Kampala, Uganda | URN | Finance Minister Henry Musasizi on Tuesday tabled a government proposal in Parliament to borrow up to €142.69 million (approximately UGX 674.114 billion) from Citi Bank to upgrade two strategic roads in the Kigezi sub-region. The roads serve as vital arteries to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda has signed a cooperation agreement with Denmark to strengthen the country’s statistical systems and improve the production and use of official data for planning, policymaking and the green transition. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics …
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Jinja, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has marked its 50th anniversary which will entail a week-long summit that will run until 23rd October 2026 which will include knowledge-sharing sessions, networking opportunities, recognition of past leaders and the prestigious awards ceremony that highlights …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s exports to Somalia more than doubled in a year, but government officials say businesses in both countries are still using only a small part of the market. Exports from Uganda to Somalia rose from sh11.4b ($2.75m) in 2023 to sh28b ($6.78m) in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ICT Ministry has launched Uganda’s National Data Strategy 2026/27–2030/31, describing the document as more than a policy paper. It is “a shared national direction for managing, protecting, sharing and using data to drive development,” the ministry said in a statement. The strategy, …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a journalist who edited and shared a misleading version of his remarks about nurses to issue a public apology. Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, Tayebwa explained that John Paul Sewaduka, a journalist accredited to Parliament …
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Agago, Uganda | URN | A farmer in Agago District has earned Shs4.5 million from three-quarters of an acre of tomatoes, demonstrating the potential of irrigation farming as communities struggle with prolonged dry spells and unreliable rainfall. Titus Okello, a farmer in Tee-Ogwang Village, Parabongo Sub-county, said he earned the …
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Masaka, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Masaka has dismissed a petition filed by National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Rose Naluboowa, challenging the vote recount and the declaration of Justine Nameere as the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament. In his ruling, Justice Bernard Namanya noted that although …
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Mbarara, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s agricultural researchers, policymakers and development partners have called for greater investment in agricultural innovation and the adoption of research-based technologies to strengthen food security, improve nutrition and protect consumers from unsafe food. The call was made on October 16 during …
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Nyamutoro, Equity bank push Green Investment to cut hotel costs; hoteliers demand flexible loan repayments to match seasonal revenues Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro has challenged Uganda’s hospitality industry to turn the country’s green energy ambitions into profitable …
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