President Museveni visited Mukono District and met Nampa Harriet who changed her life through government money. She took only half a million shillings from the Parish Development Model because she feared taking more cash. Nampa bought three female pigs and feed with her loan money. The pigs had 27 babies within eight months and she sold 25 of them.
Each piglet brought her 100,000 shillings and she made 2.5 million total from the sales. Nampa could not believe she had earned millions from such a small start. She saved one million with her father and spent the rest on more pig feed. Her second batch of pigs also made her another 2.5 million shillings from selling babies.
Nampa added a cow to her farm and the animal gives seven liters of...
Jacqueline Katabazi wants to beat the current woman representative for Rubanda District. She filed her papers Tuesday to run against Prossy Mbabazi and three other candidates. Katabazi returned home Thursday where people welcomed her with gifts and cheers at different markets around the district.
She promised to use her monthly parliament money to buy two ambulances instead of a new car. One ambulance would serve eastern areas and another would help western parts of the district. Katabazi said women die because they cannot reach hospitals when giving birth.
The candidate also wants to provide free delivery kits to all health centers. These kits contain gloves and medical supplies that mothers need during childbirth. Many women stay...
Irene Muloni wants to represent Bulambuli district as their female parliament member. The former energy minister got her party nomination papers from Dr. Tanga Odoi on Thursday. She promised to help families who lost their homes during landslides find new places to live. The government already has camps for these displaced people who need permanent housing.
Landslides have killed hundreds of people across eastern Uganda over many years. The worst disaster happened in Bududa back in 2010 when more than 300 people died. Some families refuse to move away from their old homes even though the areas remain dangerous. Muloni said the prime minister's office will help relocate everyone to safer ground.
Schools and health centers need major...
Equity Bank Uganda helps refugees across the country rebuild their lives through banking services. The bank supports refugee families with money transfers and business loans as Uganda marks World Refugee Day. Over 130,000 families have received cash assistance through nine refugee camps during the past several years.
Derrick Kyambadde runs social protection programs at Equity Bank and shared details about their work with refugees. The bank gave nearly 1.8 billion shillings to around 400 refugee businesses over two years. Women received most of the business support with 7,182 female entrepreneurs getting help compared to 3,867 men.
Cash transfers totaled 301.7 billion shillings across five years and helped families buy food and pay for...
Tanzania beat Uganda 2-0 and stayed at the top of the women's soccer tournament. Opa Clement Tukumbuke scored first after Uganda made a mistake with the ball. Uganda tried harder but could not score against Tanzania's strong defense. Diana Msewa added another goal when Uganda's defenders messed up again. Tanzania has not let any team score against them during the whole competition.
Kenya smashed South Sudan 4-0 earlier that day at the same stadium. Faith Mboya scored just three minutes after the game started. South Sudan played better defense during the first half but fell apart later. Violet Nanjala Wanyonyi, Martha Amunyolet Emedot, and Elizabeth Ochaka all found the net. Kenya wants to keep scoring lots of goals before they face...
Sports Club Villa picked a new manager from Serbia to lead their team. Nemanja Milincic takes over after Morley Byekwaso left the job. The coach has worked with top teams across Europe for more than ten years. He even helped train Bulgaria's national team during the 2022/23 season.
Milincic holds the highest coaching certificates you can earn from UEFA. He likes teams that attack well but also defend strongly. Villa won the Uganda Premier League 17 times and wants more success with their new leader. The club president Omar Ahmed Mandela thinks Milincic will help them win trophies again.
The Serbian coach will start working right away to prepare for the new season. He needs to watch the current players and decide who stays on the team...
Uganda helped 44 people escape from Iran after fighting broke out between Iran and Israel on June 13. The group had 42 regular citizens and two embassy workers who made it safely to Turkey. Embassy staff in Tehran organized the rescue with help from Uganda's foreign ministry and their team in Turkey.
The evacuees crossed into Turkey at Bargarzan border on Wednesday and headed toward Istanbul. They will catch a special flight back to Uganda from there. Iran fired long-range missiles at Israeli targets like the Weizmann Institute research center. Israel hit back at Iranian military sites in Tehran and other cities.
Both countries shut down their airspace after the attacks started. This made regular flights impossible and forced many...
Agnes Kirabo runs the Food Rights Alliance and wants government workers and community groups in northern Uganda to team up better. She thinks they could fight hunger and poor eating habits more effectively if they stopped working separately. Kirabo spoke about this problem during a meeting in Gwhile City on Tuesday where people talked about money for food programs.
Local government offices need to join forces with groups that help feed people. Stella Abyeto works as the top administrator in Kitgum district and said they already partner with community organizations there. Her team teaches parents to pack meals for kids going to school.
Gulu district keeps track of how well people eat and has money set aside for this work. Elvis Okello...
Dr. Tanga Odoi leads the ruling party's election commission and wants to run clean primary elections in 2026. He made this promise after the messy 2021 primaries that saw fights and chaos across Uganda. The worst violence happened in Mawogola North where two powerful candidates battled each other with bloodshed. President Musevwhile's brother had to back down after talks at State House. Another ugly scene played out in Mbale city between two women leaders.
Over 800 people have signed up to run for different positions out of nearly 3,000 who showed interest. Odoi expects more candidates will register as the deadline approaches since people often wait until the last minute. Eight candidates got nominated without any competition against...
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