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We are now at the Sheraton Hotel for the launch of the Luo Digital Museum. It is a significant moment for our heritage, culture, and collective identity.
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Hello there, I am kindly seeking for your support towards my travel fare and accomodations to present my paper on an international stage @IBloodDisorders
🤝 Presentation of a research paper on mental health in Sickle Cell senteme.com/e/presentation-o… – at Kisoro, Uganda
A man can cry. A man can break. A man can bend beneath the weight.
That doesn't mean he's lost the fight; it means he's still here, still breathing, still choosing to carry on.
So let the tears fall. Even kings have bowed to their knees before rising again.
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COURT; Judge Baguma Emmanuel: Since you received the evidence, let us proceed to the next stage. I earlier directed that, should you maintain a difficulty with legal representation, you be furnished with the list of 786 advocates on state brief, from which you were to make your selection. Have you made your choice?
1ST APPLICANT (Col. (Rtd.) Dr. Kizza Besigye): My Lord, I received the list at 6:00 p.m. yesterday. It is an extensive list of 786 advocates, and I respectfully seek the Court’s guidance on how best to make a selection from it while the underlying questions concerning our legal representation remain unresolved.
The Court is well aware that the charges we face are grave and complex, spanning events said to have occurred across four countries. Much of the evidence confronting us is technical and electronic in nature. It is therefore vital, in selecting counsel, that we understand the respective competencies of the advocates named on the list, so that, guided by those competencies, we may make an informed selection.
What has been furnished to us is limited to the advocates’ names, years of enrolment, the jurisdictions or areas in which they practise, and their telephone contacts. This does not disclose their competencies. I accordingly seek the Court’s guidance on how we may be enabled to ascertain those competencies so as to make a proper selection.
Having said that, I wish to reiterate our earlier submission: the legal team we had is one in whose competence we placed full confidence, and which remains available to represent us in this matter once the concerns touching upon its members’ security have been resolved.
Those concerns are the subject of Application No. 248, presently before the High Court. At our last appearance, Your Lordship undertook to ascertain its status. It was filed last month and bears directly upon the matter now before this Court.
Finally, My Lord, it would be an injustice to the people of Uganda to bear the cost of counsel on our behalf when we are able and willing to meet the requirements of counsel of our own choosing — the more so in these hard times, when people are dying of hunger.
The deepest scars often belong to the strongest souls, because character is frequently forged in the fires of adversity.
The word, "illegal & unlawful" is the most abused/misused words by our state operatives.
Veteran journalist Kalyegira remanded over operating illegal online platforms
The prosecution did not immediately disclose details of the evidence it intends to rely upon to prove the allegations bit.ly/4b3IlBR
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Bride price is meant to honor culture, but the negotiations often expose the tension between tradition, love & economics.
"Refugee education is often framed in terms of access, infrastructure, and policy – but for children who grow up inside camps, meaningful learning begins long before they enter a classroom. It unfolds in everyday camp life: in caregiving roles, improvised survival strategies..."
Not every random message you receive is just a message, others are a door way. Ever wondered why sometimes things just happens all over sudden when you have made a step?
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DP President General Norbert Mao has called for a comprehensive forensic audit into Uganda’s Parliament, warning that corruption allegations already in the public domain represent only “the tip of the iceberg” of a deeper system of nepotism, patronage, abuse of office and institutional decay allegedly entrenched during the tenure of former Speaker Anita Among.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament on May 26, Mao urged the newly elected parliamentary leadership to focus not only on repairing the Legislature’s battered public image but also on restoring institutional integrity, accountability and public trust.
“We are calling upon the new leadership of Parliament not just to focus on image management. The focus should be on the substance of what Parliament was established to do. Our message is simple: don’t just look good, be good,” Mao said.
The remarks come amid mounting public scrutiny over alleged financial impropriety, questionable procurement processes, and accusations of political patronage within Parliament, issues that have increasingly dominated Uganda’s governance discourse in recent years.
Mao argued that only an independent forensic audit and inquiry process can uncover the full scale of alleged wrongdoing, particularly in recruitment and procurement systems.
“Some of the things already in the public domain are merely the tip of the iceberg. Nepotism reached alarming levels. A patronage system was established where influential individuals allegedly secured jobs for their children and allies in exchange for political loyalty,” Mao said.
He alleged that ministers, judges and other powerful figures benefited from the system, leading to what he described as the intimidation and weakening of Parliament’s civil service structures.
“We have played the ostrich game for too long, burying our heads while Parliament collapses under the weight of institutional fear and compromised systems. Only a serious inquiry can establish who obtained jobs without merit or qualifications,” he added.
Mao, who also serves as MP for Laroo-Pece Division in Gulu City, proposed structural reforms to strengthen oversight within Parliament. Among the proposals is the appointment of a non-Member of Parliament to the Parliamentary Commission, the body responsible for Parliament’s administration and finances.
“We are asking: who watches the watchdogs? Parliament has demonstrated that it struggles to exercise oversight over itself. A hybrid commission with an independent non-MP member could improve accountability,” Mao argued.
The Democratic Party also called for greater citizen participation in parliamentary business, proposing annual public agenda-setting sessions where Ugandans directly identify key national issues requiring parliamentary debate and action.
Mao cited urban flooding in Kampala as an example of pressing public concerns Parliament should prioritise.
“If traders in Kampala want flooding debated, Parliament should respond and even establish ad hoc committees where necessary. Evidence-based debate cannot work if MPs are blocked from presenting findings after collecting evidence,” he said, referencing controversies surrounding investigations into the national carrier, Uganda Airlines.
Mao further claimed that the election of Jacob Oboth-Oboth as Speaker had already created what he described as “fresh air” within Parliament.
“There is now a remarkable feeling of openness and accessibility. Removing what is harmful is only the first step; the next step is building what is useful,” he said.
The calls for reform gained additional momentum after Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and former Constituent Assembly member, publicly demanded an independent inquiry into alleged corruption and impunity within Parliament.
Key PAYE Proposals for FY 2026/27
Monthly income up to Shs335,000 will be tax-free, up from Shs235,000.
New Tax Bands:
0%: Up to Shs335,000.
20%: Shs335,000 – Shs410,000.
25%: Shs410,000 – Shs485,000.
30%: Shs485,000 – Shs10,000,000.
40%: Above Shs10,000,000 per month.
Additional Tax Measures:
Withholding Tax: A 15% withholding tax on royalty payments to residents & 10% on telecom agent commissions has been proposed.
Entertainment Tax: 6% withholding tax on payments to public entertainers.
According to the latest UBOS 2025 Labour Market Survey, the national unemployment rate stands at 12.2%, but the pressure remains most acute among the youth. The survey reveals that youth unemployment has climbed to 17.9%, with a staggering 89.2% of the workforce.../2
No one is indispensable, but value is. The danger is when people confuse the two. The ‘I don’t care’ attitude doesn’t protect your position; it exposes how replaceable you’ve become.
