Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has expanded electricity generation and extended the national grid to millions of people, yet many communities remain without reliable or affordable access to power. Through the story of fatal electrocutions in eastern Uganda and insights from energy governance expert Siraj Magara Luyima, this analysis …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The current shutdown of the Daily Monitor and its sister outlets under Nation Media Group, including NTV Uganda, Spark TV, KFM, and Dembe FM, marks the third time the media house has been forced to suspend operations following a state security crackdown. A look through …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Government of Uganda has announced plans to evacuate Ugandan nationals from South Africa following rising anti-migrant violence and xenophobic protests targeting foreign nationals. In a press statement issued on June 28th, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had directed that …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security agencies on Sunday picked up two civil society leaders and lawyers, Sarah Bireete and Eunice Musiime, and later released them after hours of questioning. Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, and Musiime, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Women Advocating …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | A growing number of child-headed families on Kisima II Island in Jinja City are struggling to survive, with many children dropping out of school to take responsibility for siblings after being abandoned by their parents. Kisima II Primary School, located on the island, started the 2026 …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Mental health experts have warned that Uganda does not have enough trained counsellors to meet the growing demand for counselling services, particularly in communities outside major urban centres. Speaking during the Second National Counsellors’ Summit at Kyambogo University on Thursday, Uganda Counsellors Association (UCA) President Elizabeth …

Arua, Uganda | URN | Whoever succeeds Anthony Akol as chairperson of the Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) will inherit more than a leadership position. The next chairperson will take charge of a regional caucus still struggling to regain its influence after years of internal divisions, while confronting unresolved issues ranging …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | In a week, the current financial year will come to an end, and the implementation of the new National Budget will commence. The National Budget 2026/2027 followed a number of amendments to several laws and will also introduce several tax administration measures. The Minister of Finance, …

Nairobi, Uganda | URN | As Kenya advances toward issuing students both academic and skills certificates under its new education system, Ugandan teachers, parents, and educationists are calling on the Ministry of Education and Sports to revive the country’s stalled dual certification programme. Parents who initially welcomed the initiative have …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Lawyers representing jailed opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago say he remains hospitalized at Mulago National Referral Hospital in a weak condition as doctors continue medical investigations into his illness. Lukwago’s lawyer, Medard Lubega Sseggona, who visited him on Friday, said several medical …