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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has issued the 2026/27 public service salary structure, maintaining its policy of prioritizing scientists, teachers and specialized technical professionals while leaving the salaries of political leaders and many other public servants largely unchanged. The revised pay structure is contained in Circular Standing Instruction …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Fred Rwakaizi Bangumya and Stella Kiryowa have been elected the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearers for Uganda’s two vacant seats in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after defeating 34 other candidates in the party’s internal by-election. According to the declaration of results signed …

  Shareholders approved a final dividend of Shs6.4 per share, taking the total payout for the year to Shs16.6 per share, up 23 percent from Shs13.5 in the previous financial year   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil) has said it remains confident in its …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has increased the public service wage bill by more than 1.08 trillion shillings for the 2026/2027 financial year and announced a raft of reforms aimed at strengthening human resource management, accountability and service delivery across the public service. Speaking while issuing Establishment Notice …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has completed the first phase of its voluntary repatriation programme for nationals fleeing anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa after a third Uganda Airlines charter flight returned 255 Ugandans to Entebbe International Airport early Sunday. Flight UR701 landed at 3:50 a.m. East African Time, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The disruption began around midday and became more widespread from about 1 p.m., with subscribers reporting that they could neither make nor receive calls, access mobile data, nor complete Mobile Money transactions. After several hours of disruption, MTN Uganda acknowledged the outage, attributing it to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Christian University (UCU) has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing private universities, recording significant gains in student enrolment, revenue generation, research funding and infrastructure development, achievements that university leaders say have laid a firm foundation for academic excellence and long-term sustainability. The milestones were …

Arua, Uganda | URN | A 34-year-old single mother of four who once struggled to raise even one hundred thousand shillings has transformed a Parish Development Model (PDM) loan into a thriving farming enterprise, emerging as one of Arua City’s latest PDM success stories. Florence Amviko, a resident of Lini …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has designated three women Members of Parliament to serve as backbench representatives on the Parliamentary Commission, in one of the latest steps toward constituting the leadership and administrative structures of the 12th Parliament. The party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s construction sector is being held back by weak regulation, inadequate political commitment, a shortage of skilled labour and bureaucratic procurement processes, limiting its ability to create jobs and drive economic growth. Although the sector contributes between 12 and 17 per cent of the country’s …