People in Bukina Village are asking for government help, saying tough fishing rules on Lake Victoria are wrecking their lives. The community in Mpigi District relies on catching silver fish and other species from the water. They claim enforcement actions have taken their boats and nets, leaving many without work and desperate.
This loss of income created serious frustration, especially among younger residents. Some admitted this pushed them to stop backing the ruling NRM party and look to opposition groups instead. Local party leaders then held a meeting to try to smooth things over. A youth leader named Abel Nsubuga, who had switched sides, said they were open to coming back if their problems got fixed.
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A major pig farming project in southwest Uganda is changing lives across multiple districts. Over one hundred thousand people in the Kigezi area are now involved with an initiative run by the Rukungiri Producer Cooperative Union and the Microfinance Support Centre. The central model farm in Nyakagyeme, Rukungiri District, distributes free pigs to members and trains them in breeding and soil restoration.
The cooperative's leader, Dr. Sam Akankwasa, said it started twelve years ago to fight soil exhaustion. They shifted from cattle to pigs, using manure to improve land fertility. Partnering with the finance group in 2020 allowed a huge expansion from one county to six districts. The project introduced new pig breeds to the region and...
President Museveni spoke to a group of youth leaders from western Uganda at his Kisozi farm, telling them the country's future requires a major change in thinking. He said young people should stop focusing on hard-to-get government jobs and instead enter fields where they can build wealth. He outlined four key sectors for this shift: commercial agriculture, manufacturing and artisan work, services, and information technology.
He stressed that public sector positions are too few to solve youth unemployment, noting the entire government workforce is under half a million people. Most of his own children, he revealed, work in private business rather than for the state, except his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who serves in the military. The...
President Museveni told a crowd in Kyotera that his party earns votes through actual results, not just talk. Campaigning for the 2026 election, he presented the NRM manifesto at a rally as proof of decades of work. He stated his party avoids empty pledges, focusing instead on concrete achievements.
He outlined what he called the NRM's main contributions. The first was securing decades of national peace by moving past divisive politics. Next, he pointed to infrastructure like the paved roads connecting Masaka, Bukakata, and Sembabule, promising more work on routes such as the one from Kyotera to Mutukula. On the economy, he argued his government shifted Uganda from subsistence farming to commercial production through programs like...
Opposition figure Bobi Wine is accusing parliamentary speaker Anita Among of organizing violence against his campaign. The National Unity Platform leader, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, says he has solid info that hired groups will attack his rallies in the eastern districts of Ngora and Bukedea. He claims these operatives are already intimidating locals to stay away from his events.
This accusation follows another dispute with security forces from the previous day. Kyagulanyi said police blocked his travel and denied him lodging in Amuria and Soroti after events were disrupted in Katakwi and Kapelebyong. Security officials gave a different account, stating the candidate strayed from approved routes and schedules. They cited...
The Ugandan shilling had a very strong run, performing better than most other regional currencies. The Bank of Uganda credited this to bigger export income, more foreign investment, and changes to how the currency market works. In October, the shilling gained over five percent against the US dollar. Looking at a wider basket of trading partner currencies, its value also rose nearly five percent year on year. This increase means the nation's buying power abroad has improved and points to more stable financial conditions.
The central bank cited several reasons for this performance. Foreign investors putting more money into Ugandan government debt provided a steady flow of foreign currency. Strong global prices for key exports like coffee...
Princess Diana Balizzamuggale Teyeggala Ndege has died. The Buganda Kingdom announced her passing after an illness at a hospital in Kisubi. She was 59. As the youngest child of the late Kabaka Muteesa II, she was a sister to the current monarch, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. Her mother was Princess Catherine Karungu of Ankole.
The princess was born while her father lived in exile, meaning she never met him before his death. The kingdom's prime minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, shared condolences from the Kabaka and asked for public respect for the family's privacy. Beyond her royal status, she was active in community work, notably supporting Buddhist educational and spiritual projects in Uganda.
The Buganda kingdom holds cultural importance...
Uganda's national oil firm just locked down a huge loan for fuel infrastructure. The Uganda National Oil Company, or UNOC, signed deals for up to two billion dollars with Vitol Bahrain. This follows a parliamentary vote letting the company borrow the money over seven years. The cash is for a bunch of big projects like new fuel storage tanks at Namwabula in the Mpigi district, making the Jinja terminal bigger, and extending a pipeline from Kenya into Uganda. It also covers work related to a future oil refinery and other logistics stuff.
This move is a direct play to cut the country's massive fuel import bill. Uganda brings in over 2.3 billion liters of petroleum products every year, almost all of it coming through Kenya's port. That...
The Ugandan military just graduated a group from advanced combat engineer training. A total of 169 soldiers finished the Basic Combat Engineering Level III Course at the School of Combat Engineers in Kalama, located within Mubende District. The ceremony for this group, labeled Intake 20/25, was run by Brigadier General Richard Wakayinja. He leads the 14 Combat Engineering Brigade and told the new graduates to stay disciplined and honest in their duties.
Brigadier General Peter Chandia, who heads the Mechanised Warfare College, also spoke. He thanked the army's leadership for their support and told the freshly trained officers to use their new skills properly. He emphasized the military's core values like loyalty and personal courage...
