{"id":2190,"date":"2024-12-05T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T05:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2024-12-05T08:52:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T05:52:57","slug":"uncc-petitions-speaker-among-over-deteriorating-national-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/uncc-petitions-speaker-among-over-deteriorating-national-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"UNCC Petitions Speaker Among Over Deteriorating National Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KAMPALA. <strong>The leadership of the Uganda National Cultural Centre has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. 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