The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero, has urged Ugandans to embrace innovation and value addition in the leather and textile sectors to unlock economic potential and reduce dependence on raw material exports.Speaking during a value chain development works
In Uganda’s political landscape, opposition parties are constitutionally expected to provide checksand balances, speak for the people, scrutinize government decisions, and fight for justice where itis absent. This is not just a moral obligation but a constitutional duty enshrined
Tensions among refugee worshippers in Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement have prompted Adjumani District authorities to suspend all church activities in the area for two weeks, following disagreements between rival pastors over ecclesiastical allegiance.The directive was issued during a heated co
The Director of the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Colonel Okei Rukogota, has urged residents of Mayuge District to engage in income-generating activities rather than succumb to extremist ideologies that threaten community stability.Speaking in Kigulu Village, Kigandalo Sub-county,
Uganda and Israel recently celebrated Israel’s 77th Independence Day with a grand ceremony hosted at the Israeli Embassy in Kampala, highlighting a warm and enduring friendship between the two nations.Beyond the customary cocktails and courtesies, this year’s event underscored a deeper
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has elected a new National Executive Committee (NEC), retaining most of its top leadership, during a closed-door delegates’ conference held at the party headquarters in Kamwokya.The highly restricted event was attended by 127 accredited delegates, even a
Residents gathered at Buzooba Church of Uganda in Rukiga District to celebrate senior economist Patrick Kiconco Katabazi during a thanksgiving event.Community members praised him for his significant contributions to churches, schools, and hospitals.Many attendees commended Katabazi
The Rotary Club of Bukerere in Goma Division in Mukono Municipality has finally hosted its charter night.A charter night is an event to mark the official founding of a new Rotary Club or to recognise the charter members of an existing club.On Sunday, Anne Nkutu, the District Go
The family of 19-year-old Christine Lizz Naluyange, a Senior Six vacationist and former student of Bishop Cipriano Kihangire Secondary School in Bbiina, has launched a search for her whereabouts after she failed to return home last week.Naluyange was last seen on the morning of Thursday, 5
The Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu road has once again been listed among Uganda’s priority roads for the Financial Year 2025/26, rekindling faint hopes in a region long acquainted with political pledges and policy U-turns.Yet for many residents in Jinja, Kamuli, and Buyende districts, th
