Capital Markets Authority indicates that professionally managed assets top UGX 7 trillion Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | KURA Asset Management has entered Uganda’s investment management market, targeting a growing pool of individuals, families and institutions looking beyond traditional savings towards professionally managed investments and long-term wealth creation. …
Read More »Up to 2,790 students approved for government higher education loans
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Only 2,790 students have been approved for government higher education loans for the 2026/27 academic year, leaving thousands of applicants without financial support despite a sharp rise in demand for the scheme. The Ministry of Education and Sports received 10,615 applications, up from 7,125 in the …
Read More »Ganyegenya taxi crackdown drives up cost of spare parts
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ongoing crackdown on taxis operating in dangerous mechanical condition (DMC), locally known as Ganyegenya, has driven up the cost of spare parts and repairs, taxi owners and mechanics say. On August 20, the Minister of Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama, announced a 100-day crackdown …
Read More »IGAD REPORT: Uganda emerges as a major migration destination, transit hub
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda is emerging as an increasingly important destination and transit country for migrants in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region, with more than 1.2 million people arriving in the country and 1.3 million departing in 2022, according to a regional migration report. The …
Read More »Ugandan-born social worker brings hope to orphans
How Samalie Kristensen bridges two continents to empower vulnerable children in East Africa. Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | At 52, Samalie Kristensen wears many hats: dedicated social worker, mother of four, active gardener, and passionate humanitarian. Living in Denmark, she balances a full-time career supporting families within the …
Read More »Public barred from royal tombs as Tooro enforces strict burial protocols for King Oyo
Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The burial of the fallen Tooro King, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, will be conducted under strict cultural protocols, with the public barred from accessing the royal tombs as traditional burial rituals are performed. The burial committee says the restrictions are intended …
Read More »Jailed journalist Remmy Asiteza applies for bail
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Jailed Daily Express journalist Remmy Asiteza has applied for bail before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court, where he is facing charges of publishing fake news and broadcasting without a licence. Asiteza appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Wednesday and presented three sureties through his …
Read More »SFC disowns “Captain” Yonasan Tibenderana
Kampala, uganda | URN | The elite Special Forces Command (SFC) has distanced itself from a man arrested for allegedly extorting money at the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) offices in Kololo, saying he is not one of its officers. SFC Public Information Officer Captain Julius Kabandize said in a …
Read More »Trial of Geraldine Ssali and co-accused set for December
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The trial of former Ministry of Trade Permanent Secretary Geraldine Ssali and five co-accused is to begin on December 5th, 2026. Geraldine Ssali and some members of Parliament were charged in relation to the 3.8-billion-shilling war loss compensation. The fixing of the trial date by …
Read More »Tooro Queen Mother rejects Kijanangoma selection
Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The Tooro Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa, has rejected the selection of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new King of Tooro, accusing the 21-member succession committee of disregarding the late King Oyo’s purported will and an earlier agreement to suspend succession proceedings until after …
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