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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court has overturned a lower court ruling that held PostBank Uganda liable for wrongly paying more than UGX15.3 million intended for a Ministry of Internal Affairs employee to another person with a similar name. In a judgment delivered on July 27, 2026, Justice Simon …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Violence broke out in Jinja Kawempe A Cell in Kawempe Division after residents rejected the results announced by Electoral Commission (EC) officials during the LC1 elections, prompting security forces to fire tear gas and live bullets to disperse the crowds. The election process in the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Inspectorate of Government is set to embark on a comprehensive value-for-money audit of the Busega-Mpigi Expressway as part of a wider multi-agency investigation into suspected corruption and mismanagement that has plagued the flagship infrastructure project. Inspector General of Government Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala said …

Masaka, Uganda | URN | More than 800 candidates are set to assume office unopposed as Local Council I (LC I) chairpersons in the Greater Masaka and Greater Luwero sub-regions ahead of today’s nationwide village elections. The Electoral Commission is conducting LC I chairperson elections in all villages across the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Retired Major General Emilio Mondo has revealed that the late Gen. Moses Ali became leader of the Uganda National Rescue Front I (UNRF I) after proposing the formation of a rebel force to return thousands of West Nile refugees who had fled into exile following …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Despite thousands of residents participating in the nationwide cleanup exercise, piles of mixed waste remained along major roads and trading centres, raising concerns about public health and KCCA’s capacity to handle the unusually large volumes of garbage generated during the campaign. On Namungona–Kasubi Road and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Government of Uganda has officially nominated veteran diplomat and former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Ambassador Olara Otunnu for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, describing him as a distinguished international civil servant with more than four decades of experience in diplomacy, peacebuilding and …

Masaka, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Discussions about improved water safety practises took centre stage at Lambu Fishing Site in Bukakata sub-county, Masaka District Saturday. Local leaders and lakeshore residents gathered under the World Drowning Prevention Day theme “Unite to Turn the Tide” to urge fishermen and residents to adopt life-saving …

Mukono, Uganda | URN | At the stroke of 7am on Saturday, Mukono town ground to a halt. Streets that normally bustle with matatus, boda-bodas and traders fell silent. Security personnel sealed off the main routes. No vehicles moved. The first National Cleaning Day had begun. The nationwide directive, announced by …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As Uganda launched the National Cleaning Day in Kisenyi on Saturday, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has clarified that the initiative will complement not replace the authority’s weekly Weyonje clean-up campaign conducted every Saturday. KCCA Public Health Director Dr. Sarah Zalwango told journalsts at the …