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MPs side with UNBS to retain Non-Tax Revenue

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have urged government to allow the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to utilise its Non-Tax Revenue collections, to enhance enforcement of product standards, warning that limited funding is undermining its mandate. The legislators on the Committee of Tourism, Trade and Industry …

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Why Gulu Archdiocese suspended joint way of the cross

Gulu, Uganda | URN | The Gulu Archdiocese has suspended the joint Way of the Cross that had been scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2026, in Gulu City, citing doctrinal differences with other Christian denominations. The decision brings to a halt a decades-old ecumenical tradition that has seen Catholics, Anglicans, …

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Pay rise for army privates gets the greenlight

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The salary of privates in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces could jump from Shs 650,000 to Shs 816,280 if a resolution reached between the defence ministry and Parliament holds. The proposed salary increment was agreed to by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs …

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Uganda gets $540 million funding for cities, municipalities

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has secured over 2.1 trillion Shillings (USD 540 million ) funding from the World Bank to improve the management of cities and municipalities. The initiative aims to improve urban management, expand climate-smart infrastructure, and create jobs for both residents and refugees in ten cities, 26 municipalities, …

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8 U.S. deportees arrive in Uganda

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Eight deportees from the United States have arrived in Uganda, sparking renewed debate over the country’s role in accepting third-country nationals, an official said on Thursday. Simon Mundeyi, spokesperson for Uganda’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, told Xinhua by telephone that the eight people arrived at …

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Man hacks 4 children to death at Ggaba daycare centre

Ggaba, Uganda | URN | A machete-wielding man has this afternoon attacked a Ggaba daycare centre in Kabuuma zone near Lake Victoria, hacking four school children to death. Police in Kampala have arrested and identified the suspect, 39-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala confirmed the incident, …

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FUEL: Kenyans flock to Uganda for cheaper prices

Busia, Uganda | URN | Kenyans motorists have begun crossing into Uganda in search of cheaper fuel at the pump station in the border district of Busia. They say the prices in Uganda seem to be lower than those in their country. As fuel prices increase in most countries,  a …

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Gulu career fair draws 1,000 youth

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 young job seekers and 59 employers converged in Gulu for the inaugural career fair organised by BrighterMonday Uganda in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, in a move aimed at narrowing the gap between talent and opportunity in Northern Uganda. Held under the theme Matching Ambition …

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BCU seeks $120M gov’t support for coffee value addition

Mbale, Uganda | URN | Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) has written to the government requesting 120 million US dollars (about 483 billion shillings) to procure a modern coffee processing machine aimed at boosting value addition and increasing farmers’ incomes. The request was revealed on Monday by the union chairperson, Nathan Nandala …

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