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Kumi, Uganda | URN | Tension gripped Kumi Municipality on Monday as an enforcement operation to remove kiosks from road reserves descended into chaos, sparking a confrontation between technical officials and political leaders. The Principal Executive Engineer of Kumi Municipality, Henry Mateega, said the operation followed a stakeholders’ resolution aimed at …

Gulu, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has mourned the death of Nathan L’Okori Adiyo, father of the late former Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, describing him as a pillar who raised responsible and disciplined leaders. Mzee L’Okori passed away on March 20, 2026, due to respiratory failure, at …

Kyegegwa district leads in murders with 67 cases Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Crime Report for 2025 compiled by the Criminal Investigations Directorate shows that 25 Ugandans lose their lives due to murder and road crashes every day. The figures from the 2025 police annual crime report show 4,328 …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Journalists were ejected on Monday morning from the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala during plea bargain proceedings involving suspects jointly charged with alleged former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel commander Jamilu Mukulu Alilabaki on terrorism charges. The journalist had reported to court …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | The government is edging closer to opening Karamoja’s first-ever museum, a landmark project expected to preserve the region’s fading cultural heritage while unlocking new tourism and economic opportunities. The Karamoja Museum and Cultural Centre, located at the foot of Mount Moroto in Moroto District, is now …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …