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For nearly 31 years, Uganda watched King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV grow from a three-year-old monarch into an adult King and cultural leader. This detailed profile traces his royal lineage, childhood enthronement, education, advocacy, development work, final illness, succession and the legacy he leaves behind at the age of 34.
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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV’s remains are lying in state at Karuziika Palace as Tooro observes nine days of mourning ahead of his burial at the Karambi Royal Tombs on September 12.
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Tooro Kingdom has announced the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV at the age of 34, ending a reign of nearly 31 years that began when he ascended the throne as a three-year-old child.
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TVET Council Executive Director Moses Kasakya argues that Uganda’s businesses cannot rely on systems, machinery or artificial intelligence alone. Their growth ultimately depends on people with the practical, adaptable and job-ready skills needed to make technology productive.
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Uganda Airlines has placed its first direct Boeing order for four 737-8 MAX aircraft and four 787-9 Dreamliners to expand regional and long-haul services.
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From an orphaned village boy and primary-school teacher to army commander, rebel leader, Cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali’s life reflected more than five decades of Uganda’s turbulent political history.
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Pressure is mounting over Uganda’s medical internship programme as an August 14 reporting deadline approaches amid continuing disagreement over allowances, welfare and the treatment of privately sponsored interns.
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Images of Busingye Phionah have drawn attention online, but beyond the fascination with her appearance lies a wider story about women, professionalism and changing roles inside Uganda’s armed forces.
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The government has proposed an electronic clocking-in system to monitor taxi and bus drivers’ journeys, working hours, rest periods and speeding amid concern over fatigue and fatal road crashes.
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President Yoweri Museveni has urged 1,030 Ugandans repatriated from South Africa to rebuild their lives through agriculture, services, industrialisation and ICT.
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Uganda has nominated veteran diplomat Olara Otunnu for United Nations Secretary-General, placing the former UN Under-Secretary-General among seven candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres.
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Makerere University has introduced electronic transcripts and certificates while expanding blended learning and preparing fully online academic programmes. 12. Full story body in clean HTML
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President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to participate in the forthcoming village, parish and women council elections, linking grassroots leadership to development, accountability and wealth creation.
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Uganda Prisons Service says Dr Kizza Besigye is steadily improving after being discharged from Mulago and returned to Luzira, but his family and political allies continue to question whether the prison can provide the rehabilitation and specialised care he requires.
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Uganda is stepping up preparations for a potentially wetter September–December rainy season as authorities warn that anticipated El Niño conditions could increase the risk of floods, landslides, infrastructure damage and disease outbreaks.
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Uganda is holding Local Council II elections across 10,718 parishes and wards, with members of village executive committees choosing parish and ward chairpersons in the final stage of the 2026 administrative-unit elections.
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The Kapchorwa school bus tragedy has left 24 people dead and forced Uganda to suspend educational trips, reopening difficult questions about vehicles, drivers, supervision and enforcement.
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Reports that Washington considered cutting ties with UNHCR have raised concern for Uganda, where more than two million refugees and asylum seekers already face a severely underfunded humanitarian response.
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Parliament is demanding clear timelines from the Ministry of Works and Transport over delays affecting more than 30 bridge commitments on national roads, as MPs question why longstanding infrastructure pledges remain incomplete.
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Uganda held its first mandatory National Cleaning Day from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m., with Police roadblocks restricting non-essential movement. The nationwide exercise will return on the last Saturday of every month.
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President Yoweri Museveni led Parliament in mourning Gen. Moses Ali, praising him as a freedom fighter, peacemaker and champion of West Nile’s development.
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Uganda has introduced tighter rules aimed at preventing bus-driver fatigue, requiring a different driver for return journeys on routes exceeding 300 kilometres and limiting how many legs drivers on shorter routes may complete in a day.
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Nearly three in every four Ugandans are aged 30 or below, but millions of young people remain outside employment, education and training. Turning this youth majority into national prosperity will require more than short courses and promises of self-employment.
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Uganda has begun the 42-day countdown towards ending its Ebola outbreak after discharging the final patient, but continued transmission in DR Congo keeps the country at risk.
