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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has passed out a new cohort of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Counter-IED technicians, and combat engineers at the School of Combat Engineering in Kalama. Presiding over the ceremony, 14 Combat Engineering Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Richard Wakayinja emphasized that modern asymmetric warfare requires specialized bomb disposal expertise to protect frontline troops.
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newsUPDF Graduates Bomb Disposal Specialists to Counter Threats, Protect Frontline Troops
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has passed out a new cohort of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Counter-IED technicians, and combat engineers at the School of Combat Engineering in Kalama. Presiding over the ceremony, 14 Combat Engineering Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Richard Wakayinja emphasized that modern asymmetric warfare requires specialized bomb disposal expertise to protect frontline troops.
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Speaker Oboth Commends Uganda's Transparent Epidemic Reporting to Protect Global Health
Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth has defended Uganda’s transparent reporting of public health emergencies like HIV/AIDS and Ebola, calling open disclosure a global patriotic duty. During a parliamentary meeting with UK lawmaker Dr. Beccy Cooper, Speaker Oboth emphasized that safeguarding international health outweighs economic considerations.
Museveni Invites UK Investors to Manufacture Vaccines in Uganda
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for cooperation between Uganda and the United Kingdom (UK) in pharmaceutical manufacturing, public health, and medical research. Meeting a UK delegation led by Ambassador Nimisha Madhvani at State House Entebbe, President Museveni invited British investors to set up local medicine and vaccine production facilities to serve the regional market.
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Museveni Pledges Support for East Africa’s Largest Coffee Park Project in Nakaseke
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has backed a USD 200 million mega agro-industrial project in Nakaseke District to process and export Ugandan coffee. The Nonda Coffee Park will process 42,000 metric tons of coffee annually, targeting established export channels in Saudi Arabia and driving domestic value addition.
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Uganda Becomes First East African Nation to Join Invictus Games Community
Uganda has joined the Invictus Games community as the first East African member and will make its debut at the 2027 Games in Birmingham.
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Uganda Para Powerlifting Team Eyes Commonwealth Glory
Uganda’s para powerlifting team has intensified training ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where three athletes will represent the country
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Tayebwa Launches Sports-Agro Alliance in Bushenyi to Boost Banana Export Value
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has represented President Museveni at the first-ever Olympic Tooke Run in Bushenyi, celebrating the commercial evolution of Uganda's banana-flour industry.
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Road investment can transform Uganda’s economy and communities
Better roads can lower business costs, improve access to services, strengthen communities and drive Uganda’s long-term economic growth.
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Why Industrial Parks Matter for Uganda’s Future:
Already, about 700,000 youth join the labour market annually, yet the National Planning Authority estimates that nearly 885,000 jobs will be needed each year to absorb new entrants. This gap explains why industrialization is no longer simply an economic option for Uganda but a necessity.
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Uganda’s SMEs Face Cash Flow Test as First Oil Nears
Uganda’s oil boom could transform the economy, but without financial support and liquidity, many local businesses risk missing out on the opportunities it promises.
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The Politics of God & God in Africa: How Witchdoctors & Pastors Are Cashing In on Uganda's Cabinet Frenzy
As long as cabinet positions are viewed less as burdens of national service and more as crowns of power, prestige and access to seemingly infinite resources, the shrines will remain crowded, the prophets will keep prophesying, and politicians will continue desperately searching for favour everywhere; in State House corridors, in whispered networks, and in the spiritual realm itself.
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