All posts tagged "National News"

Museveni emphasizes focus on household income for development

Kasanda, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has emphasized the urgent need to prioritize household income generation, describing it as a cornerstone of...

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NAMISINDWA: RDC Nabonge faces witch-hunt from authorities after exposing ghost pupils in enrolment scam

Namisindwa, Uganda: Namisindwa District LCV Chairperson Jackson Wakweika has asked the Ministry of the Presidency to urgently transfer Assistant Resident District Commissioner...

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Farmers urged to go slow on Coffee as Acholi’s First Cooperative eyes big harvest

By Allan Richard Odoch Gulu, Uganda: Gulu City’s Principal Commercial Officer, Mr. Kidega George Nicolas, has urged farmers in the Acholi Sub-region...

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Deputy RDC Ibaseret, OJ Care Foundation donate 40 wheelchairs to PWDs in Agule

Pallisa, Uganda: The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC) of Namisindwa, Josephine Ibaseret, on Saturday joined hands with OJ Disability Care Foundation (OJCARE),...

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Opposition hit back at Museveni for dodging Shs100m payout in Friday rebuttal

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Opposition leaders lashed out at President Yoweri Museveni on Friday, moments after the latter released a public rebuttal of...

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UNAB launches curriculum translation into braille for visually impaired learners

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda National Association for the Blind (UNAB) in partnership with Siloam Centre of the Blind from Korea have embarked on...

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Kadaga commissions Saaka Bridge in Pallisa, pledges to relay outcries to Museveni

Pallisa, Uganda: Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, on Thursday, April 10,...

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Oyam Council settles disputes on ownership of four primary schools

Oyam, (UG): The Oyam District Council has resolved long-standing ownership disputes involving four primary schools that had been embroiled in wrangles over...

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Karamoja officers urged to uphold discipline and morale during police operations

Karamoja, Uganda: Officers serving in the Karamoja Sub-region have been urged to maintain high standards of discipline and morale as they carry...

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Museveni: “The Peasant Must Disappear” for Africa to see industrialization

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni Wednesday emphasized the urgent need for African nations to transition from peasant-based economies to industrial societies if...

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Namisindwa HoD Interviews indefinitely suspended as tensions rise over recruitment delays

Namisindwa, Uganda:- Interviews for senior departmental positions in Namisindwa District have been suspended indefinitely after two failed attempts to conduct them earlier...

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‘Remove RDC Mpimbaza or Lose Obongi to Opposition in 2026’ – LC5 chairman Buga warns Babalanda

Obongi, Uganda:- The enraged Obongi District LC5 Chairman, Mr. Buga Khemis Habib has sent a chilling warning to the Minister for the...

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Museveni, Kiir discuss security, cross-border trade on Juba visit

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN:- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has held high-level bilateral discussions with his South Sudanese counterpart, President Salva Kiir Mayardit, in...

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MPs question judicial officers’ competence amid bail application delays

Kampala, Uganda:- Members of Parliament sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have launched a scathing attack against the Judiciary’s management...

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Uganda hosts 2nd Annual Climate Finance Conference to address climate change

Kampala, Uganda:- The Republic of Uganda is hosting the 2nd Annual Climate Finance Conference, a high-profile event aimed at addressing the widening...

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Museveni to meet Bamasaaba cultural leaders at Munyonyo Summit

Kampala, Uganda:– President Yoweri Museveni is set to meet with approximately 300 Bamasaaba leaders at Speke Munyonyo Resort in Kampala on April...

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Museveni launches book honoring late Zakaria Mungonya’s Legacy

President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday paid tribute to the late Zakaria Mungonya, a key figure in Uganda’s socio-economic transformation, during a commemoration...

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Several left jobless as Govt takes over electricity distribution from Umeme

Kampala, (UG):- The Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa, has revealed that some employees of Umeme Limited will inevitably lose their jobs as...

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Commissioner Opolot urges elites to engage with communities for realization of education impact

Pallisa, (UG):– The declining interest in education within many communities stems from a disconnect between the elite class and the general population,...

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ANALYSIS: Girls outperform boys again, as UNEB releases UACE 2024 Results

Kampala, (UG):- The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Friday released the results from the 2024 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), with...

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Uganda, South Africa in final stages for Visa waiver agreement

By Ariiho Kevin Uganda and South Africa are in advanced discussions over a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at waiving visa requirements...

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UHRC holds Human Rights tribunal sessions in Acholi Sub-Region

By Owen Odong Gulu, (UG):- The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has commenced a three-day Human Rights Tribunal Session in Gulu city,...

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