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“From Smoke To Sustainability”: Why Women Hold The Key To Uganda’s Clean Cooking Transition

“From Smoke To Sustainability”: Why Women Hold The Key To Uganda’s Clean Cooking Transition

  By DOREEN ASASIRA Kampala, Uganda, [SHIFTMEDIA]  As Uganda prepares to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, conversations about gender equality should extend beyond leadership and representation to the everyday realities shaping women’s lives.…

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TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT: Why UEDCL Must Prioritize Grid Resilience Over Rapid Expansion in 2026

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT: Why UEDCL Must Prioritize Grid Resilience Over Rapid Expansion in 2026

By DOREEN ASASIRA KAMPALA, Uganda March 2 [ SHIFT MEDIA] As UEDCL marks nearly a year as a primary distribution holder in March, the company must shift focus from merely adding connections to strengthening grid…

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BOOST: Virunga Gets Rare Mountain Gorilla Twins

BOOST: Virunga Gets Rare Mountain Gorilla Twins

By AWORI ESTHER KASESE, Jan 8 [SHIFTMEDIA] A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo – a rare occurrence for the endangered primates, conservationists at Virunga National…

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DO OR DIE: Tougher Test Awaits Anxious hosts Morocco At Cup of Nations

DO OR DIE: Tougher Test Awaits Anxious hosts Morocco At Cup of Nations

By ALLAN OKELLA RABAT, Jan 8 [SHIFTMEDIA] – Hosts Morocco can expect the first proper examination of their ability to go on and win the Africa Cup of Nations when they take on a feisty…

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OIL WARS: US Seizes Russian-flagged Tanker, Another tied to Venezuela

OIL WARS: US Seizes Russian-flagged Tanker, Another tied to Venezuela

By DOREEN ASASIRA WASHINGTON, Jan 7 [SHIFTMEDIA] – The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia’s flag, as part of President Donald Trump’s aggressive push to…

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DISASTER: Traffic Chaos on Kampala–Masaka Road Sparks Public Outcry

DISASTER: Traffic Chaos on Kampala–Masaka Road Sparks Public Outcry

  By Our Reporter MASAKA, Uganda, December 30 {SHIFTMEDIA}  Prolonged traffic disruption along the Kampala–Masaka Road on Tuesday left thousands of motorists stranded for hours, with some forced to spend the night on the highway,…

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Uganda Moves To Upgrade Government Procurement Portal To Meet Global Infrastructure Transparency Standards

Uganda Moves To Upgrade Government Procurement Portal To Meet Global Infrastructure Transparency Standards

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA — Uganda, November 14 [SHIFT MEDIA] Uganda is taking major steps toward strengthening transparency and accountability in public infrastructure spending following the release of a new Mapping Report that identifies critical…

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Eulogy for Raila Amolo Odinga: The Uncrowned King of Kenya

Eulogy for Raila Amolo Odinga: The Uncrowned King of Kenya

ByPATRICK JARAMOGI KISUMU, Kenya October 15 [SHIFTMEDIA] In the gentle dawn of a quiet Wednesday in Kochi, India, a mighty heart ceased to beat. As the sun climbed slowly over the Ayurvedic gardens where he strolled…

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UG2026: NRM’s Museveni Launches Campaigns in Luwero, Bobi Wine Heads Eastwards

UG2026: NRM’s Museveni Launches Campaigns in Luwero, Bobi Wine Heads Eastwards

By PATRICK JARAMOGI MUNYONYO, Uganda Sept 30 [SHIFTMEDIA] President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman and presidential flagbearer, has today officially kickstarted his presidential campaigns from Bukalasa in Luwero, a base were…

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UG26: Polices Seizes Common Man’s Party Munyagwa Sound System in Kabalagala

UG26: Polices Seizes Common Man’s Party Munyagwa Sound System in Kabalagala

By ROBERT KAMUKAMA MAKINDYE, Kampala Sept 30 [SHIFTMEDIA] The presidential campaign of Mubarak Munyagwa, flagbearer of the Common Man’s Party, encountered an early hurdle after Police in Kabalagala seized vehicles carrying his sound system ahead…

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