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Kampala, Uganda | URN | More than half of Uganda’s sub-counties and town councils do not have a single secondary school, a glaring exposure of the deep inequalities in access to post-primary education, despite years of government efforts to expand universal secondary education. Findings contained in the Uganda Bureau of …

Kisoro, Uganda | URN | The temporary closure of the Uganda–Democratic Republic of Congo border in Kisoro District due to the latest Ebola outbreak has greatly affected cross-border businesses. On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, the Ugandan government temporarily closed its border with the DRC following what authorities described as a …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The National Unity Platform-NUP has condemned what it calls “silent abductions” of its supporters by security agencies. It has renewed demands for the immediate release of all those whose whereabouts remain unknown. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network-URN, National Unity Platform Secretary General David …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the strengthening of prosecutorial capacity to tackle rising cybercrime, fraud, corruption, and transnational crime. Museveni warned that criminals are increasingly exploiting digital platforms, cryptocurrency systems, and cross-border networks to commit sophisticated offences that require specialised investigative and prosecutorial …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has extended the registration period for candidates sitting the 2026 national examinations at Primary Seven (P7), Senior Four (S4), and Senior Six (S6) levels. In the same regard, UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo, announced that the deadline for normal …

Mukono, Uganda | URN | A cloud of shock and grief has engulfed Nakisunga Sub-county in Mukono District following the sudden death of Henry Kittata Naggwano, who passed away just hours after being sworn in as the councilor representing Katente Village. His sudden death on Thursday afternoon turned what had …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government spent 1.508 trillion shillings on the general elections that were held in January/February, with the Electoral Commission accounting for 1.147 trillion of the expenditure as of April this year. This is part of close to 1.7 trillion shillings, the total that was released …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, has accused some officials involved in organizing Hajj pilgrimages of commercializing the sacred Islamic journey, warning that the growing profiteering is fueling confusion, exploitation, and repeated travel failures among Ugandan pilgrims. His remarks come amid fresh controversy …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Three officials from the Internal Affairs Ministry and Police have been ordered to step aside by President Museveni over alleged graft in the maintenance of the national CCTV system. The three are AIGP Felix Baryamwitsaki, who heads Police ICT, alongside Internal Affairs Permanent Secretary Lt. …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | Police in the Ssezibwa region have intensified the search for Moret Komugisha, the director of St. Abel Primary School, who was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint from her home in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District.  Her family also own the Bosmo School, located within Njeru. Reports indicate …