People’s president Bobi Wine’s ‘War for Freedom’ slogan rattles President Museveni’s as enthusiastic voters ‘sing redemptions songs’

People’s president Bobi Wine’s ‘War for Freedom’ slogan rattles President Museveni’s as enthusiastic voters ‘sing redemptions songs’

National Resistance Movement and National Resistance Army (NRM/NRA) rebellion, often sold as a liberation for Uganda, has left many questioning its promises, fuelling a belief that the country’s journey remains unfinished.

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New Jeffrey Epstein document dumps reveal how the infamous sex offender wined and dined Republicans and Democrats

New Jeffrey Epstein document dumps reveal how the infamous sex offender wined and dined Republicans and Democrats

Most recently, Democrats on the committee published over a dozen photos from a set of 95,000 produced by the estate. The photos showed Epstein with wealthy and powerful men, including presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, as well as sex toys and a pile of condoms with illustrations of Trump on the packaging.

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New study finds social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, girls top list of young puffers

New study finds social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, girls top list of young puffers

Evidence has shown that tobacco companies aggressively use social media, which itself has addictive elements. For instance, researchers reported last year that tobacco giant Philip Morris International systematically promotes its leading heated tobacco product worldwide through social media.

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Political storm brews in Britain over Covid-related excess deaths after activists accused UK Health Agency of hiding data

Political storm brews in Britain over Covid-related excess deaths after activists accused UK Health Agency of hiding data

The advocacy group UsForThem requested the data in 2023, through the Freedom of Information Act 2000, asking UKHSA to disclose, for every adult who died between 2021 and 2023, their age at first dose, the dates of each vaccine dose and the date of death.

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Kenyan police mission to tackle gangs was undermined by lack of international support – Haitians tell of exhaustion and hopelessness

Kenyan police mission to tackle gangs was undermined by lack of international support – Haitians tell of exhaustion and hopelessness

The first foreign boots since the UN approved a Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to tackle Haiti’s worsening security crisis have hit the ground but there’s little confidence among Haitians that it will be anything but yet another pointless foreign intervention. A batch of 230 Kenyan police officers landed in the...

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Young Kenyan environmentalist sets world record as she embarks on mission to right the wrongs committed by older generation

Young Kenyan environmentalist sets world record as she embarks on mission to right the wrongs committed by older generation

In Africa, indigenous flora and fauna are fast giving way to exotic species. This is the centrepiece of Muthoni’s campaign, which adds impetus to Swedish Greta Thunberg, the environmental activist that for the past decade has been the symbol of younger generation’s fight to restore ecological balance.

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Collateral damage: How mere suspicions led to 12-day Israel-Iran war with US in supporting cast role

Collateral damage: How mere suspicions led to 12-day Israel-Iran war with US in supporting cast role

The Israeli attacks in June came after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report accusing Iran of enriching uranium to near weapons grade levels, and one day before the IAEA declared that Iran was not complying with its nuclear safeguards obligations.

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US Congress explores possibilities of compelling spy agencies to declassify evidence on origins of Covid

US Congress explores possibilities of compelling spy agencies to declassify evidence on origins of Covid

Tucked deep inside the sprawling National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2026 is language that requires the director of National Intelligence to conduct a declassification review with the heads of federal intelligence agencies of information about those who funded coronavirus research and what’s known about risky “gain-of-function” work performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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After weeks of bloody confrontations in western Kenya’s goldmines, state says it’s ready to discuss resettlement with landowners in Ikolomani

After weeks of bloody confrontations in western Kenya’s goldmines, state says it’s ready to discuss resettlement with landowners in Ikolomani

Over last weekend, the Kakamega County government shut down an artisanal gold mining site in the same area after a shaft collapsed, killing three miners, adding to the rising concerns over safety amidst tension.

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Kenya’s Chief Justice to judicial officers: Without human infrastructure, our constitutional text is but ink on paper

Kenya’s Chief Justice to judicial officers: Without human infrastructure, our constitutional text is but ink on paper

Koome said ethical leadership, both within the judiciary and across governance systems, should not merely be about personal integrity, instead, about institutional courage: the willingness to make decisions that are constitutionally right even when they are unpopular and about transparency, humility, and an unwavering commitment to service.

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