Kampala, Uganda | URN | The disaster response official from the Prime Minister’s Office told a High-level conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that Uganda is preparing for El Niño rains predicted to intensify from October through December 2026. Uganda reported that it has early warning systems, a decentralised disaster management …

OPINION | ANTHONY KIVUMBI | Drive out of Kampala on any road you like. Take the road to Naggalama, where I went to school. Somewhere beyond the last trading centre, you will likely see a plot with a ring beam but no roof. The blocks are well laid. The windows …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Traffic and business activity along Kampala Road were disrupted on Thursday morning after heavy rainfall flooded a pothole near Shell Capital, leaving motorists, pedestrians and passengers struggling to navigate the muddy section. The pothole, which residents and road users say has remained unattended for nearly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has launched a mobile training programme aimed at taking skills development closer to employees working at Shell service stations and mechanics across the country. The initiative, dubbed “Learning on Wheels,” consists of two mobile training units a Retail Academy and a Shell Lubricants …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | State Minister for Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro has said that Uganda needs to ensure that its mineral wealth generates maximum value for Ugandans. Nyamutoro said Uganda’s mining sector must move beyond the extraction and export of raw minerals to create productive investment, employment, industrial capacity …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Minister of State for Gender and Culture Mary Kamuli Kuteesa has urged Ugandans to support local entrepreneurs by buying their products, saying domestic demand is critical to helping small businesses grow and create jobs. When asked about the government’s strategy to connect local entrepreneurs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda has launched a digital lending facility that allows eligible merchants to access up to Shs70 million in working capital based on their digital transaction history rather than physical collateral. The Electronic Merchant Cash Advance (eMCA) is designed to provide short-term financing to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Shilling has continued to weaken against the US Dollar, with the official Bank of Uganda (BoU) exchange rate reaching new highs on Tuesday. The dollar was quoted at 3,919 Shillings on the official market, while commercial banks were selling it for as much …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Development Bank’s Managing Director, Patricia Adongo Ojangole, says institutional collapse rarely happens suddenly, suggesting that institutions weaken gradually, through ignored risks, broken controls, compromised governance, and small ethical decisions that accumulate over time. She used this analogy to warn and urge newly qualified internal …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has ruled out the transportation of petroleum products across Lake Victoria, warning that an accident involving a fuel vessel could contaminate one of Uganda’s most important freshwater resources. Museveni said Uganda should instead rely on pipelines and railways to move petroleum products, …