All posts tagged "News"

10 years later, Dokolo Technical School still await on Museveni’s bus promise

Dokolo, Uganda: Administrators at government-aided Dokolo Technical School have renewed calls for President Museveni to fulfill a 10-year-old pledge to provide the...

Kiryandongo residents take over road repairs after pleas to leaders fall on deaf ears

Kiryandongo, Uganda: Residents of Karagalya village in Kyankende Parish, Kyankende Sub County, have taken the initiative to repair their community roads following...

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Museveni advisor Kakuru injects Shs100m into new NRM Entrepreneurs SACCO to empower SMEs

Kampala, Uganda: Senior Presidential Advisor on Trade, Hon. Phillip Kakuru, has injected UGX 100 million into the newly launched NRM Entrepreneurs League...

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Football

FUFA invites Parliament to thrilling friendly at new Kadiba Stadium

Kampala, Uganda: The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has invited members of the Parliament of Uganda for a three-day tour of...

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Journalist Bwayo secures grassroot backing for Namisindwa LCV bid

Namisindwa, Uganda: A wave of support is building behind journalist and Namisindwa Male Youth Councillor Bwayo Emma after local leaders from Tsekululu...

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BUDGET BREAKDOWN: What each sector got in 2025/26 FY; Security, Health, & Education eat big

Kampala, Uganda: The government of Uganda on Thursday unveiled a Shs72.136 trillion national budget for the Financial Year 2025/26, with Security, Health,...

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Over 2 million children trapped in child labour, rights group demands action

Kampala, Uganda: High Sound for Children, a Kampala-based child rights advocacy organisation, has sounded the alarm over the escalating crisis of child...

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Big Story

Auto EPS to stay halted for one month as Gov’t reviews system errors, harsh fines

Kampala, Uganda: The Ministry of Works and Transport has confirmed that the controversial Automated Express Penalty System (Auto EPS) will stay suspended...

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Kamuli, where 16 teenagers get pregnant daily, authorities blame poverty, domestic violence

Kamuli, Uganda: Health officials in Busoga Sub-region’s Kamuli District have raised the alarm over a disturbing surge in teenage pregnancies, with 1,415...

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Sports

Over 6,000 runners expected for this year’s climate-themed Rwenzori Marathon

Kampala, Uganda: Organisers of the Tusker Lite Mt. Rwenzori Marathon officially unveiled the 2025 edition on Wednesday, confirming that the event will...

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Judiciary hails Bamasaaba for embracing alternative justice system

Kampala, Uganda: Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has commended the Bamasaaba community for successfully resolving internal cultural disputes using the Alternative Justice System...

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Business

Uganda’s top insurer, Goldstar Insurance, secures AA rating in latest GCR scorecard

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s top and most reliable insurance firm, Goldstar Insurance Company Limited, has reaffirmed its national financial strength rating of AA(UG)...

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Museveni slams Auto EPS rollout, says digital plates meant for security, not fines

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni yesterday reprimanded officials behind the controversial Express Penalty System (EPS Auto), arguing that the primary purpose of...

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Breaking

Shock as Speaker Among’s ‘blue-eyed’ boy, Buyela crosses to Kadaga’s camp

Eastern Uganda, Uganda: In a dramatic shift that has rattled the political inner circles of Speaker Anita Annet Among (AAA), Buyela Christopher,...

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Court

Flying squad officers in Shs360m gold heist forced to unmask in court, further remanded

Nakawa, Uganda: The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has further remanded four officers from the Uganda Police Flying Squad Unit who are facing...

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Breaking

Gov’t grants three-year tax holiday for Ugandan startups, waives capital gains

Kampala, Uganda: The Government of Uganda has introduced a three-year income tax holiday for all start-up businesses established by Ugandan citizens from...

Museveni urges UPDF officers to reject identity politics, promote Pan-African prosperity

Mubende, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has called on Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers to resist divisive identity politics and instead champion...

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Jinja Medical School ordered to reinstate pregnant student after ULS intervention

Jinja, Uganda: The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has issued a stern injunction compelling the Medical Laboratory Training School in Jinja to reinstate,...

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Crime

Two arrested over alleged theft of Shs5m UWA funds in Oyam

Oyam District, Uganda: The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Oyam, James Shilako, Tuesday ordered the arrest of two individuals in Juma Parish,...

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Crime

MBALE: Woman, 20, murdered in cold blood, suspect lynched by mob

Mbale City, Uganda: Residents of Busajja-Bwankuba B in Mbale City were gripped by shock and anger on Wednesday after a young woman,...

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Three dead, several injured in Buikwe car crash on Kampala-Jinja highway

Buikwe, Uganda: Three people are feared to have died on the spot and several others critically injured in a tragic road accident...

NRM Diaspora Youths back President Museveni’s 2026 Re-election Bid

Kampala, Uganda: A group of over 500 youths affiliated with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) living abroad have declared full support...

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