Kampala, Uganda | URN | The National Unity Platform-NUP, the leading opposition political party, has asked the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue-IPOD to allow Dr Lina Zedriga Waru, the acting party president, to sign the Memorandum of Understanding-MOU admitting the party to IPOD. In a June 18th letter, the party Secretary General, …
Read More »Museveni reveals First Lady Janet survived serious health scare
Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni, recently survived a serious illness and is now recovering well. In a lengthy birthday message posted on his X account on Wednesday to mark Janet Museveni’s 78th birthday, …
Read More »PLU-Backed MPs seek to oust Leader of the Opposition
Kampala, Uganda | URN | A fresh political battle over the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) is brewing after two Members of Parliament notified Parliament of their intention to introduce a Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Administration of Parliament Act. Kibanda North MP Linos Ngompek …
Read More »Dozens of Makerere non-teaching staff frustrated by selective salary harmonisation
Kampala, Uganda | URN | More than 120 non-teaching staff at Makerere University are demanding answers over a salary harmonisation exercise they say left them behind, despite the government releasing billions of Shillings to align pay and job grades across all public universities. The affected employees, including Administrative Assistants, Laboratory Assistants, …
Read More »Ugandan Gospel artist Mungu Feni wins international award in Ghana
Accra, Ghana | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Ugandan gospel artist Benard Feni, popularly known as Mungu Feni, has been named International Artist of the Year at the Prestigious Personalities Awards 2026 held in Accra, Ghana. The recognition comes weeks after the Arua-born musician won the Best New Star Gospel Artist …
Read More »IFPA-CD MAS Project distributes ruminant animals to model agroforestry farmers in Kagadi
Kagadi , Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As the project nears its end, the Investing in Forests and Protected Areas for Climate-Smart Development (IFPA-CD) MAS Project is concluding its two-year operations under the Government of Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment. Funded by the World Bank, this initiative focuses on …
Read More »STUDY: Uganda has eliminated endogenous cholera
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Results of a new study conducted by researchers at the Makerere School of Public Health (MakSPH) show that Uganda has eliminated Cholera outbreaks or transmission that originate completely from within the country, referred to as endogenous cholera. Details of this study titled, ‘Uganda’s Cholera Elimination …
Read More »New Ebola case found in Uganda two weeks after last case
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has registered a new positive case of Ebola, almost three weeks after the country registered a case on 5 June 2026. The new case brings the total number of cases recorded in Uganda to twenty, According to sources within the Ministry of Health, the …
Read More »Concern grows over Anita Among’s health
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Bukedea County MP David Beecham Okwere has said that former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among is not so critically ill as stated being reported in sections of the media. The legislator, however, confirmed that when he met the former Speaker, she had signs of …
Read More »MAKINDYE MAGISTRATE: No bail for Lukwago
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfere with the investigations because he is influential in society. The Court has also ruled that Lukwago faces a charge that …
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