Lira, Uganda | URN | Lira City Council is considering designating Fridays for business owners to clean their premises ahead of the National Cleaning Day observed every last Saturday of the month. The proposal follows concerns that many business owners keep their premises locked during the official cleaning hours, preventing them …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire has defended his decision not to publicly inform top officials in the Kingdom that King Oyo was out of the country for treatment. He had originally stated that late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was abroad …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, from the United States to Uganda. The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told Parliament on  Thursday that the President provided …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda Board Chairman Charles Mbire has paid tribute to the late King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, describing his passing as a great loss to the Kingdom of Tooro and the country. Mr. Mbire visited the King’s residence in Buziga, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Starlink connectivity services have entered Uganda’s enterprise market following a partnership between Roke Telkom and Paratus Uganda, opening another option for businesses seeking reliable high-speed internet, officials said today – Sept.3 in Kampala. The service, powered by Starlink’s Low Earth Orbit satellite technology, is intended …

Busia, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Busia Municipality has decried the increase in bedbugs, as the critters are becoming more resistant to the chemicals used to kill them. Some residents told Uganda Radio Network that they are having what they described as sleepless nights. The affected …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The banking sector seeks to raise at least 490 trillion shillings in the form of available stock (patient capital) to support the government’s Tenfold GDP Growth Strategy. The sector currently has about 28 trillion shillings but needs to raise the stock for lending to the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Global ride-hailing company Uber is winding down its operations in Uganda and Nigeria, ending a 12-year presence in Uganda’s increasingly competitive ride-hailing market. Uber said its operations in the two countries would end effective Wednesday, September 2, 2026, following what it described as a “thorough review” …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Local governments are unlikely to achieve the one trillion-shilling local revenue collection target set for 2026. Officials at the Local Governments and fiscal experts blame the anomaly on legal, technical and administrative challenges that continue to constrain revenue mobilisation. The Local Government Finance Commission (LGFC) set …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s fashion industry is being challenged to look beyond the runway and turn its growing pool of creative talent into businesses, jobs and sustainable economic opportunities for young people. That was the message as the Uganda International Fashion Week (UIFW) 2026 officially opened on …