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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Uganda’s constitution, called flawed at birth, experts fault missed consensus

    Scholars who literally worked on Uganda's constitution are calling the whole thing cursed from day one because the process was basically rigged. Mwambutsya Ndebesa coordinated researchers for the Constituent Assembly and told everyone at Makerere that the thing got amended 119 times in just 10...
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    Uganda’s diabetes crisis grows, lifestyle habits under fire

    Doctors at Aga Khan are basically screaming that Uganda's diabetes problem is spiraling because everyone keeps crushing junk food and skipping the gym. The hospital said lifestyle garbage like obesity and ultra-processed snacks combined with booze and zero exercise is pushing cases higher, while...
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    UNSA snubs youth group ties, student voice stays clear

    Uganda's student association just told random youth groups to back off after some outfit called Sauti ya Vijana tried claiming they run things. Wilson Mugazhu and his crew held a presser saying UNSA answers to students only and warned people against getting bamboozled by wannabe pressure groups...
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    Uganda calls for tighter EAC air links, airport upgrades take flight

    Uganda's aviation boss just wrapped up a regional meeting at Speke Resort, where she basically flexed about how the country crushed its latest safety audit and told neighbors they need to work together on making air travel less of a hassle. Olive Birungi Lumonya dropped stats showing Entebbe...
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    NUP condemns Kayunga shooting, campaign tensions flare on the trail

    NUP is saying cops shot some guy in both legs while he was waving at Bobi Wine's motorcade rolling through Kayunga District, which just adds to the whole mess between opposition candidates and security forces during campaign season. Joel Ssenyonyi dropped footage showing supporters hauling the...
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    Kyagulanyi blasts poll bias, tension grows as campaigns heat up

    Bobi Wine is claiming the election commission and cops are basically rigging things against him while heading out to campaign stops in Kayunga, saying police have been tear-gassing his people and breaking up rallies without any real reason. He went after the EC chairman for staying quiet about...
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    Uganda Cubs rout Djibouti 6–0, semifinals set for showdown

    Uganda's U17 squad absolutely demolished Djibouti 6-0 and punched their ticket to the semis after wrapping up group play with nine points and a massive goal differential. The Cubs banged in 20 goals across four matches while only letting two slip past them, which put them through as runners-up...
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    She Cranes crush Namibia in opener, cold no match for hot streak

    Uganda's netball squad kicked off their Celtic Cup run with a blowout against Namibia at the Emirates Arena, winning by 27 goals after absolutely dominating the second half. The She Cranes kept things tight early, but then flipped the switch and built a double-digit cushion by halftime before...
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    Doctors Without Borders halts Darfur care, deadly violence sidelines aid

    Doctors Without Borders just pulled out of a hospital in Darfur after RSF troops straight up executed one of their workers outside the facility and wounded four others. The group is refusing to send people back until the paramilitary goons promise they can actually do their jobs without getting...
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    Kabale leadership feud escalates, CAO locked out as accusations fly

    The district boss in Kabale came back to his office and found it literally locked with signs telling him to bounce, which kicked off a massive fight between him and the local chairman. Ronald Mutegeki is catching heat from Nelson Nshangabasheija over calling meetings without permission and...
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    Somalia faces a deeper drought crisis, aid dries up as hunger grows

    Somalia's getting hammered by another massive drought and the UN is basically sounding the alarm that millions of people are about to run out of food. After the rains failed four years straight, water sources dried up across Puntland and other regions, forcing families to bail to camps while the...
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    Uganda’s law exams get a shakeup, legal training on the move

    Uganda's legal education system is getting a massive shakeup after officials announced exam results and confirmed plans to split up how lawyers get trained and tested. About 1,578 people passed the bar entrance test out of 2,277 who showed up, but the training center can only handle 1,500 spots...
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    Uganda and Kenya sync up on border fixes, trade gets a facelift

    Uganda and Kenya just had their first Joint Border Commission meeting since 2019, with officials from both sides sitting down in Jinja to hash out trade bottlenecks and security stuff at their shared crossings. The two countries do over $1.2 billion in yearly business together, but people keep...
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    Centenary Bank digs in, 5,000-tree drive roots green future in Kasese

    Centenary Bank teamed up with Good Forests Foundation and local government to drop 5,000 fruit and timber trees around Kasese District as part of their climate push. The bank already hit 60,000 trees planted countrywide this year and wants to reach 70,000 total by next year. They also threw 60...
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    Ankole-Inyambo row melts, Uganda and Rwanda unite for iconic cattle

    Uganda's agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze told people to chill about arguing over what to call the famous long-horned cattle that both his country and Rwanda claim. The beef started after some online users went hard, saying the cows with horns stretching over two meters belong exclusively to...
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    Rukare makes history, first African to lead Commonwealth Sport

    Uganda just scored a massive W as Donald Rukare became the first African ever to run Commonwealth Sport after getting elected during their General Assembly over in Glasgow. The guy already heads up the Uganda Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Uganda, bringing over three decades of...
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    URA crush Buhimba 7–3, Amaku hat-trick kicks off Golola reign

    URA just handed Buhimba United Saints an absolute beatdown with a 7 to 3 thrashing at Hamz Stadium under new boss Edward Golola. Joseph Ssemujju got things rolling with a sick solo goal, Nelson Senkatuka banged in a free kick, and Denis Luzige Kisiriko made it three before halftime. Buhimba...
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    UDA’s Rutto sweeps Chemundu, 23-year-old inherits the legacy

    UDA locked down another ward seat when 23-year-old Vincent Kiplimo Rutto crushed his opponents in the Chemundu/Kapng'etuny race. The kid whose dad was the previous MCA before dying pulled in almost 4,000 votes, while his nearest competition barely scraped together a couple of hundred...
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    Purko stays yellow, Mpusia clinches MCA seat with big turnout

    UDA's Mpusia Amos pulled off a win in the Purko Ward race after the previous guy, Simon Saitoti, died earlier this year. He grabbed 2,805 votes while his main challenger, Sanare from DCP, got 1,522 and ODM's Naikuni managed just 298. Turnout hit over 80 percent with nearly 3,900 people showing...
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    Tembelio’s lone MCA cruises, an unopposed win leaves rivals sidelined

    One guy already won his seat before anyone else even started voting because nobody bothered running against him. Reuben Kigen Tobosei locked down the MCA spot for Tembelio Ward after the electoral commission officially declared him the winner when zero opponents stepped up to challenge him...
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