Masaka, Uganda | URN | Farmers in the Greater Masaka region are raising concerns over the rising cost of agricultural inputs as they prepare their gardens for the expected rains, warning that high prices could undermine food production in the coming season. Some farmers say they have been forced to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has described the newly unveiled National Data Strategy as illegal, irregular, redundant and adds no value to the National Statistical System. Just hours after the roadmap was rolled out at a high-level function, UBOS issued a rebuke, condemning …
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Businessman Kimuli Urges Uganda Govt to Attract Italian Investors at Uganda–Italy Business Summit Rome, Italy | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Ugandan businessman Louis Kimuli has urged the government to attract Italian investors into coffee processing, manufacturing and mineral beneficiation, saying Uganda must move beyond exporting raw materials and …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Commercial Division of the High Court in Kampala has ordered Roko Construction Limited to pay Assa Abloy (U) Limited 1.39 million dollars (approximately sh5.7billion) in outstanding payments for doors, accessories and ironmongery supplied and installed at Mulago National Referral Hospital. In a judgement …
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Agago, Uganda | URN | About six in every 10 coffee seedlings distributed to farmers in drought-hit Agago District have survived, despite nearly four months of dry weather that threatened the district’s new coffee crop. The survival rate comes after intense sunshine killed many of the 290,000 seedlings distributed to farmers, …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | Refugees and asylum seekers in the West Nile sub-region have been urged to understand their rights and obligations under Ugandan law to promote peaceful coexistence with host communities and avoid conflicts with the authorities. The call follows growing public concern over the need to sensitise …
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Wakiso, Uganda | URN | Two pupils have been confirmed dead, and three others injured after a fire gutted dormitories at Hami Junior School in Kagoma, Maganjo B zone, Nabweru Division, and Wakiso District. The incident occurred at about 10:30 pm, according to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants its membership reduced by half and legislators serving on the accountability committees barred from joining sectoral committees, arguing that competing parliamentary assignments are undermining audit scrutiny, constituency representation and members’ performance. Patrick Nsamba Oshabe, Chairperson of PAC Central, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Bank of Uganda recorded a surplus of 1.32 trillion in the financial year 2025/26, representing a 100 per cent increase from the previous year, while boasting lower than forecast expenditure figures. These results reflected budget discipline, prudent expenditure management, and responsible deployment of …
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Soroti, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | With 100 kits to their name, Pearl Bank participated in last weekend’s Teso Run that is part of the commemoration of Emorimor Paul Sande Etomeileng Emolot’s 4th Coronation Anniversary celebrations. The event provided a great platform to promote cultural heritage, unity and mobilize …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
