Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has written to the Ministry of Finance demanding that it revoke a certificate of financial implication it issued in relation to the Protection of Sovereignty Bill. The lawyers’ body says the certificate signed by State Minister for Finance, Amos Logolobi, …
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Kagadi, Uganda | URN | Marine divers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and the Uganda Police Force on Wednesday failed to locate or retrieve the bodies of victims feared to have perished in the River Nguse boat tragedy in Kagadi District. The accident, which occurred on Tuesday evening at Kyaleni …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | A dispute has emerged at Parliament over the timing of the inductions for members to the 12th Parliament. The Laroo-Pece Division MP-elect, Nobert Mao, who is also aspiring for the post of Speaker of Parliament, has sparked the controversy, warning against holding the programme before the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Motorists across the country have raised transport fares for both short and long distances in towns and major cities amid growing concern over rising fuel prices. Fuel costs have steadily climbed in recent weeks following disruptions linked to ongoing conflict between US and Iran, which …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Former Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana has asked the mover of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill to withdraw it from Parliament. He suggests the need for widespread consultations to improve on it with “a view to making it less toxic, or better still, shelve it.” Rukutana, …
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Kitgum, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has launched the distribution of Robusta coffee seedlings worth 1.76 billion Shillings in Kitgum District, in a major push to scale up coffee production across Northern Uganda. Julius Twiine, the officer in charge of Mid-Northern Uganda at …
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Kagadi, Uganda | URN | At least 23 people are feared dead following a boat accident on the River Nguse in Kagadi district. Eight people are said to have survived the accident. The boat accident occurred on Tuesday night at around 8 p.m. in Kyaleni cell, Pacwa town Council in …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | ABC Capital Bank Limited has reported a sharp recovery in profitability, posting a 285% increase in net profit (profit after tax) to Shs 520 million in 2025, up from Shs 135 million in 2024, marking a strong turnaround driven by digital investment, governance reforms, …
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Kampala,Uganda | URN | After days of fruitless searching, the parents of Victor Katungi, 12, who vanished from his Kisubi School, now only hope he comes home on his own. It has been seven days since Victor Katungi disappeared from St. Savio Junior Kisubi Primary School around 9 pm on April …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Energy has launched the National Petroleum Policy 2025, aimed at regulating the oil and gas sector as the country prepares for oil production. Speaking at the 11th Oil and Gas Convention in Kampala on Tuesday, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa, said …
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