Arua, Uganda | URN | West Nile local government leaders have called for increased and timely financial allocations to districts, saying excessive spending on wages is leaving little money for development projects and essential services in education, health and roads. The leaders made the call during the Local Government Budget …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | West Nile is set to become the first region to formally endorse Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s bid for the Ugandan presidency in 2031, with supporters of the Patriotic League of Uganda-PLU preparing for a major mobilisation event in Arua City. The endorsement is scheduled for today, September …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | Limited charging points are frustrating the growing demand for electric motorbikes in Arua and the wider West Nile region, with hundreds of prospective riders waiting to receive their motorcycles. Since electric motorbike company Spiro introduced its services in West Nile two months ago, demand has …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For years, Africa’s music industry has been dominated by artists emerging from established entertainment capitals such as Lagos, Johannesburg and Nairobi. But the rise of digital streaming and content platforms is beginning to redraw that map, creating opportunities for artists working far from the …
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Nebbi, Uganda | URN | Dilapidated bridges and deteriorating roads across the West Nile sub-region are disrupting trade, increasing transport costs and discouraging investment, with businesses and residents calling for urgent government intervention. Across Nyaravur, Angal Town Council, Parombo, Akworo and Erussi sub-counties in Nebbi District, bridges built more than three …
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Uganda’s great political survivor who carried the nation’s history within him Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last time many Ugandans saw Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali in public life, he was not standing behind a podium or sitting in Parliament. He was seated inside a vehicle. …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | Education stakeholders in West Nile have urged the government to introduce programmes for training new teachers alongside upgrading serving ones, warning that the phasing out of Primary Teachers’ Colleges (PTCs) and National Teachers’ Colleges (NTCs) has created a growing shortage of teachers. Prof. Epiphany Odubuker …
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COMMENT | DICKENS AMANYA | All over much of West Nile’s rapidly growing urban centers, poor waste management is quietly evolving into a climate justice crisis. The sight of open dumpsites, burning garbage, polluted river streams, and untreated waste is not only degrading the environment but also worsening the …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | People in West Nile have been cautioned against dealing with companies that fraudulently recruit labour force to work in Kampala and outside Uganda. This follows an incident last week in which two boys and one girl from West Nile were reportedly duped and recruited to …
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Lira, Uganda | URN | Leaders and residents in West Nile have expressed disappointment over the newly released Cabinet list from State House, saying the region has once again been allocated only state minister positions, which they argue limits its influence in national decision-making and development planning. The Chief Executive …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
