NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The Assistant Commissioner for Planning from the Ministry of Agriculture Industry Animal Industry and Fisheries(MAAIF) Colins Amanya has described as an affirmative action programme the injection of 60 billion shillings into the expansion of coffee growing in the Northern region. Amanya told the ongoing negotiations …

  COMMENT | EMMANUEL NJUKI | Do consumers know what they are drinking, how it was produced and whether it is safe? This is a fundamental question in any discussion about alcohol and consumer protection, yet it often receives too little attention. Every product intended for human consumption should meet …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Dorothy Namayo, a 43-year-old Kenyan national, has told police she planned to kill all her children and then take her own life because of prolonged domestic conflicts with her husband. The suspect, who remains under medical treatment, informed detectives that the constant wrangles in her …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, Ambassador Olara Otunnu, has improved his standing in the second informal Security Council straw poll, increasing his “encouraged” votes from two to five, although he remains some distance from the leading candidates in the race. The second-round results, received …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | For residents living along Hoima Road in Nansana, crossing from one side of the road to the other has become one of the most dangerous parts of daily life. A routine trip to a shop, church or taxi stage can mean waiting for up to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Paratus Uganda has launched Starlink’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service for enterprise customers, becoming the first provider in Uganda to offer the service following the formal licensing of Starlink. The launch follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and operational licence agreement …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday received the first batch of Ebola vaccine doses as it stepped up efforts to contain the ongoing outbreak that has infected more than 5,000 people and killed over 2,500. A total of 16,520 doses of the …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The Security Council on Friday held its second straw poll on the candidates for the next UN secretary-general. “The second round of straw polls has taken place,” said Christina Markus Lassen, the UN ambassador of Denmark, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Security …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court granted embattled lawyer Male Mabirizi mandatory bail after finding that he had spent more than the constitutionally prescribed 60 days on remand without his trial commencing. Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa, on Friday, delivered the ruling in Kampala and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (UGEITI) will release its fifth report on September 23 in Kampala, officials announced on Thursday. The report is expected to provide updated information on Uganda’s oil, gas and mining sectors, including revenues, production, corporate participation and the contribution …