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Jinja residents spent most of yesterday in running battles with security personnel over the fuel protests and against rising cost of living. Roads were blocked using logs and burning tyres in the city as they demanded to intervene. They wanted the government to bring down the prices of fuel and other basic commodities. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces and police ...

The flag bearer of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party in the Soroti City East By-election, Pascal Amuriat, has said that there will only be peace if he and his party win. Short of that, there will be bloodshed. This is especially if either FDC or NRM win this tightly contested election. Pascal Amuriat further said that he’s sure there ...

Budadiri County West MP, Hon. Nandala Mafabi has said National Resistance Movement (NRM) is currently in panic mode because of Soroti City East by-elections. According to him, this is the reason why they were doing everything to stop Dr. Kizza Besigye from going to Soroti. Unfortunately, he went ahead and was there all day campaigning for their Forum for Democratic ...

Singer, Ykee Benda, has chipped into the “political defection” of DP president Nobert Mao to the NRM. This seems to be the order of the day for now as every person has continued to give their opinion about it. Taking to his Twitter page, musician Ykee Benda gave his opinion by equating Bobi Wine to Kenya’s Raila Odinga. This is ...

Uganda’s Oscar Chelimo has bagged Uganda’s third medal in the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Oregon, USA. Chelimo who had impressed in the heats prior to qualifying posted a time of 13:10:20. This has been his best personal time ever. Norwegian Olympic gold medal winner Jakob Ingebrigtsen bagged gold in this 5000m with a time of 13:09:24. Kenya’s Jacob Krop ...