Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Christian University (UCU) has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing private universities, recording significant gains in student enrolment, revenue generation, research funding and infrastructure development, achievements that university leaders say have laid a firm foundation for academic excellence and long-term sustainability. The milestones were …

Arua, Uganda | URN | A 34-year-old single mother of four who once struggled to raise even one hundred thousand shillings has transformed a Parish Development Model (PDM) loan into a thriving farming enterprise, emerging as one of Arua City’s latest PDM success stories. Florence Amviko, a resident of Lini …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has designated three women Members of Parliament to serve as backbench representatives on the Parliamentary Commission, in one of the latest steps toward constituting the leadership and administrative structures of the 12th Parliament. The party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s construction sector is being held back by weak regulation, inadequate political commitment, a shortage of skilled labour and bureaucratic procurement processes, limiting its ability to create jobs and drive economic growth. Although the sector contributes between 12 and 17 per cent of the country’s …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Kachumbala Drivers and Loaders Association has petitioned the Inspector General of Government (IGG), alleging that more than 675 million Shillings in public funds was fraudulently accounted for using the identities of its members. In a petition dated July 2, 2026, the association claims that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabisunsa Girls’ School has become the latest educational institution to replace firewood with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), reflecting a growing shift by Ugandan schools towards cleaner cooking technologies amid efforts to reduce deforestation, improve air quality and enhance kitchen safety. The transition follows the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The role of journalists is evolving beyond reporting events and publishing stories. Increasingly, Uganda’s media practitioners are turning to digital platforms not only to reach wider audiences but also to mobilise public action, connect vulnerable communities to assistance and sustain conversations that extend far …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | M-KOPA Uganda unlocked more than Shs1 trillion in cumulative credit for over one million customers since launching operations in 2013, marking a major milestone in expanding access to smartphones and digital financial services for Ugandans excluded from traditional banking systems. The company said the achievement …

ROME | TASS | The crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East has not yet affected market food prices as the global agricultural sector had the reserve making it possible to keep the balance, FAO Economist Monica Tothova told TASS. “Despite concerns about energy prices, fertilizer costs and …

Bududa, Uganda | URN | When Peter Kibeti returned to Nametsi village in Bududa District after years in government resettlement in Kiryandongo, he knew exactly what he was returning to. He was returning to the same steep mountain slopes that buried homes and claimed hundreds of lives during the devastating …