Jinja, Uganda | URN | What started as an unusual domestic arrangement in Kagoma-Makota village, Kagoma Town Council in Jinja District, has ended with village leaders mediating a peaceful separation between two men who had been living with the same woman under one roof. Forty-six-year-old Judith Babirye had been living with …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The governments of the United States and Uganda held the first meeting of the new Joint Health Steering Committee to oversee implementation of their five-year $2.3 billion Health Memorandum of Understanding signed last December. Co-chaired by the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda William W. Popp and …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the roadmap for the by-election of the District Woman Member of Parliament for Kalangala District. According to the program signed by the EC Chairperson, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, residents of the Ssese Islands will head to the polls on …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Experts have advised Ugandans and the government in particular to control spending and reprioritise expenditure, as the uncertainty of an end to the Middle East crisis grows. At the beginning of the US/Israeli war on Iran mid-February, indications based especially on the statements by the …
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Amuru, Uganda | URN | Atiak Sugar Factory has returned to the centre of national debate, with the government projecting the start of sugar production by September 2026, six years after its commissioning. The revised timeline was announced by State Minister for Industries David Bahati during a parliamentary sitting on March …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security forces have intensified rehearsals ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s seventh-term inauguration, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba warning parade commanders against mistakes and incidents of officers collapsing during the ceremony. Uganda’s armed forces, including the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF, Uganda Police Force-UPF, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Taxpayers could soon be footing Shillings 29.079 billion annually to fund a salary enhancement for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and their deputies, ending a 20-year pay freeze. The proposal was unveiled by Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Presidential Affairs Committee, during the presentation of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States launched a year-long campaign in Uganda aimed at promoting what it calls “The American Edge” — a blend of innovation, entrepreneurship, technology and education that Washington says continues to shape partnerships across health, business, research and youth development in Uganda. The …
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Kabale, Uganda | URN | A man in his late 20s who has been posing as a boda boda rider in Kabale District has been arrested over accusations of stealing Sh15 million and other household items from his grandmother. The suspect, identified as Innocent Bogere, also known as Byamukama, a …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda and the least developed countries have expressed frustration about the failure to reform the World Trade Organization’s rules to ensure they benefit from the global trading system. Their concern stems from the just-concluded 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, at which Ugandan …
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