NATIONAL NEWS

KYEGEGWA. President Yoweri Museveni has received the mortal remains of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, as the kingdom begins preparations to lay the monarch to rest at...

KAMPALA — The body of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has returned to Uganda, marking the beginning of a nine-day mourning period in the kingdom following the death...

KAMPALA — Uganda’s crude oil has been described as “sweet”, a term that reflects its relatively low sulfur content and makes it a potentially attractive grade for refining. The term “sweet crude” is...

KAMPALA — Uganda and the United States have signed a five-year Strategic Objective Agreement (SOAG) that will guide cooperation in the health sector, including efforts to prevent, detect and respond to...

KAMPALA. Individual taxpayers in Uganda will no longer need separate Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), following a Cabinet decision to adopt the National Identification Number (NIN) as the tax identifier for...

ENTEBBE — The government has launched the distribution of 173,913 bags of fertiliser to targeted farmers, particularly those engaged in strategic agricultural enterprises such as coffee, tea and cocoa, in a...

FORT PORTAL — Reports circulating on social media and other platforms claiming the death of the King of Tooro, His Majesty Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, have sparked concern among...

KAMPALA — The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has asked the Ministry of Finance and other government agencies to halt an alleged US$14 million (about Shs52 billion) payment linked to Presidential...

TEREGO — Two suspected refugees were killed and several others arrested after protests over Refugee Welfare Council (RWC) elections turned violent at Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Terego District. The violence,...

KAMPALA — The government is preparing a national strategy to guide the adoption and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies as Uganda seeks to keep pace...

KAMPALA — The Office of the National Chairman (ONC) of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has called for a review of Uganda’s agricultural input support framework to make quality seedlings and...

Kampala. The retirement of 19 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) general officers on Thursday marked a significant generational transition in Uganda’s military establishment, bringing to a close decades-long careers of...

KAMPALA — Sironko Woman Member of Parliament Asha Mafabi has urged the government to strengthen healthcare and social protection services for older persons, warning that Uganda’s health system is not adequately...

KAMPALA — Sironko District Woman Member of Parliament Asha Nabulo Mafabi has joined religious leaders, political leaders and other well-wishers at a thanksgiving service organised in honour of First Lady...

KAMPALA — Religious leaders, politicians and hundreds of supporters on Monday gathered at the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) headquarters in Kyambogo, Kampala, for an interfaith thanksgiving service celebrating First...