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    Mufti Mubaje Calls for Unity Among Bugisu Leaders Amid Rising Political Divisions

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    Over 500 Villages at Risk as Landslide Cracks Widen in Namisindwa District

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    Over 500 Villages in Namisindwa at Risk as Landslide Cracks Widen

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    Bugisu Stakeholders Ask Museveni to Tackle Infrastructure, Health and Agro-Industrialization During State of Nation Address

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    Lydia Wanyoto Hails Cabinet Appointment as Rare National Privilege

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    GROW Loans Transforming Women’s Businesses in Mbale

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    One Dead, Several Feared Trapped in Mbale Building Collapse

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    Mbale Dialogue Exposes Gap Between East African Community Policy and Practice

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    Nabbanja Proposes New Approach to Speed Up Disaster Resettlement

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    Mediation Opens in Bugisu Cultural Leadership Dispute as Parties Seek End to Years of Wrangling

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    Two Inmates Escape After Bee Attack Sparks Chaos at Mbale High Court

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    Bees Sting Their Way Into Mbale High Court Proceedings

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    Government Bets on Digital Services to Spur Business Growth

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    RDCs Raise Alarm Over Intimidation as Anti-Corruption Efforts Face Political Pushback

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    Uganda warns of rising adolescent HIV burden as infections remain above target

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    Speaker Among Urges Wider Insurance Uptake as Penetration Remains Below 1%

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    Government Launches Multi-Agency Disaster Response Exercise in Bulambuli

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    Over 500 Namisindwa Teachers Ordered to Refund PDM Money

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    BCU Urged to Address Youth, Gender Gaps in Cooperative Movement

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    New Maternity Ward From Rotary Boosts Maternal Health Services in Mbale

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    NIMD, Disability Council Train PWD Leaders in Eastern Uganda on Inclusive Governance

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    All Raves Lead to Mbale for Major Rally Championship

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    Property Destroyed as Fire Guts Mbale's Elgon Junior Christian School Dormitory

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    When Lawmakers Break the Law They Swore to Uphold

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    Eight World's Cash Aid Brings Relief to Landslide Survivors in Kapchorwa

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    Over 200 Mbale Pupils Forced to Repeat P7 After Uneb Cancels PLE Results

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    Suspected Explosive Blast Injures Four at Mbale Scrap Yard

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    Grief Turns Costly as Mbale Families Decry Mortuary Fees

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    Wanyoto Pledges to Respect NRM Position on Parliamentary Speakership

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    Poisoned Poultry Sparks Conflict in Mbale

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    Activists Trek 560km from Karamoja to Kampala to Raise Awareness on Water and Climate Change

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     How Kween MP Isaac Maikut Cultivated Political Success

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    Ariana And the Monster Machines

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    Mbale City Goes Gung-Ho on Street Vendors

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    EC Seeks Prosecution of Officials Over Butebo LC5 Election Mess

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    Mbale Hospital Gets New Maternity Theatre

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    NRM Sub-County Chairman Dies Amid Violent Bukedea LC Elections

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    Alaso Consoles Election Losers, Challenges Winners to Deliver Results

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    Muntu Warns Ugandans of Consequences of Political Choices After Elections

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    Victory, Loss, and Legacy: Palisa MP–Elect Bids Farewell to Mother

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    Court Dismisses Magolo Vote Recount Application in Bungokho North Race

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    Butebo Chief Magistrate Dismisses Keddi’s Vote Recount Application

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    NRM's Wanyama Wins Eastern Region Youth MP Seat

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    Kyagulanyi Promises Cattle Compensation as he Courts Sebei

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    Mbale's Bungokho North Villge Chairman Killed

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    Museveni Urges Graduates to Embrace Hard Work, Innovation and Discipline

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    Mao Clarifies Law on Voters’ Presence at Polling Stations Amid Security Restrictions

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    Mbale Breaks Ground on Shs9bn District Headquarters

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    Mafabi Links Biblical ‘40’ to End of Museveni Era in Mbale Sermon

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    Muntu Pushes Values Over Promises as Rivals Sell Big Pledges

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    Stop Idolising Museveni, Muntu Tells Bugisu Voters

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    Let’s Talk Peace Caravan Rallies Mbale Ahead of Election Season

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    I Rejected Museveni’s BoU Governor Offer – Nandala

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    Mafabi Bids Sironko Farewell, Seeks Block Vote for Presidency

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    Frustration in Namisindwa Over Lingering Service Gaps

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    Museveni Accuses Rivals of Distorting NRM Record, Defends Govt Track Record

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    Mbale Hosts Early National Cross Country Championships Ahead of 2026 World Meet

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    How Climate Change Shapes Politics in Landslide-Prone Elgon

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    Museveni Warns Sebei on Environmental Misuse, Orders Scientific Boundary Mapping

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    Museveni Pledges New Fund for Jobless Graduates in Fresh Push for Wealth Creation

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    CCP Vocational Institute Decries Costly Practical Exams, Outdated Course Units as 456 Graduate

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    Museveni Urges Elgon Communities to Heed Disaster Risks

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    Museveni Opens Bugisu Campaign with Direct Rebuttal to Nandala’s Coffee Narrative

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    UWA, Community Clash Over Landslide Victims’ Relocation

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    NRM's Nekesa Urges Unity And Focus Among Bukedi Leaders

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    Sebei Landslide Death Toll Rises to 21 as Search for More Bodies Continues

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    Dark Week for Sebei as Landslides Claim Dozens of Lives

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    At least 15 Feared Dead as Fresh Landslides Devastate Kapchorwa, Kween, and Bukwo

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    Arabica Coffee Prices Surge to Shs17,000 Per Kilo as BCU Projects Further Gains

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    Mafabi Receives Heroic Welcome in Bugisu, Pledges to Raise Coffee Prices and Empower Farmers

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    A Whopping 19 Clamour to Replace Mafabi in Budadiri West

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    Speaker Among Pledges to Deepen Service After Unopposed Victory

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    Even If 10 Opponents Come, I'll Get 99% - Speaker Among

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    Elgon County MP Mudimi Defies NRM, Nominated as Independent

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    Archbishop Obbo Calls for Regional Transformation as Centenary Bank Unveils Ultra-Modern Complex in Mbale

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    Former Minister Muloni Set for Homecoming

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    GRO Foundation Uganda Leads Charge in Greening Bugisu

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    Sarah Nambozo Donates Essential Medical Equipment to Public Health Facility

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    Mbale School Unaffected by Teachers Strike as UCE Exams Begin

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    Mbale Youths Launch Drive to Boost Support for Museveni

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    Mbale Woman Killed Trying to Stop Fight

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    BREAKING: Three Injured After Bus Crashes Into Clinic in Mbale City

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    NUP Coordinator Calls for Review of Nomination Requirements in Bugisu

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    Surge in Early Retirements Threatens Kapchorwa’s Primary Education

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    Mbale City Residents Decry Lack of Health Centre

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    Mbale Teachers Reject RCC Plea, Vow Not to Return to Class

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    Cracks Split Through Mbale Villages

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    Mbale Woman Fatally Stabs Boyfriend Before Taking Own Life

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    Only Independents Nominated for Bulambuli Town Council Seat Ahead of Elections

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    EC Warns Political Parties Over Last-Minute Nomination Chaos in Elgon

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    Bugisu Flags Off Mafabi’s Presidential Bid

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    From NRM NEC to Commoner: The Rise and Fall of Umar 'Local Breed' Nangoli

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    Namisindwa Youths Blocked From NRM Kololo Conference

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    Six Killed in Bulambuli Flash Floods

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    ISO Takes Over Wetland Fish Farming Project After Years of Stagnation

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    Disputed LC5 Primary Deepens FDC Divisions in Sironko

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    Ministers Appeal to Bulambuli Landowners as Govt Races to Secure Land for Landslide Victims

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    Another Opposition Party Unveiled in Mbale — But It’s Backing Museveni for 2026

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    Tororo-Gulu Railway Rehabilitation Works now at 52%

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    Kickboxing: Kenya’s Alex Maina to Face Mbale’s Blackwolf

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