Moroto, Uganda | URN | Indigenous communities in the Karamoja sub-region are asking the government to train and recruit native teachers to teach children in lower primary schools, saying the shortage of teachers who speak local languages is undermining learning. Karamoja is home to 11 minority ethnic groups, including the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Rice importers say brokers are allegedly working with officials in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to take control of the country’s rice import business through a permit allocation system.  They claim that the permit allocation system has locked genuine traders out of the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Civil society organisations have questioned whether Parliament is effectively exercising its constitutional mandate to scrutinise government borrowing, warning that weak oversight has contributed to Uganda’s rising public debt and poor returns from loan-funded projects. The concerns were raised during a dialogue between Members of Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | In response to growing concerns over road crashes involving school-going children, the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Uganda Police Force, the Ministry of Education, and the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), have  launched efforts to improve child safety on the road. ‎The agencies meeting …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mwenge South Isaza secured a place in the semi-finals of the fifth edition of the Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Tournament, while Burahya County kept its hopes alive after a 2-0 victory over Kibale Isaza. Mwenge South finished top of Group A after beating Kyaka …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Ecobank Uganda is seeking to push its banking relationship with customers beyond financial transactions through a new partnership with Serena Hotels that will give cardholders access to discounts and other privileges across the hospitality group’s properties in Africa and Asia. The partnership, launched in Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Catholic Church’s process to have Tanzania’s founding president, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, recognised as a saint is moving forward, with officials now interrogating witnesses about his life, faith and conduct as they gather evidence about his reputation for holiness. Bishop Henry Mchamungu, Auxiliary Bishop of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on NRM Members of Parliament to strengthen oversight of government programmes and take a leading role in fighting corruption and improving public service delivery. Museveni made the remarks during the 3rd NRM Parliamentary Caucus of the 12th Parliament at Speke …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | It is possible that more candidates to become the next UN secretary-general are added to the current list, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov said. “The list is not yet closed. The seventh candidate, a representative of Uganda, joined at the last moment. We see the …

Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda stepped up support for maternal and newborn healthcare in western Uganda, taking its annual employee volunteer programme to Kibiito Health Centre IV in Bunyangabu District as part of efforts to strengthen services at the primary-care level. The two-day intervention, held on August …