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Kampala, Uganda | URN | According to the minister, the inquiry involves the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Uganda Police Force, other security agencies and technical experts. The government has, for the first time since security agencies shut down Nation Media Group (NMG), …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was not produced before the Chief Magistrate’s Court as anticipated this morning, because he remains hospitalised at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Lukwago, who is charged with misprision of treason, had been expected to appear before Chief Magistrate Sarah Basemera …

Kampala, Uganda | URN |  The Luzira Chief Magistrates Court has remanded former Minister for Ethics and Integrity Miria Matembe to Luzira Prison on charges of promoting sectarianism. The 73-year-old appeared before Grade One Magistrate Sheilah Gloria Atim on Tuesday evening and was remanded until Wednesday, July 1, 2026, when …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Christian University (UCU) is facing renewed scrutiny after the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) faulted the institution for seeking regulatory guidance on Samantha Mwesigye’s credit transfer only after she had completed her law degree and was due for graduation. The latest development adds …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators under the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) have been encouraged to contribute to the dismantling of structural inequalities through targeted legislation, equitable resource distribution and effective representation. Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth said UWOPA has been the most enduring and influential parliamentary group since …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎‎‎‎”Currently 33 percent of every shilling invested in infrastructure is lost in poor planning, project delays and weak maintenance.” ‎-World Bank Director for Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia, Qimiao Fan. The World Bank has said Uganda needs to triple the current allocation for human capital …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Iteso Cultural Union (ICU) has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni and relevant government institutions to ensure that former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among is treated fairly, with consideration for her health and well-being as investigations into her continue. In a statement dated June …

French Ambassador Impressed by Impact of Agric-Financing Extended Through Pearl Bank   Mbarara, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Over 170,000 individual and farmer groups are already reaping from a Pearl Bank and AFD partnership for a concessional credit line of €15 million Sh60 billion and an additional €1 million (Sh4 billion) …

  Mubende, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  When Osward Kakande watched his mother struggle with persistent coughs and headaches caused by smoke from traditional cooking stoves, he never imagined that her suffering would inspire a business now valued at more than Shs450 million. Today, the founder and director of Mubende …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government paid approximately 3.1 billion Shillings to Daily Monitor in 2025, more than a decade after security agencies illegally shut down the newspaper and its sister media outlets in one of Uganda’s most significant press freedom cases. URN has established that the government settled …