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  <lastmod>2026-08-05T10:03:57Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Loadshedding leaves Kampala residents and businesses counting losses</news:title>
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   <news:title>Private sector investment crucial to Uganda’s energy transformation, says Minister</news:title>
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   <news:title>Uganda pushes diaspora on remittances</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-05T08:09:43Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Weight of the country lies on the shoulders of Dr Kizza Besigye</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-05T07:49:28Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Museveni’s second response to Mwenda: Who is the president sending the message to?</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-05T06:48:24Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Sorry Ugandans, Balaam Barugahara is not Spider-Man</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T06:48:22Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-05T06:37:43Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Mea culpa, and the uncomfortable distance between perfect theories and life’s messy realities</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T06:34:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://observer.ug/viewpoint/when-independent-media-is-silenced-who-is-at-loss/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-08-05T06:19:45Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>When independent media is silenced, who is at loss?</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T06:19:42Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://observer.ug/viewpoint/development-financing-a-critical-pillar-in-the-achievement-of-ugandas-tenfold-growth-strategy/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-08-05T05:57:16Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>The Observer Media Ltd</news:name>
    <news:language>en</news:language>
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   <news:title>Development financing: A critical pillar in the achievement of Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Strategy</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T05:57:13Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://observer.ug/viewpoint/international-youth-day-different-contexts-common-aspirations/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-08-05T05:49:52Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>International Youth Day: Different contexts, common aspirations</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T05:49:49Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://observer.ug/viewpoint/olara-otunnu-un-bid-exposes-true-mechanics-of-global-power/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-08-05T05:37:33Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>The Observer Media Ltd</news:name>
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   <news:title>Olara Otunnu UN bid exposes true mechanics of global power</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T05:37:30Z</news:publication_date>
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  <loc>https://observer.ug/viewpoint/ugandan-businesses-must-embrace-human-rights-due-diligence/</loc>
  <lastmod>2026-08-05T05:27:26Z</lastmod>
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    <news:name>The Observer Media Ltd</news:name>
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   <news:title>Ugandan businesses must embrace human rights due diligence</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T05:27:24Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-05T05:17:41Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Lamenting torture is not enough. Uganda must end it</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-05T05:17:38Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-04T20:21:26Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>&amp;quot;This is not the man I left&amp;quot;: Byanyima&amp;#039;s anguish as Besigye remains in ICU</news:title>
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   <news:title>The Observer August 5-11, 2026</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-04T21:03:00Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Uganda cannot afford more preventable deaths on its roads</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-04T08:50:42Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Two Egyptian nationals jailed 22 years for murdering colleague in Soroti</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-04T08:50:40Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-04T07:08:55Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Fourteen killed in head-on crash between taxi and sand truck on Masaka highway</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-04T06:55:55Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Nine convicted over kidnap, murder of Susan Magara</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-03T18:16:41Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Army finally withdraws from Nation Media premises</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T18:16:38Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-03T17:59:34Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>PLU seeks Shs 1.5bn from parliament to distribute Muhoozi book</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-03T14:11:55Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Bride price: Museveni tells Banyankole to stop selling their girls</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T14:11:29Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-03T06:09:50Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Besigye: Dr Mukose released after arrest over &amp;#039;wandering&amp;#039; in Mulago VIP wing</news:title>
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