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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Amon Katungulu |JULIUS KITONE |Bridget Nsimenta |Ivan R. Mugisha
No Excerpt Organisers have announced dates for the inaugural Yenze hip hop festival.
According to Godfrey Jeff Ekongot, one of the organisers, the HipHop Cultural Festival will happen at Lugogo Cricket Oval on June 28.
“Yenze festival will be a groundbreaking event that merges music, art, dance, fashion, technology, and all other elements of Hip-hop.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Ramson Muhairwe |JULIUS KITONE |Amon Katungulu
No Excerpt Aspirants for the NRM Vice Chairperson position for Western Uganda are pushing for new leadership in the ruling party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) as competition intensifies to unseat the incumbent, ICT Minister Chris Baryomunsi.
Among the prominent contenders is Igara East MP and PLU National Mobilizer Michael Maranga Mawanda, who has criticized Baryomunsi for failing to maintain a strong connection between party leadership and grassroots supporters.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | JULIUS KITONE |Bridget Nsimenta |Ivan R. Mugisha |Salmah Namwanje
No Excerpt The government has moved to amend the penalty structure governing the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS), scrapping the controversial Shs6M fine imposed on noncompliant taxpayers.
Instead, traders will now pay twice the amount of tax they owe in penalties.
The decision was announced by Henry Musasizi, Minister of State for Finance, during a meeting with Parliament’s Finance Committee.
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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 | Kenneth Kazibwe |Jacobs Seaman Odongo |Victor Tayebwa |JULIUS KITONE
No Excerpt The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has commenced a disaster response and management exercise (Table-Top Exercise), code-named “OKOA MAISHA 2025,” at the headquarters of the Uganda Rapid Deployment Centre in Jinja.
The exercise is set to run until March 10, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Lindah Nduwumwami |Victor Tayebwa |JULIUS KITONE
No Excerpt Chinese technology company, Huawei has launched an AI-ready data storage for carriers to to embrace Artificial Intelligence.
At the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Dr. Peter Zhou, President of Huawei Data Storage Product Line, delivered a keynote speech on AI-Ready Data Storage Accelerates Telco-to-Techco Transformation.
The speech, delivered at the product and solution launch event.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Shamim Nabakooza |Kenneth Kazibwe |Samuel Muhimba |JULIUS KITONE
News --> The confirmed candidates are independent Hanifa Karadi, who has been assigned the clock as her election symbol, former personal assistant to the late Muhammad Sseggirinya, Alex Luswa Luwemba, and lawyer Elrias Nalukoola of the National Unity Platform. The Electoral Commission has so far nominated three candidates for the upcoming Kawempe North by-election out of the 13 who picked forms.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Priscilla Nakayenze |JULIUS KITONE |Ivan R. Mugisha |Alex Mugasha
News --> No Excerpt Kawoko-Kyaziiza Church of Uganda Primary School, a government-aided institution in Bukomansimbi District, has been grappling with severe challenges, including inadequate classrooms and poor sanitation facilities.
However, hope has emerged after well-wisher Hamiddu Sseremba stepped in with a donation to support the school.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Victor Tayebwa |JULIUS KITONE |Herbert Sseryazi
News --> No Excerpt Government has urged insurance companies to take deliberate efforts to bridge the trust gap that has hindered the growth of the sector
While presiding over the launch of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at enhancing maternal healthcare at Kawempe Women’s Hospital, the third deputy Prime Minister, Lukia Nakadama emphasized the need for insurance companies to regain public confidence.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Salmah Namwanje |Carolinah Nakibuule |JULIUS KITONE |Henry Mugenyi
Health --> No Excerpt The World Health Organization (WHO) has marked World Anaemia Awareness Day by calling attention to the widespread impact of anaemia, a condition that affects nearly one in four people globally.
WHO warned that anaemia remains a major public health challenge, particularly for vulnerable groups such as young children, pregnant women, and menstruating adolescent girls.
