a given period of time new leaders are put in place. Mao made the observation while presiding over the 29th graduation ceremony as well as celebrating 30 years of Uganda martyrs University Nkozi function held at Kayabwe main campus.

Minister Of Gender Labor and Social Development Betty Amongi has underscored government's role in creating economic opportunities, providing access to quality education and healthcare, and promoting gender equality through policies and partnerships. Amongi made the remarks during celebrations of the international day of the Girl Child in Kampala.

The chairman electoral commission FDC Boniface Toterebula Bamwenda has declared Adepo Francis as the new National league chairperson 2023-2028. He takes over from Lubega Warid. The new elected chairperson has been the chairperson youth league Kamuli district .

FDC Katonga based faction youths have accused the Najjanankumbi faction of betraying them by accepting money from NRM chairman President Museveni to divide their party. However, NRM Deputy Spokesperson Rogers Mulindwa responded to them as NRM has time for issues of National importance.

The leadership conflict within the UPC party has taken a new turn as the faction led by Peter Walubiri has issued an ultimatum to the Jimmy Akena team, demanding they respect a recent court ruling and vacate Uganda House immediately. The Peter Walubiri faction addressed the media in Kampala this Thursday afternoon, in response to the Supreme Court's decision on October 13, 2023, which nullified Jimmy Akena's leadership.

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The Uganda police force has launched the construction of new headquarters to house all departments of the force and enhance timely justice provision. While commissioning the construction exercise, the inspector general of police John Martins Okoth Ochola highlighted challenges faced by the force in renting housing units.

The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Budaama South, Dr. Emmanuel Otala, has committed to assisting the National Water and Sewerage Corporation in collecting payments for utilities from government agencies. This comes in response to a disclosure from the National Water and Sewerage Corporation regarding losses incurred due to non-payment of utilities by government agencies. Members of the Parliamentary Committee were on a familiarization tour of Bugoloobi waste water Treatment Plant near Kampala.

State Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen David Muhoozi, has informed the opposition that it's challenging for the government to thoroughly address their claims of human rights violations because a significant portion of the information they provide is unverified. This statement came after the Leader of the Opposition, Mathius Mpuuga, presented a statement concerning unanswered questions regarding the arrests, disappearances, and abductions of National Unity Platform party supporters.

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The Uganda Badminton Association with partners launched the 5th edition of the city tyres east africa badminton challenge that will take place in Uganda at lugogo indoor stadium from the 26th to the 29th Oct 2023. The tournament that is expected to have over 400 players from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania will be played both in teams and individual formats with singles, doubles and mixed games.

The Omusinga Wo'businga Bwa Rwenzururu has celebrated his 57th coronation anniversary at the Royal Hill in Kasese district after 7 years of incarceration. Upon his arrival at the hill, traditional rituals were performed, and he later joined the people for a reception at the golf course. The Vice President, serving as the chief guest, donated 30 million shillings to support the kingdom and encouraged the king to incorporate messages of wealth for development.

Kasolo Compuliyamu and Lubega Johnson have been sentenced to life in prison by the high court after being convicted of the murder of Maria Nagirinya and her driver Ronald Kitayimbwa. Judge Isaac Muwata send the two to such a deterrent sentence, the court was of the view that the two were not remorseful during the whole trial yet they knew that they had committed the offenses.

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The Parliament’s committee on Rules, Discipline and Privileges is constrained by the suspension of Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake from accessing Parliament. The Committee which had scheduled to initiate investigations into the allegations of poor public conduct by MP Zaake will have to wait until the suspension of the Mityana legislator ends. Father Charles Onen the Committee’s vice Chairperson urges MPS to avoid misusing their position to attract political capitalOn Tuesday this week, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa suspended five members of Parliament subscribing to the Opposition after drama ensued when the house did not reach a consensus to play a video tabled by the leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga on allegations relating to Human rights abuse in Uganda.

Uganda Airlines has launched commercial operations to Lagos Nigeria, adding yet another destination to its expanding network. The airline has positioned the Airbus A330 800 neo aircraft on this route which has been poised by many to boost trade between Uganda and Nigeria. State minister for transport Fred Byamukama presided over the flag off ceremony at Entebbe International Airport. Lagos Nigeria is route 13 on Uganda airlines’ route map. The airline with a fleet of four CRJ 900 aircraft and two wide body Airbus A330’s has now got west Africa connected to its network. The flight to lagos was flagged off by State Minister of Transport, Fred Byamukama who underlined the substantial potential of this new route emphasizing its role in enhancing trade and tourism ties between Nigeria and Uganda. The connection between the two nations is expected to open up exciting opportunities for collaboration and growth.

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Omukulu w'essomero akunyiziddwa ku kugoba abayizi n'okusasula abasomesa ab'empewo.

The killing of the two foreign tourists and a Ugandan tour guide in Queen Elizabeth National Park four days after they had burnt a truck ferrying onions to Mpondwe Lhubiriha market along the same stretch of the national park towards Bwera town council in Bukonzo West Constituency in Kasese District affirms the infiltration of the ADF splinter groups through the UPDF built defensive wall and causing mayhem in the backyard of the forward base. How the nasty incidents are following each other within a space of one week is a question that many security analysts and Ugandans are asking; where is the Internal Security Organization it wrong?. Our senior reporter Haruna Mutesasira gives an inside story on why it has been possible for the ADF splinter groups to sneak in and out the UPDF defensive wall in the DRC to Uganda despite the tremendous achievements registered by the joint forces of

Sixty-four additional local businesses have been considered for a seed funding worth Ushs4.8bn under the national social security fund innovation program dubbed Hi-innovator. This will bring the total number of businesses that have benefitted from the program’s seed funding to 306 since its inception in 2021.