Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda is on course to achieve its long-awaited First Oil by June 2026, President Yoweri Museveni has reaffirmed, describing the milestone as a key launchpad for the country’s industrial transformation. The president’s message was delivered by Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu during the closing of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has proposed sweeping amendments to the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, indicating how the government is retreating from some of the controversial clauses. The original Bill tabled before Parliament has been widely rejected by the banking sector, the legal fraternity, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Police have arrested one of the bodyguards to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for allegedly shooting and injuring a female driver near her residence on MacKinnon Road, Kampala. Security sources say the suspect, Corporal Humphrey Muhanguzi, allegedly shot at a woman in her …
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Kagadi, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has offered one hundred fifty million shillings (150M) to families who lost their relatives in the river Nguse boat tragedy in Kagadi district. The President’s offer was announced by Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of Uganda, while addressing district leaders and …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Three Ugandan schools, St. Kizito High School, Namugongo in Kampala, Suubi Community Schools in Mubende, and Kyaninga Child Development Centre (KCDC) in Fort Portal, have been named in the top 50 shortlist for the Global Schools Prize 2026. The Prize is anitiative of the Varkey Foundation celebrating the world’s …
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Buikwe, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As Uganda nears First Oil, Presidential recognition has been conferred on several leading Ugandans, including Ali Ssekatawa, Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), President Yoweri Museveni today awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal to Ssekatawa, Director of Legal and …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Joseline Namutebi, a visually impaired student, is among the 35,000 adolescent girls whose lives have been transformed by the Girls Empowering Girls (GEG) program, which recently concluded in Kampala. Namutebi, a learner at St. Francis Secondary School for the Blind, shared her story during the …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEW CORRESPONDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport will in the coming week meet all key stakeholders in Uganda’s transport sector in a joint meeting aimed at addressing critical issues related to motor vehicle registration. Vehicle dealers, vehicle clearing agents, and the number plate manufacturer …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Education rolled out a new Early Childhood Care and Education policy on Thursday. It is expected that it wil address the long-standing sector concerns in early childhood care and education. Good as it may be, questions are emerging on how it will …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned Uganda’s first locally developed anti-tick vaccine at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) at Namulonge, Nansana Municipality, describing it as a lasting solution to tick-borne diseases that have long affected livestock. The 170 billion-shilling initiative was undertaken by …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
