Uganda’s frontline tool against vehicle theft, helps recover 34 stolen vehicles Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda Police, working with the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), recorded a vehicle recovery rate of more than 90 percent during the latest reporting period, underscoring the growing role of technology …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court Commercial Division has allowed Absa Bank Uganda Limited to proceed with the sale of multimillion-shilling properties belonging to Boss Beverages International Limited after dismissing a long-running loan dispute over alleged wrongful interest calculations. In a judgement delivered through the Judiciary’s Electronic Court …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | Forty-six former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) returnees repatriated from South Sudan are set to undergo traditional cleansing rituals as part of efforts to support their reintegration into Acholi communities. The group, comprising 23 adults (12 women and 11 men) and 23 children, arrived at Gulu Airfield …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Food once meant to nourish and sustain households is now, in many homes, increasingly linked to sickness, chronic illness, and even death. The Food Rights Alliance and partner organizations warn that unsafe food has become a silent public health crisis, with contaminated meals sending an estimated …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health has clarified that Ugandans travelling abroad are not required to present Ebola-free certificates as a condition for departure, despite the country’s ongoing response to an outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease. Speaking to journalists on Monday, the Director …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As schools across Uganda reopened last month for a new term, excitement returned to classrooms, playgrounds and staffrooms. Yet behind the scenes, school administrators and parents are confronting a familiar challenge: financing education at the start of the academic term. For many schools, the …
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Adjumani, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Students, local leaders, conservation experts and development partners gathered at Arinyapi Seed Secondary School in Adjumani District Thursday last week to commemorate World Environment Day through a large-scale tree planting exercise. During the activity, a total of 5,000 high-quality clonal eucalyptus trees …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s newly constituted Cabinet has pledged disciplined leadership, accountability and zero tolerance for corruption as ministers began a ten-day induction retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. The commitment was voiced by Vice President Jessica Alupo and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has sharply criticised the proposed National Budget for the Financial Year 2026/27, describing it as detached from the realities of ordinary Ugandans and overly skewed towards government and security spending. Speaking during a media briefing at the party headquarters …
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Jinja, Uganda | URN | Jinja city-based Nalufenya Children’s Hospital has disclosed that they handle a whopping 800 cases of Sickle Cell disease every month. James Kitonsa, a pediatrician at the hospital, says that their monthly sickle cell disease (SCD) clinic’s load has grown from 760 in 2024 to 800 per …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
