Soroti, Uganda | URN | Teso leaders under a pressure group, Kazi Ni Kazi, have launched a mobilisation team to rally support for Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s 2031 presidential ambitions while preparing a development agenda to present to the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). The meeting, held at Sparrow Hotels in …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | Busia District education authorities have urged village chairpersons to intensify mobilisation of parents to ensure learners return to school as the third term begins. The call follows concerns over low attendance in some schools, with education officials warning that children remaining at home could affect their …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The coronation of Tooro’s new King, Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, is expected to cost about Shs925 million, with the organising committee launching a fundraising drive to meet the expenses of the September 29 ceremony. The committee has appealed to the people of Tooro, friends …
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Nabilatuk, Uganda | URN | For Lina Angesa, seeking justice in Nabilatuk has become a question of whether she can afford the journey. The resident of Nabilatuk Town Council says complainants often have to travel more than 50 kilometres to Nakapiripirit to attend court, while also meeting the cost of transporting …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Office of the Prime Minister has developed a costed preparedness and response plan for the forecast El Niño rains, but the plan is yet to receive funding. As a result, the government is left with insufficient resources to pre-position relief supplies and emergency equipment …
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Five Women-Led Startups Receive $10,000 Each Under Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech Programme Kampala, Uganda | NEW CORRESPONDENT | Five women-led technology and tech-enabled businesses have received a combined US$50,000 (about Shs185 million) in catalytic funding to support the next phase of their growth under the Standard …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Officials in the Ministry of Health (MOH) have warned that people who move around with cannulas risk catching infections as such treatment options are only a reserve for patients admitted in hospitals. Dr Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services in the ministry says …
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Moroto, Uganda | URN | Consumers in Karamoja are increasingly questioning the safety of vegetables brought into the region from outside, amid concerns that they have little information about how the produce is grown, what chemicals are used, and whether adequate safety controls are followed before the food reaches local …
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Agago, Uganda | URN | Teachers in 110 government-aided primary schools in Agago District have been warned against sending learners home over their parents’ failure to pay Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) contributions. The warning is part of a district-wide sensitisation campaign launched to clarify the difference between the government’s Universal Primary …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The disaster response official from the Prime Minister’s Office told a High-level conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that Uganda is preparing for El Niño rains predicted to intensify from October through December 2026. Uganda reported that it has early warning systems, a decentralised disaster management …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
