Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni’s latest Cabinet reshuffle has ushered 30 new faces into an 81-member government, bringing together diplomats, doctors, lawyers, engineers, entrepreneurs and youth leaders in what analysts describe as one of the most diverse waves of appointments in recent years. While several veteran ministers …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The courtroom is often full during the first appearance of a political detainee in Uganda. Supporters squeeze onto benches. Security personnel line corridors. Journalists carry heavy cameras to the courtroom, lawyers turn up in large numbers, sometimes more than twenty at a time, all holding briefs …

DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) will convene an extraordinary virtual meeting of health ministers from June 1 to 2 to coordinate a regional response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of East Africa, the regional bloc said in a statement on Sunday. The …

‎Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Gauge Railway project in Uganda. Kamara, also the head of Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, said funds will be availed to finance …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s business environment is increasingly coming under pressure from the ongoing Middle East conflict, with rising fuel prices emerging as a major concern for traders and investors across the country. The concerns were raised on Tuesday during the dissemination of the Uganda Business Climate Index …

Nakapiripirit, Uganda | URN | Residents of Namalu Trading Centre in Nakapiripirit District say an influx of street children is fueling crime, drug abuse, and insecurity, with locals feeling powerless to intervene. The children, mostly boys aged 14 to 18, are said to have abandoned their homes to live on …

Kyegegwa, Uganda | URN | Refugee families in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement are turning to kitchen gardening to improve nutrition among children amid growing food insecurity and rising cases of malnutrition in the settlement. Kyaka II settlement, located in Kyegegwa district, is home to thousands of refugees who come to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Judicial Officers Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (UJO-SACCO) has elected Lady Justice Mary Kaitesi Kisakye as its new Chairperson. Justice Kisakye succeeds Justice Boniface Wamala and will be tasked with strengthening members’ savings, expanding investments, and enhancing the financial empowerment of judicial officers. …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government will stop funding most national public holiday celebrations beginning in the 2026/27 financial year, with the savings to be redirected to wealth creation and other priority programmes, Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi has announced. For years, the government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Castle Lite has unveiled its nationwide “Try It Ahhh” Challenge, a consumer engagement campaign that combines product sampling, entertainment, and digital interaction to encourage Ugandans to experience the brand’s signature extra-cold refreshment. The campaign was officially launched at Meraki Karting in Bugolobi on May …