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Kampala, Uganda | URN | In a week, the current financial year will come to an end, and the implementation of the new National Budget will commence. The National Budget 2026/2027 followed a number of amendments to several laws and will also introduce several tax administration measures. The Minister of Finance, …

Nairobi, Uganda | URN | As Kenya advances toward issuing students both academic and skills certificates under its new education system, Ugandan teachers, parents, and educationists are calling on the Ministry of Education and Sports to revive the country’s stalled dual certification programme. Parents who initially welcomed the initiative have …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Lawyers representing jailed opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago say he remains hospitalized at Mulago National Referral Hospital in a weak condition as doctors continue medical investigations into his illness. Lukwago’s lawyer, Medard Lubega Sseggona, who visited him on Friday, said several medical …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has launched its 5th National Public Relations Symposium, set to take place on July 3, 2026 at Golf Course Hotel in Kampala, as the body marks 50 years of advancing the public relations profession in the country. …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | At least 93 female suspects escaped from the City Hall Court holding facility on Thursday afternoon after they were allegedly freed before they could be produced in court to answer various criminal charges. The women had been arrested earlier in the day during a joint …

  Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jago (Prime Minister) of the Adhola Cultural Institution (TACI), Richard Josel Obbo, has challenged the new Dhopadhola Language Board to work closely with schools across the region to popularise and preserve culture. He said this as he inaugurated the Dhopadhola Language Board on Thursday. The …

  Oveer 1,500 trees to be planted in major Tree Planting Drive in Mpigi District   Mpigi, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Equity Bank Uganda, in partnership with My Tree Initiative, today strengthened its commitment to environmental conservation and climate resilience through a large-scale tree-planting exercise at Kyasanku Hill College in …

  Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) has launched The UIPE Voice, a monthly public engagement platform aimed at bringing engineering issues closer to the public, promoting transparency in infrastructure development, and strengthening the profession’s contribution to national development. The platform, unveiled on …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎‎Last month – May 2026 – experienced some reactions in the financial market, with banks slightly reducing their interest rates while treasury bond yields also fell. ‎‎‎‎As was the case for April 2026, interest rates registered varying trends in response to the Central Bank Rate …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda has urged education institutions to adopt renewable energy solutions as a practical way to cut rising operational costs. The call was made by Stanbic Bank energy financing specialists on the second day of the bank’s inaugural regional business forums, which was …