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FDC’s Otai and NRM’s Akol Insist No One is Unopposed in Bukedea Woman MP Race Bukedea District 1 1 Top story

According to Otai, the people of Bukedea have been misled to believe in non-existent progress. She criticized the recently opened Bukedea Teaching Hospital, claiming it remains inaccessible to the average resident due to high costs, and argued that if Bukedea Health Center IV received proper government funding, it could provide essential services for free.
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Butembe Residents Storm Kakira Police Over Electoral Violence 1

Residents claim that supporters of different political candidates are brutally attacking individuals perceived to be supporting rival camps, resulting in frequent clashes.
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NUP Petitions EC Over Alleged Irregularities in Jinja Youth Elections 3 1

Led by Maria Natabi, the NUP Youth Chairperson for Eastern Uganda, the group is demanding residual elections in areas that recorded inconsistencies. She says this will ensure effective and legitimate representation.
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CSOs Warn of Looming Economic Risks from Unchecked Election Spending 2 1

Experts cite 2011 precedent, call for tighter control of campaign finance and voter bribery. Muhangi cautions that increased political spending, particularly large sums of cash stashed by politicians and later distributed in rural communities during campaigns, could flood the economy, destabilize the recently approved national budget, and undermine key economic goals, including the government’s target of attaining double-digit growth.

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Pictorial: Construction of Akii-Bua Stadium Takes Shape

Ms SAMCO National Construction Company began work on the 20,000-seater stadium in December 2024, following the contract signing at State House. The groundbreaking ceremony was presided over by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in January 2025.

Karamoja

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Moroto Human Rights Office Crippled by Resource Shortage 2 1

Paul Piramoe, the Regional Human Rights Officer in Moroto, noted that while the commission has the will and capacity to handle complaints, they are constrained by operational challenges.
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Moroto Leaders Call for Total Ban on Waragi as Illicit Gin Continues to Ravage Communities leaders in Moroto 1 3

As of Thursday afternoon, joint security forces at the Atari checkpoint intercepted a vehicle transporting 72 jerricans of crude waragi through the Muyembe–Nakapiripirit road. The suspect, identified as Sodo Juma from Sironko District, was arrested and detained at Ngenge Police Station for further management.
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Moroto Bans Nighttime Music in Bars and on Streets Over Noise, Political Tensions Moroto Municipality 1 1 Top story

Justine Samuel Tuko, the Moroto Deputy Resident District Commissioner, has directed police to begin enforcing the ban starting Friday. Officers will confiscate any public address systems found playing music after 7:00 p.m. in bars and on streets within Moroto Municipality.
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Moroto Political Aspirants Decry Threats by Rivals, Security Personnel 1 5

They allege that some candidates have created camps which are used for tormenting and frustrating other opponents from carrying out their political activities.