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Bugweri, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Every Saturday afternoon, farmers converge at the home of Nathan Mununuzi, turning his compound into an informal training ground where poultry is taught not as subsistence activity, but as a structured rural enterprise. What is unfolding here is part of a broader shift under the Food …

Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A lecture at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) retreat in Kyankwanzi has pushed Uganda’s governance model back into focus, recasting what is often treated as a constitutional question into a matter of economic management and market stability. Prof. Gerald Kagambirwe, addressing party leaders, challenged …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Phibby Namutebi, a caretaker at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, says she struggled to save the children from the assailant who chased her with a knife. Her testimony closed the first day of the trial of Christopher Onyum Okello, the suspect in the brutal …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | The Inspector General Of Government has directed the outgoing Jinja Southern Division mayor Nasser Ashiraf and 21 other staff to refund sh33.7 million that they irregularly received in the form of allowances. According to the IGG, the money was meant to facilitate supervision of different government …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Cattle rustling in Karamoja fell by 12.9% in 2025, with joint security forces recovering 2,197 of the 2,375 cattle stolen, according to new police statistics. However, the same report recorded zero cases of animal theft in the sub-region, sparking concern from local leaders who say …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Court of Appeal has ruled that decisions of the High Court made in the exercise of its revisionary powers, including judicial review orders, are final and cannot be appealed. The ruling arose from an appeal challenging a decision by Justice Jane Frances Abodo, who had …

Inside the 2026/27 revenue push, public pushback, and the battle over fairness NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 2, Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), presented a raft of tax proposals to Parliament to finance a proposed Shs 84 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial …

  COMMENT | PAUL KYAMBADDE | Retirement is often imagined as a season of rest, reflection, and freedom after decades of hard work. Yet for many people today, it arrives with a knot of anxiety rather than a sigh of relief. The central fear is painfully simple: What if my …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A prolonged crisis in Uganda’s tea sector—marked by financial strain, market challenges, and weak regulation—has forced the government to step in with new laws and a planned 310 billion shillings investment to revive the industry. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, said the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has at its 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Hotel Africana launched digital membership identification cards (IDs), a modern solution designed to enhance member experience, accessibility, and engagement. The digital IDs, which offer multiple user benefits, will enable members to …