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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The company implementing Uganda’s digital number plate programme says it has the staff and equipment to accelerate installations, after the government pressed it to address shortages and delays. Damir Makhmutov, project manager for the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System at Joint Stock Company Global …

  Hoima, Uganda | URN | The long-awaited commissioning of Kabalega International Airport in Kabaale Sub-county, Hoima District, has been pushed to January 2027, despite the facility already handling its first passenger flights. Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama said the first phase of the airport project is now 99.9 per …

  Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I was installed early Tuesday morning as the new Omukama of Tooro in a series of traditional rituals held at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City. The traditional installation followed an overnight procession that began at 11 p.m. on Monday …

  EACOP inspects construction of maternal and childcare wing at Mbaraara Health Centre II   Hoima, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Officials of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have carried out inspections on the ongoing construction of a modern maternal and child healthcare wing at Mbarara Health Centre …

  Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  On Monday night, King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I sat on the Tooro throne after completing all the traditional rituals to end mourning for King Oyo and crown a new king. After a symbolic mock fight and night procession via Mugabante, incoming King …

  As late as the early nineties, railway waggons could be rolled onto ferries and carried across Lake Victoria to Mwanza in Tanzania and Kisumu in Kenya, where cargo rejoined the railway systems leading to Dar es Salaam and Mombasa.  The lake was, in effect, part of Uganda’s railway   Kampala, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | For many parents, school fees are not simply another household bill. They are a responsibility that returns every term, often competing with rent, food, transport, medical expenses and other family needs. And with the third term already underway, some parents are still working to clear outstanding …

Mbale, Uganda | URN | A new Tourism Conservation Strategy for the Elgon Sub-region has been unveiled alongside the commissioning of Mbale Zoo, as the Government steps up efforts to protect the region’s natural resources and promote tourism as a source of household income. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni unveiled the …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda earns about 1.6 billion US dollars annually from Ugandans working abroad, making labour exports an important source of foreign exchange alongside tourism, remittances and merchandise exports. Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Professor Augustus Nuwagaba says about 900 million dollars of the earnings come …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Police in Busia district are holding one suspect, and another is on the run for allegedly murdering a three-year-old female juvenile. The suspect has been identified as Muhwana Lawrance, and the one on the run is Edrine Bwire; both are residents of Bubolwa village in …