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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators under the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) have been encouraged to contribute to the dismantling of structural inequalities through targeted legislation, equitable resource distribution and effective representation. Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth said UWOPA has been the most enduring and influential parliamentary group since …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎‎‎‎”Currently 33 percent of every shilling invested in infrastructure is lost in poor planning, project delays and weak maintenance.” ‎-World Bank Director for Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia, Qimiao Fan. The World Bank has said Uganda needs to triple the current allocation for human capital …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Iteso Cultural Union (ICU) has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni and relevant government institutions to ensure that former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among is treated fairly, with consideration for her health and well-being as investigations into her continue. In a statement dated June …

French Ambassador Impressed by Impact of Agric-Financing Extended Through Pearl Bank   Mbarara, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Over 170,000 individual and farmer groups are already reaping from a Pearl Bank and AFD partnership for a concessional credit line of €15 million Sh60 billion and an additional €1 million (Sh4 billion) …

  Mubende, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  When Osward Kakande watched his mother struggle with persistent coughs and headaches caused by smoke from traditional cooking stoves, he never imagined that her suffering would inspire a business now valued at more than Shs450 million. Today, the founder and director of Mubende …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government paid approximately 3.1 billion Shillings to Daily Monitor in 2025, more than a decade after security agencies illegally shut down the newspaper and its sister media outlets in one of Uganda’s most significant press freedom cases. URN has established that the government settled …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has pledged commitment to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a key driver to attaining the 10-fold economic growth. Speaking at the UG Catalyst Summit on Thursday, Sanjay Tana, the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, said that the government has …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | MTN Uganda Limited has been ordered to pay more than 2.3 billion shillings to its former Senior Manager, Richard Mwami, after finding that the telecommunications company maliciously instigated his prosecution in the MTN Mobile Money fraud case. Mwami, who served as Senior Manager for MTN …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Former Northern Uganda Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. Nelson Onono-Onweng has openly challenged Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba over the ongoing crackdown on media houses and alleged abductions, insisting that the army commander is “not the authority” in Uganda and must stop actions that …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has expanded electricity generation and extended the national grid to millions of people, yet many communities remain without reliable or affordable access to power. Through the story of fatal electrocutions in eastern Uganda and insights from energy governance expert Siraj Magara Luyima, this analysis …