Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga has asked residents of Greater Luwero districts to stop lamenting over the National Resistance Army War. Luwero and Nakaseke districts were the epicenters of the National Resistance Army war of 1981-1986. However, 38 years after the …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Col. Jack Buhuuku Mucunguzi, one of the 27 members of the former National Resistance Army has been laid to rest at his country home in Rwenjeru Biharwe Mbarara City North Division in Mbarara City. Mucunguzi succumbed to Liver cancer on Sunday at Nakasero …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has warned District Internal Security and Police’s CID to help stump out corruption or face his wrath. He also castigated the District Service Commissions for “selling Local Government jobs.” Speaking in Kakumiro today at celebrations to mark the 37th NRM/NRA victory anniversary, …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has halted the Shillings 4 billion compensation to veterans pending a probe into reports of fake claimants. For decades, the government has been paying veterans for their contribution to the National Resistance Army war of 1981-1986 that ushered in the current regime. However to …
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Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | Botswana has launched its second National Risk Assessment (NRA) on money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing. At the launch in Gaborone on Monday, Emmah Peloetletse, Permanent Secretary to the President and chairperson of the National Coordinating Committee on Financial Intelligence, stated that she believes …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has eulogised fallen former NRA commander Lt.Col Ahamed Kashilingi. “Ndugu Kashillingyi (RIP) made his contribution to our struggle and we salute him. I have spoken to some of his children such as Halima, Busingye and others to convey to them our …
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Inside the succession battle ahead of 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until Gen. Salim Saleh appeared at the piping ceremony of his nephew Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, it appeared that veterans of the Bush War in Luwero preferred to stay away from the rabble-rousing erstwhile Army Commander of Land …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander In Chief of the armed forces has retired 48 generals of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces at a ceremony held at State House Entebbe, Wednesday. General Elly Tumwine, who died last week and was buried on Tuesday was supposed to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has eulogized the late Gen. Elly Tumwine as a resilient man despite being injured badly during the revolutionary war. Museveni was speaking at the State funeral service for the late Gen. Tumwine held on Monday at Kololo Independence grounds. Tumwine, who was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people suspected to be members of the banned Makerere University ‘brigades’ have been arrested as part of the ongoing investigations into the stabbing to death of Uganda Christian University-UCU law student, Betungura Bewatte, during the chaotic guild campaigns. The police postmortem report indicated that …
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