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4 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Julius Peter Ochen |JULIUS KITONE |Gerald Matembu |Teven Kibumba
No Excerpt By Julius Peter Ochen
The record-low voter turnout in the recently concluded Kawempe North by-election is a cause for concern among politically engaged observers. According to the Electoral Commission, Kawempe North had approximately 200,000 registered voters, but only 28,059 turned up on polling day—a mere 14%. With credible allegations of vote rigging, the actual turnout could be even lower.
This trend is not new in Uganda's by-elections.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | David Ochieng |Gerald Matembu |Alex Mugasha |Samuel Muhimba
The officials, along with District Chairperson John Okea, are accused of failing to combat corruption and allegedly enabling it instead. Tororo District Council has erupted into chaos as councillors table a motion demanding the transfer of key security officials, including Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Albert Amula and Regional Police Commander (RPC) Fred Ahimbisibwe.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Gerald Matembu |Alex Mugasha |Samuel Muhimba |Hakim Kanyere
In a bid to avoid a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle, the commuter taxi driver swerved dangerously close to the lorry. Two people have died and eight others sustained injuries following a fatal road crash along the Iganga-Mbale Highway in Namutumba District on Tuesday night.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Gerald Matembu |Catherine Nakato |David Ochieng |Samuel Muhimba
It is a significant move given that the Haqqani network is accused of carrying out some of the most high-profile and deadly attacks in Afghanistan during the US-led war in the country, including attacks on the American and Indian embassies, and NATO forces. BBC | The US has removed millions of dollars in bounties from senior members of the Haqqani militant network in Afghanistan, including one on its leader Sirajuddin Haqqani who is also the Taliban government's interior minister.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Gerald Matembu |Catherine Nakato |David Ochieng |Samuel Muhimba
The American shot at a vehicle carrying three people, including 46-year-old Harry Goularte, injuring another man in the truck in the arm and torso. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has received a five-year prison sentence for attempted murder. Velasquez, 42, pleaded no contest to attempted murder, felony assault and other related gun charges last August in California following a shooting he committed in 2022.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Gerald Matembu |Catherine Nakato |David Ochieng
A diving header from Victor Osimhen had put the Super Eagles on the brink of a second successive victory, but on-loan Huddersfield forward Tawanda Chirewa stunned the home crowd in Uyo when he poked past Stanley Nwabali in the 90th minute. BBC | Nigeria's hopes of a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup are back in the balance after Zimbabwe netted a last-minute equaliser to leave the West Africans off the pace in Group C.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Gerald Matembu |Catherine Nakato |David Ochieng |Samuel Muhimba
The comments by Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN mission in South Sudan, follow recent fighting between the army and a rebel militia, known as the White Army, at a military base in the northern town of Nasir in oil-rich Upper Nile State. BBC | Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used in airstrikes in South Sudan as escalating violence pushes the world's newest country to the brink of another civil war, the UN has said.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Gerald Matembu |Catherine Nakato |David Ochieng |Samuel Muhimba
The move is among several recommendations that have been approved at the World Athletics Council meeting to tighten regulations over the eligibility of transgender and difference of sex development athletes. BBC | World Athletics has approved the introduction of a test to determine if an athlete is biologically female.
Those wishing to compete in women's competition will need to complete the "pre-clearance requirement" once in their career.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Gerald Matembu |Carolinah Nakibuule |Herbert Sseryazi |Ivan R. Mugisha
Victims, including journalists Eddy Enuru, George Emron, and John Bosco Ojojo—who were assaulted and had their equipment vandalized—say they remain in limbo despite volunteering evidence. Following the violence that marred the Bukedea by-election on June 14, 2023, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, acting on President Museveni’s orders, arrested Bukedea Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Wilberforce Tukei, District Police Commander (DPC) SP Charles Okoto, and others.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Carolinah Nakibuule |Gerald Matembu |Herbert Sseryazi |Ivan R. Mugisha
No Excerpt The government has announced plans to construct 69 soil laboratories in selected districts across the country to enhance research on soil quality and fertility.
This initiative comes amid concerns over declining agricultural yields due to soil infertility, which has led to increased calls for the use of fertilizers to improve soil health.
