Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) says it has cleared a backlog of 6,000 digital motor vehicle registration number plates, weeks ahead of the deadline set by the Minister of Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama. The increased production and issuance of digital number plates followed …
Read More »Africa CDC urges U.S. to lift Uganda Ebola travel restrictions
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | URN | The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on the United States to lift travel restrictions imposed on Uganda following its recent Ebola outbreak, saying the country has demonstrated transparency and made significant progress in containing the disease. Africa CDC …
Read More »Long walks fuel school dropouts in Kaberemaido landing site
Kaberamaido, Uganda | URN | Every morning, children from Akampala Landing Site in Kaberamaido District walk more than five kilometres to Okola Primary School in Swagere Parish, Ochero County, the nearest government primary school. For many, the walk is simply too long, forcing them to miss classes, abandon school altogether and, …
Read More »Gov’t shifts Karamoja food relief distribution to UPDF, prisons
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Emergency food relief for drought-hit communities in Karamoja will now be distributed by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Uganda Prisons Service after President Yoweri Museveni directed the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to stop relying on private contractors for the exercise. …
Read More »iKON Awards 2026 set for December, roadmap to include Johannesburg experience
Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The fourth edition of the iKON Film and Television Awards has been confirmed for Saturday, 12 December 2026, at the Kampala Serena Hotel, under the theme “Beyond Borders”. Announced during a press conference today at the Reach A Hand Africa (formerly Reach A …
Read More »POLICE: We do not know where Kivumbi is
IGP Byakagaba Seeks Dismissal of Kivumbi Habeas Corpus Case Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss an application seeking the production and unconditional release of former Butambala County Member of Parliament and National Unity Platform …
Read More »ICEA LION, KCB Bank in 1,500-trees schools drive
Rooting for Tomorrow: ICEA LION leads drive to plant 1,500 trees for greener schools and future leaders Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | ICEA LION Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability and youth empowerment through a tree-planting initiative that saw 1,500 trees planted at two …
Read More »Parliament salutes Gen. Moses Ali
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament on Tuesday held a special sitting to pay tribute to the late former Second Deputy Prime Minister, (Rtd.) Gen. Moses Ali, who died on Saturday aged 87. The sitting followed a motion moved by Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business Robinah Nabbanja …
Read More »How corruption inflated Busega-Mpigi Expressway cost to Shs2 trillion
Mpigi, Uganda | URN | The Busega-Mpigi Expressway project is now expected will have cost more than 2 trillion shillings by the time it is completed, according to Fred Byamukama, the Minister for Works and Transport. This is the result of several factors including delays and project redesigns, but mainly …
Read More »10 Days On: Security forces silent as Muwanga Kivumbi hearing looms
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces and Uganda Police Force have remained tight-lipped on the whereabouts of former Butambala MP Muwanga Kivumbi, 11 days after his arrest. Kivumbi was intercepted near Mpigi Police Station while travelling to Kampala, a day after the International Crimes Division of …
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