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127K views · 4.6K reactions | VIDEO: People, including boda boda riders, gather by the roadside to watch NTV Akawungeezi, which is NTV Uganda’s prime-time Luganda news bulletin that airs daily from 7pm. Such scenes are a common evening ritual in several towns across Uganda. Gabriel Buule | Daily Monitor | Facebook

2.7K views · 1.4K reactions | On this day in 1962, Uganda gained independence from Britain as a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. In October 1963, Uganda became a republic but maintained its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. This is how it all went down on that memorable day. Video Credit: Pathe News | Daily Monitor | Facebook

633K views · 2K reactions | Uganda is home to around 1.3m refugees - that's the largest number of refugees in any country in Africa, and the third largest in the world. Here's a look at life in Bidibidi, where locals and refugees work side by side. bbc.in/2mzuUnX | BBC News | Facebook

62 reactions | Take a look at the news making headlines in #NTVTonight. Join Sandrah Twinoburyo now for the English bulletin. Stream:ntv.co.ug?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NTV_Uganda | NTV Uganda | Facebook

QUOTE: “You religious leaders should stop fighting the NRM. People are too poor. Religion can’t even give them treatment or food. You religious leaders should back off politics and things affecting ordinary Ugandans,” Senior Presidential Adviser on Agriculture and Local People, Peace Rugambwa, said on Thursday. Rugambwa was addressing journalists at her residence in Kabale Municipality while responding to social media reports accusing her of registering people with a selective focus on Catholics

12K views · 504 reactions | Renowned Nigerian actor and MP Desmond Elliot explains why he loves Uganda and how politics has changed his life #MonitorUpdates via Parliament Press Team #64CPC2019 | Daily Monitor | Facebook