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General 1 June 2026
The exhumation drew crowds of local residents, who were kept at a distance by security. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/musician-paul-job-kafeero-s-body-exhumed-amid-heated-family-paternity-dispute-5481208
Politics 1 June 2026
The Parliamentary Appointments Committee has begun the crucial vetting process for 81 individuals nominated for ministerial roles. This intensive review is being led by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. Source: https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/4440/appointments-committee-begins-vetting-ministerial-nominees
General 1 June 2026
Farmers now use ordinary mobile phones — not necessarily smartphones — to make deposits. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/prosper/how-digitisation-is-transforming-saccos-5481064
Technology 1 June 2026
In a highly personal twist, the State explicitly disputed Mr Kivumbi’s self-description as a. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/drama-in-court-as-judge-proceeds-with-kivumbi-bail-hearing-in-absence-of-state-prosecutors-5480996
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The exhumation drew crowds of local residents, who were kept at a distance by security. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/musician-paul-job-kafeero-s-body-exhumed-amid-heated-family-paternity-dispute-5481208
Politics
The Parliamentary Appointments Committee has begun the crucial vetting process for 81 individuals nominated for ministerial roles. This intensive review is being led by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. Source: https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/4440/appointments-committee-begins-vetting-ministerial-nominees
Technology
In a highly personal twist, the State explicitly disputed Mr Kivumbi’s self-description as a. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/drama-in-court-as-judge-proceeds-with-kivumbi-bail-hearing-in-absence-of-state-prosecutors-5480996
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Police have concluded their investigation into the Shs. 620 million robbery at Economic Exchange Forex Bureau. Seven suspects are set to appear in court today to answer charges of aggravated robbery. Source: https://observer.ug/news/shs-620m-kampala-forex-robbery-suspects-to-appear-in-court-today