Lamwo, Uganda | URN | The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Kenneth Omona, has directed the Ministry of Water and Environment to produce a detailed performance report on the delayed rehabilitation of the Agoro Irrigation Scheme in Lamwo District within three weeks. The directive follows growing concerns from farmers in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400 professionals converged at the Uganda School for the Deaf in Ntinda last week for the inaugural Talent Without Limit Career Fair, an initiative aimed at improving access to employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. The event, organized by BrighterMonday Uganda in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation under the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Dozens of people required medical emergency attention after fainting during Tuesday’s presidential inauguration at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, even as security forces recorded several incidents of phone theft amid the high-profile event. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Kituuma Rusoke, the Police spokesperson, joint security teams evacuated …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The formal transition to 12th Parliament began on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, as 184 newly elected Members of Parliament took their oaths of office in a structured, alphabetical ceremony at Parliament House. Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige Kasaija, supported by 21 clerk assistants, administered the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Gen. Moses Ali has taken oaths to represent Adjumani West County in the 12th Parliament. At the age of 87, Ali will most likely be the oldest member of Parliament in a Parliament dominated by a younger generation of leaders, some of whom were born …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | 94.3 percent of women of reproductive age are aware of family planning service providers in Uganda but only 38 percent have access to modern contraceptives currently, a study conducted by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed. Dr Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, a …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | The government says it has made significant progress in evicting migrant cattle keepers from Northern Uganda, with more than 60,000 cattle reportedly removed from the region amid intensified security operations. State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Kenneth Omona, said the eviction exercise has so far …

Kole, Uganda | URN | In the quiet village of Alelibanya in Kole District, Eunice Aceng spent three years living a life defined by pain, isolation, and stigma. “I had a disease called fistula. I leaked urine for three years,” she recalls. Her condition, Obstetric fistula, left her constantly wet, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the leader of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) political group has withdrawn his support for Annet Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa for speaker and deputy speaker, respectively, for the 12th Parliament. The PLU Secretary General who is also MP for Kasambya County, PO …

Mbarara, Uganda | URN | A team of six health workers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital took eight hours to operate on Samuel Akamumpa, an 9-year-old boy who was forced to swallow four dozen needles and many pieces of broken pens in Mitooma district. The team comprised of an anesthetist, …