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Ahmed Wetaka

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Ahmed Wetaka is a URN editor. Wetaka is also the editor-in-charge of Up Country bureaus. All bureau chiefs out of Kampala answer to Wetaka. Wetaka has been a URN staff member since 2007.

Wetaka started his career as Mbale Daily Monitor freelance writer. He was also the Open Gate FM reporter, anchor, talk show host and news editor from 2000.

Wetaka is a keen follower of public affairs developments, politics and religion. In 2014, Wetaka managed to fulfill an important Muslim rite of Haj to Mecca.

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16 Arrested Over Violence in NRM Primaries – Police 1 Top story

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the police said they had registered incidents of physical assault, property destruction, and vandalism of election materials in Mubende, Isingiro, and Rubanda districts.
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Police Probe Double Murder in Entebbe 1 Top story

According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, law enforcement officers were alerted to the suspected attack by a household worker. A police team immediately responded to the scene and confirmed the double homicide.
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Museveni Faults Balaalo Over Land Misuse, Crop Destruction in Northern Uganda 4 Top story

In a strongly worded statement released Sunday, the President outlined a series of actions by the Balaalo that he said are causing tension and resentment among local communities. Chief among the concerns is “kwonesa”, a local term referring to cattle or livestock grazing on other people’s crops — a practice he said contradicts patriotism and undermines national unity.
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Mobile Money Operator Killed at Nasser Road Attack, Colleague Arrested

The Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, confirmed that Nakiwolo was attacked at around 7:20 p.m. while closing her business at Shop No. K-618 inside Freedom House on Nkrumah Road.
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Congressman Calls for Probe Into Zohran Mamdani Over Alleged Ties to Terror Group 1 Top story

In a June 26 letter, addressed to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Congressman cited Mamdani’s public praise of the “Holy Land Five,” a group convicted in 2008 for providing material support to Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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Museveni Calls for Middle East Peace Through Mutual Recognition and Diplomacy 1 Top story

“We have good relations with both Israel and Iran—not forgetting the United States and other countries of the world,” Museveni stated. “Our stance has always been to oppose racism, religious extremism, and gender chauvinism. We believe in the politics of legitimate interests, not identity-based confrontation.”