Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has so far disbursed 3.63 trillion shillings under the Parish Development Model (PDM) in a push to drive financial inclusion and lift millions of Ugandans out of subsistence livelihoods. The PDM is the government’s flagship poverty alleviation strategy. It targets households still trapped …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda took its youth employability campaign to Muni University over the weekend, bringing together more than 1,000 students and job seekers for a skills and career development programme aimed at improving workplace readiness in Uganda’s West Nile region. The engagement, held under the theme “Matching Ambition with …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament passed the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill on 17 March 2026, raising hopes that Ugandan content creators and performing artists could soon be guaranteed legal protection against infringement of their works. The Private Member’s Bill tabled by a musician-turned politician, Hillary Kiyaga, aka …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | New data highlights gaps in health insurance, sanitation, and living standards despite progress in reducing income poverty. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) seeks to understand poverty beyond monetary deprivations. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has released its fifth monograph on the Multidimensional Poverty Index …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Despite posting strong revenue growth, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is facing scrutiny from MPs over its continued spending on rent years after constructing its Nakawa headquarters. The concerns emerged on March 25, 2026, during a heated session of Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security operatives on Sunday arrested Digitaltalk Media journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose, one of the petitioners in the recently nullified Computer Misuse Act 2022, on unspecified charges. Mukose was picked up shortly after appearing on a political talk show on 90.8 Metro FM, located on Martin Road …
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Lira, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Cultural and religious leaders last week gathered at Canon Lawrence Boroboro in Lira to support a major transition to coffee farming in the Lango sub-region. Hans de Heer from Plutus Coffee Group Ltd guided participants in the discussion. De Heer pointed out that northern Uganda, especially …
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The lender posted a 20.4% rise in profit after tax to Shs 586.2 billion Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In banking, consistency is often more valuable than bursts of brilliance. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited appears to have mastered that art. The lender posted a 20.4% rise in …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | At 18 years of age, Janet Eyotaru, now 62, joined male artisan miners at the Ayelembe stone quarry site after getting married in the same area at the age of 16. After giving birth to her first child, Eyotaru was forced to join a group of …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | In many Ugandan communities, the birth of a child with a disability is met not with celebration, but with silence—a silence rooted in stigma, superstition, and limited medical knowledge. According to the UBOS 2024 National Population and Housing Census, approximately 13.2% of children aged 2 …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
