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 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan coffee expert Mwanje Vicent, popularly known as M Vicent, was among the key speakers at the Bunyoro-Kitara Region Commercial Coffee Farmers’ Seminar 2026, an event aimed at accelerating the shift towards large-scale, commercially driven coffee farming in the region. The seminar brought together …
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COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | It all began with Andrew Mwenda’s unfortunate description of President Yoweri Museveni as old and senile. Days later, President Museveni, in a manner typical of him, responded through the same medium (X formerly Twitter), writing, to wit: “Mr Mwenda, thank you for declaring me senile …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | As the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON), poses an opportunity to market E.Africa to the world, for Uganda it is being viewed as the single best catalyst to transform the country’s tourism sector. The tournament attracts tourist who come in as fans, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The outgoing State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem has expressed disappointment after being dropped from cabinet by President Yoweri Museveni. Oryem, who has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2004, was among two ministers from the Acholi sub-region left out in …
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Oboth Oboth and the illusion of choice COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Parliamentary elections are usually defined by late-night lobbying and shifting alliances, but the race to elect a new Speaker was effectively ended when Jacob Oboth Oboth secured an early endorsement from Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Sports fraternity converged at the just concluded 10th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) with a unified message: the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is not merely a football tournament, it is a once in a generation platform to introduce Uganda, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has announced the immediate temporary closure of its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following what authorities described as a continued escalation of the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and heightened risks posed by cross-border movement. The resolutions were agreed upon by …
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Today, ECOTRUST works with more than 54,000 households and supports the management and restoration of over 70,000 hectares of land across five major landscapes Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pauline Nantongo Kalunda, Executive Director of the Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST), has described the organisation’s 27-year journey …
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OPINION | THE INDEPENDENT | By the time the school bell rings to signal a new term in Uganda, many parents have already been in silent preparation for weeks. Every available shilling is accounted for, personal needs are put on hold, and family conversations quietly revolve around one pressing question, how …
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