Uganda Says No More Exporting Raw Minerals, It Wants the Factories Too
By Diana N. Kintu 16th September 2026 Kampala, Uganda: For years, Uganda’s minerals have left the country before anyone here got the chance to add value to them, dug up,…
President Museveni Calls for Unity Ahead of Adjumani West By-Election
By Wakibi Iddi Wednesday, 16th September 2026 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on voters in Adjumani West to support National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer James Pili Leku, urging…
Uganda Turns Zurich Trams into Moving Billboards for Its Tourism
By Diana N. Kintu Uganda’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Marcel R. Tibaleka, at the launch of branded tourism adverts featuring Uganda’s wildlife and natural landscapes on trams across Zurich. Zurich, Switzerland:…
50 Local Council Courts Get New Tools to Strengthen Community Justice
By Diana N. Kintu For someone in a rural community facing a dispute or seeking help with a community-level justice matter, the nearest reachable court may not be a formal…
Girls in Kal Village Won’t Have to Cross the Juba Highway for Water Anymore
By Diana N. Kintu For women and girls in Kal, Langetta and Opok villages, fetching water has meant long walks and, for some, crossing a busy highway just to reach…
Museveni Calls for Stronger Cancer Fight as King Oyo is Laid to Rest
By Wakibi Iddi FORT PORTAL — The King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, was laid to rest on Saturday, September 12, at the Karambi Royal Tombs, following…
West Nile Turns to the Sun: Ituka Solar Plant Begins Powering a New Era
By Walimbwa Moses For years, West Nile’s electricity story was largely about what the region lacked: reliable power, adequate generation capacity and a strong connection to Uganda’s national electricity system.…
THE WALL HAS THE CERTIFICATE, THE FUTURE HAS THE QUESTION
UPPC’s ISO 9001:2015 milestone and the harder journey from certification to culture By Christine Keehe What happens after the applause? What remains when the photographs are filed away, and the…
President Museveni Unveils Three-Phase Food Strategy for Karamoja
By Wakibi Iddi MOROTO — President Yoweri Museveni has unveiled a three-phase food security strategy for Karamoja aimed at ending dependence on emergency relief. The plan seeks to move households…
Museveni Praises Soldier of Faith for Preserving Uganda’s Liberation History
By Iddi Wakibi KAMPALA — A handwritten manuscript that began in Nakuru, Kenya, in 1962 has, more than six decades later, been transformed into a published account of Uganda’s turbulent…