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UPDATE: Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has held his first meeting with members of the Babiito royal family at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal. The meeting, presided over by Omujwera Musuuga Charles Kamurasi, saw the royal family urge the King to work closely with its members in his leadership. Nyabongo pledged to consult and seek their advice before making decisions. State Minister for Culture Kamuli Kuteesa officially handed over the government gazette recognising Nyabongo I as Tooro’s cultural leader, alongside two vehicles for the King.
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Audi Q7: Luxury meets Kampala’s road realities
The layout looks sophisticated, although drivers accustomed to conventional buttons may need time to familiarise themselves with the touchscreen controls links.monitor.co.ug/RBRIOE
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Lawyers warned against emotional entanglement with clients’ cases.
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Ask the Counsellor: My wife has taken our bedroom dispute to her parents
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Boat operators reject proposed Shs450,000 licensing fees
Fishermen are challenging the proposed inland water transport charges.
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Dead fish, frogs in wetland scare Nakasongola locals.
Residents say the suspected pollution bears similarities to an incident in 2023, when industrial waste reportedly turned the water black links.monitor.co.ug/TmSKJK #MonitorUpdates
Farmers dig trenches to contain peat fire in Kabale wetland
Drivers using the Kabale-Katuna road said smoke from the burning peat had repeatedly reduced visibility, particularly in the early morning and late evening.
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Govt launches construction of Shs1.48t power project.
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Why should SMEs transition from paper-based processes to automated systems? How can businesses optimise these systems, and why do some SMEs struggle with the shift to automation?
Don’t miss this week’s discussion tonight on #NTVTheLink at 8:30 PM
Taxi conductor remanded over knocking 20-year-old woman dead in Kampala
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Chemical concerns revive push for safer, sustainable farming.
The consequences of pesticide use should concern everyone involved in food production and consumption links.monitor.co.ug/-RNsM9 #MonitorUpdates
UPDATE: The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), through its National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI), is signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Mukono District Local Government and breaking ground for a new research management facility in Kitiuza. The partnership aims to bridge the gap between agricultural research and practical application by ensuring farmers and communities in Mukono and beyond benefit directly from research findings. The ceremony is graced by Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze, Mukono District LCV Chairperson Francis Lukooya Mukoome, RDC Fatumah Ndisaba and other local leaders.
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UPDATE: A Busia Municipal Council law enforcement officer, Tusker Ofubo, alias Master, has been stabbed to death by a hawker along Tororo Road in Busia town. Ofubo, known for enforcing trade regulations, was reportedly stabbed four times. The suspect, who was selling phone chargers, remains at large as police investigate the incident.
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📹: David Awori
Apac CAO interdicts 19 staff over cattle restocking funds
The interdictions have drawn mixed reactions from residents, with some welcoming the action while others questioned whether it would lead to lasting accountability.
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UPDATE: The hearing of the Kakuuto election petition in which NUP’s Geoffrey Lutaya is challenging NRM’s Uthuman Kaka Lubega Ismael’s victory has resumed, with the respondents closing their case after presenting three witnesses. Kyotera District Returning Officer Esther Asiimwe told court presided over by Justice Joyce Kavuma that results from Kisuula Primary School, Kimukunda and Kijonjo Church of Uganda polling stations were excluded from the final tally because the system detected more votes than registered voters. The court has set November 12, 2026, as the deadline for written submissions and November 30, 2026, for the ruling.
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📹: Malik Fahad Jjingo
He once treated security dogs, now he cares for chimps
After completing his veterinary studies at Makerere University in 2020, Batamye faced the challenge of finding an entry point into wildlife medicine links.monitor.co.ug/DsCUaU
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Uganda struggles to recruit 100 psychiatrists amid budget constraints
Leaders want a 15-20% budget allocation for mental health services in Uganda's budget.
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UPDATE: Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr Monica Musenero, has urged communities along the route of the planned Karuma-Tororo 400kV transmission line to protect the infrastructure during and after construction. Musenero made the call during the groundbreaking ceremony for the project held in Ntinda, Kampala. The project involves the construction of a 346-kilometre, 400kV high-voltage transmission line intended to evacuate electricity generated by the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Station to eastern Uganda, strengthening power transmission capacity in the region.
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PHOTOS: Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Monica Musenero, and Swedish Ambassador to Uganda Anna-Maria Olsson have presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Karuma-Tororo transmission line project in Ntinda, Kampala. The project, expected to be completed within 36 months, will cost €342,592,806.25 and will be financed through a loan from Standard Chartered Bank, backed by the Swedish Export Credit Agency. According to Kwame Ejalu, Chairperson of the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) Board, the 400kV transmission line will help maximise the use of the Karuma Hydropower Station’s generation capacity and strengthen the national electricity grid. The project is also expected to improve electricity supply to industrial and urban growth centres in eastern Uganda, supporting economic activity and rising demand for power.
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📸: @GeofreyMutumba2
PHOTOS: Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Monica Musenero, and Swedish Ambassador to Uganda Anna-Maria Olsson have presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Karuma-Tororo transmission line project in Ntinda, Kampala. The project, expected to be completed within 36 months, will cost €342,592,806.25 and will be financed through a loan from Standard Chartered Bank, backed by the Swedish Export Credit Agency. According to Kwame Ejalu, Chairperson of the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) Board, the 400kV transmission line will help maximise the use of the Karuma Hydropower Station’s generation capacity and strengthen the national electricity grid. The project is also expected to improve electricity supply to industrial and urban growth centres in eastern Uganda, supporting economic activity and rising demand for power.
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Digital export boom Uganda can build here
Uganda is targeting a major expansion in employment generated through business process outsourcing, from about 12,000 jobs currently to 150,000 by 2030 links.monitor.co.ug/Zz2FuU
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