Arua, Uganda | URN | West Nile local government leaders have called for increased and timely financial allocations to districts, saying excessive spending on wages is leaving little money for development projects and essential services in education, health and roads. The leaders made the call during the Local Government Budget …

Mbarara, Uganda | URN | Kidney failure cases are rising in the Ankole sub-region, with Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital recording 450 cases last year, while patients requiring regular dialysis face high and sustained treatment costs. The hospital’s renal unit receives about 30 kidney failure patients every month, according to records …

Hoima, Uganda | URN | Tooro subjects and well-wishers have raised 180 million shillings to buy a brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado for Prince Charles Kamurasi, head of the Babiito royal clan, in recognition of his service to the kingdom. The vehicle was handed over to Kamurasi on Saturday afternoon …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The United Arab Emirates has eased precautionary entry measures imposed on Ugandan nationals during the Ebola outbreak, paving the way for the restoration of normal travel and labour links between the two countries. The decision was announced by the UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kampala recorded low public participation in Saturday’s National Cleaning Day, with many residents staying indoors as Kampala Capital City Authority teams moved through some communities urging people to join the exercise. The monthly cleaning exercise was conducted in different parts of the city, with KCCA …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The reconstruction of the murder of Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu on Saturday started with a heavy deployment of joint military and police forces that saw most roads in Kibuli closed. A joint team comprising the Flying Squad, UPDF and Police cordoned off Kibuli Depot …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Foundation Uganda has opened a 12-computer information and communications technology hub in northern Uganda, expanding access to internet services and digital skills for refugees and residents of surrounding communities. The facility in Palabek Refugee Settlement in Lamwo District, established with Hopelink Action Foundation Uganda, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Revenue Authority officials are struggling to establish how much gold is produced in the country and, more importantly, where the gold exported by Ugandan refineries actually comes from, exposing gaps in the country’s reporting and regulation of one of its biggest export earners. Lawrence …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Missing, faded and stolen road signs along sections of the Gayaza Road are leaving motorists and pedestrians vulnerable to accidents, with traffic police warning that poor signage is contributing to dangerous driving and road crashes. Residents, motorists and traffic officers say several sections of the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The oil and gas industry honoured Ernest Rubondo,  the pioneer Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), who has concluded more than four decades of service to the country’s petroleum sector. Tributes poured in at a farewell event that brought together former and current …