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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T14:49:41Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tayebwa wins second term as deputy speaker as NRM tightens grip on Parliament leadership]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[President Museveni [left] looks on as newly elected Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa is sworn in at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on May 25, 2026. PHOTO/HANDOUT/PARLIAMENT.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T14:40:02Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[New KCCA executive unveiled as Mayor Balimwezo demands action on Kampala’s floods, roads]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Ronald Balimwezo,NRM,NUP]]></news:keywords>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T14:22:24Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[EAC launches crucial talks in Dar es Salaam to slash cross-border mobile, data costs]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[East African Communications Organisation,EACO,Andrea Ariik Malueth,IGAD]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Telecom experts, policymakers, heads of communications regulators, and regional institutions under the EAC’s Technical Committee on Telecommunications during a meeting in Dar es Salaam-Tanzania.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T13:30:56Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[When it’s too late to start]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Mazune is the Maru Credit Managing Director]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T13:31:28Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kampala lawyer Buzibira struck off roll of advocates over Shs1.2b land fraud]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/museveni-watches-as-oboth-oboth-elected-12th-parliament-speaker-in-landslide-victory-5472430</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T13:25:13Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Museveni watches as Oboth-Oboth elected 12th Parliament Speaker in landslide victory]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly elected Parliament Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth poses for a photo with President Yoweri Museveni, Chief Justice Flavian Zeija, and Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige after taking his legislative and administrative oath at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on May 25, 2026. PHOTO/HANDOUT/Parliament]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/markets/tanzania-overtakes-china-kenya-as-uganda-s-top-source-of-imports-5472300</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T13:10:03Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania overtakes China, Kenya as Uganda’s top source of imports]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[URA databook,URA Annual Databook 2024/25,Bank of Uganda Director for Research, Adam Mugume ]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold imports from Tanzania have propelled the country past China as Uganda's biggest import source. PHOTO/ FILE]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/-speaker-s-chair-is-not-a-throne-oboth-signals-new-era-for-parliament-pledges-to-hold-executive-accountable-5472580</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T13:05:58Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[&apos;Speaker’s chair is not a throne:&apos; Oboth signals new era for Parliament, pledges to hold Executive accountable]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly elected Parliament Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth delivers his post-inauguration remarks at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on May 25, 2026, as Chief Justice Flavian Zeija [left] looks on. PHOTO/HANDOUT/PARLIAMENT.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/defeated-mao-says-he-d-have-resigned-from-parliament-if-he-got-less-than-10-votes-in-speaker-race-5472718</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T12:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Defeated Mao says he&apos;d have resigned from Parliament if he got less than 10 votes in Speaker race]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Opposition Democratic Party president general and 2026–2031 Speaker contender Norbert Mao is seen ahead of the voting in Kampala on May 25, 2026. PHOTO/IBRAHIM KAVUMA]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:54:32Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Reaping the benefits of regenerative agriculture in Sebei sub-region]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Benet sub-county, Kween District, Ganan Farmers Group, Sebei sub-region, farmers, fertilizers,  Evelyn Kabuno]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Mr Justin Okot, an extension worker (right), shows farmers striga weed, which affects cereal crops in Teso and Sebei sub-regions. PHOTO/DERICK WENANI]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/stop-chasing-investors-away-bukenya-slams-bribe-seeking-officials-5472394</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:51:38Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Stop chasing investors away, Bukenya slams bribe-seeking officials]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Former Vice President , Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, foreign investors, Agro-industrialisation, Tourism, Mineral development]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Altaf Charaniya, the founder of A1 Manufacturing Uganda Ltd (L) interacts with the former Vice President Prof Gilbert Bukenya at the facility on Monday. Photo | Busein Samilu]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/14-rise-in-childhood-cancer-report-5472384</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:44:46Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[14% rise in childhood cancer - report]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A student demonstrates clinical skills during the Fourth National Health Professionals Education, Training and Health Care Conference 2026 in Jinja. PHOTO/TAUSI NAKATO.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/finance/why-ngos-can-no-longer-afford-to-keep-bad-books-5472342</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:35:56Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Why NGOs can no longer afford to keep bad books]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[USAID,government health centres,International Financial Reporting Standards ,Moses Tibamwenda,BDO East Africa,Kenneth Makanga]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Nonprofit organisations face collapse after aid cuts. PHOTO/ FILE]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:30:48Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kamuswaga’s 22 years of resilience]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kamuswaga of Kooki Apollo Isansa Kabumbuli II interacts with children during a cultural ceremony in Rakai Town
Council, Rakai District on October 13, 2025. PHOTO/AMBROSE MUSASIZI]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/uganda-confirms-two-new-ebola-cases-in-kampala-5472334</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:20:58Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Uganda confirms two new Ebola cases in Kampala]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Director General of Health Services, Dr Olaro Charles, Ebola Virus Disease, Ebola outbreaks]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A scientist conducts tests in Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Lab at Uganda Virus Research Institute on May 20, 2026. Photo | Tonny Abet]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/shs15b-masaka-city-hall-works-kick-off-5472328</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:10:56Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Shs15b Masaka City Hall works kick off]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaka City Mayor Florence Namayanja celebrates with supporters after being cleared by the Electoral Commission to seek a second term on September 3, 2025. PHOTO/FAHAD MALIK JJINGO]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T09:10:41Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Njeru’s Nile fishing site faces closure over security concerns]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Nile fishing site in Njeru Municipality is set for closure over being ungazetted and posing risks to fish breeding grounds. PHOTO | DENIS EDEMA.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T08:41:54Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Mityana police hunt man accused of strangling his estranged wife]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Namatovu Sherina, Nakitolo Cell, Ttanda Ward, Ttamu Division, Mityana Municipality, Wamala Regional Police spokesperson, SSP Lameck Kigozi, Dube Nsubuga]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Mr Lameck Kigozi]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/kivumbi-s-bail-hearing-adjourned-as-prosecutors-attend-symposium-5472242</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T08:26:50Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kivumbi’s bail hearing adjourned as prosecutors attend symposium]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Butambala County MP, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, Kitalya Mini Max Prison, Naguru Remand Home, Luzira Women’s Prison]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Mr Muhamad Muwanga Kivumbi (L) and his co-accused appearing before the Butambala Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. PHOTO | SADAT MBOGO]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/eight-months-later-nile-star-crash-survivors-still-waiting-for-promised-cash-5472230</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T08:12:25Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Eight months later, Nile Star crash survivors still waiting for promised cash]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Arua RCC,  Maj (rtd) Betty Akello Otekat, Gulu-Kampala,  Edward Adia, Joel Amanzu]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The wreckage of the buses that collided along Kampala-Gulu highway in Kiryandongo District on October 22, 2025.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T07:27:08Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Budget: Ambition constrained by debt, revenue limits and implementation]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Matia Kasaija displays the Budget briefcase in Kololo. Economists warn that frequent supplementary budgets are destroying fiscal discipline, turning exceptions into routine behaviour. PHOTO/MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T07:21:44Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Climate skills key for green economy]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Juliet Kabasiita Kiiza]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/commentary/uniform-licensing-fuels-exodus-5472194</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-25T07:15:14Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Uniform licensing fuels exodus]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Bugisu, Uniform licensing , exodus, Kidepo Valley , Queen Elizabeth national park, Karimojong, Basongora]]></news:keywords>
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