Many people in Mbarara City want to vote. Miss Violet Atuhurira helps people sign up to vote. She said 6,834 new people joined the list, and 2,489 people asked to vote in different places.
The computers at the sign-up places make everything slow. These old machines break down a lot. Miss Atuhurira tells everyone to come early because the computers need extra time. She thinks they can finish signing up all the people who want to vote if they arrive early in the day.
The people who run the voting gave everyone more time. They added seven more days from February 11 to February 17, 2025. Many people asked for more time because the old computers made everything slow across Uganda.
Miss Atuhurira feels happy because many people want to...
People in Ibanda want to save their special river, Mpanga. This river provides everyone with clean water, but it needs help because many trees near it have been cut down.
A group called the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation gave money to fix the river. They work with people who take care of water in Uganda. Mr. Elly Kilya, who looks after nature in Ibanda, says the Mpanga River must stay healthy because everyone needs its water.
The helpers want to plant many trees near the river. They plan to plant twenty thousand new trees in places like Rushango, Nyamarebe, Rukiri, and Nyabuhikye. These trees will strengthen the land and keep the water clean.
Some nice people taught farmers how to plant trees correctly. They also gave the farmers...
A man named Isaac Ssemakadde leads all the lawyers in Uganda. He has three big problems in court today. People want the court to say he made wrong choices and said mean things about important people.
Two lawyers, Tony Tumukunde and Joshua Byamazima, do not like how Ssemakadde told some important government lawyers to leave their special group. These lawyers think he should not have done this. The court will look at this problem again on March 17, 2025. Ssemakadde says he made the right choice because these government lawyers did bad things.
Another problem came up when Ssemakadde said things that made people trust the courts less. The court might make him pay Shs300 million or go to jail. He did not come to court when they asked him...
The people who give clean water to homes and businesses need money. Many places that work for the government have not paid their water bills. They owe Shs72.5 billion, which means the water company cannot fix pipes or help more people have clean water.
The water company needs people to pay their bills on time. Without money, they cannot improve the water flow. Some places have not paid their bills for more than two years. The money these places owe makes up one-fifth of all the money the water company should have.
Someone important checked how the water company works. They wrote a report saying the water company needs help fast. The report shows that when people do not pay, it becomes hard for others to have clean water at home.
The...
People living near Lake Albert need to keep their homes and streets clean. Many of them catch bad sicknesses like cholera because they do not clean up properly. Mr. Amlan Tumusiime, an important leader in Kikuube, told everyone this at a special meeting at the Buhuka Landing Site.
Mr. Tumusiime wants the people to understand they can stop these sicknesses by washing their hands and keeping their streets clean. He knows dirty places make people sick, and he wants everyone to stay healthy.
Captain Andrew Nayebale helps take care of the Kingfisher area. He decided his team should clean up the places where boats come to land. These places need extra cleaning because many people buy and sell things there. He saw that these areas were very...
The Ugandan people received a special crown back from Britain. This crown belonged to their old kings, Kabaka Mwanga and Omukama Kabelaga. The British took it many years ago during the colonial period.
The crown tells an important story about Uganda's past. People made it with real human hair and pretty decorations that meant special things to the Buganda kingdom. King Kabaka Mwanga wore this crown when he ruled his people from 1884 to 1897.
The British army fought against King Mwanga because he did not want them to take over his land. They found him hiding in a stone cave with another king named Kabalega. The British soldiers caught both kings and sent them far away to a place called Seychelles. King Mwanga never came home. He died...
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe wants everyone to know their information stays safe. Some people said they stole special details about Econet's customers, but this was not true. These people claimed they had names, emails, and phone numbers from many customers.
Econet learned about this story on February 4, 2025, when someone wrote about it on X. The company looked into it right away. They checked all their computers and systems very carefully. They found nothing wrong, and no one had stolen any private information.
The company takes care of its customers' safety. It asked special computer experts from around the world to help it monitor its systems day and night. It also told the people who make rules about phones and computers what...
Banks in Zimbabwe want to help farmers grow more food. They plan to give farmers money to buy what they need for their farms, which will make everyone feel good about growing lots of food this year.
Professor Obert Jiri, who helps run farming in Zimbabwe, said the banks will give farmers special money. Through special banks that help farmers, they will give them ZiG852,970 million and US$163,120 million.
The people in charge want to help farmers water their crops better. They plan to water 120,000 big pieces of land this summer. Last year, they only watered 75,000 pieces. Many farmers are growing corn and other foods using this water.
Farmers need machines to help them work on their farms. The leaders bought many tractors and other...
The big market called Mbare Musika helps many people in Zimbabwe earn money to feed their families. People come here to buy and sell fresh food, clothes, and other necessities. Everyone loves this market because it makes shopping easy and cheap.
Many moms and young people work at the market. They open small shops without needing much money to start. These sellers are very important because they help Zimbabwe's economy grow. Almost half of all the money Zimbabwe makes comes from small sellers like them.
Sadly, a big fire burned down the market last year. Many people lost their shops and everything they owned, making life very hard for thousands of people who worked there. The fire showed everyone that the old market needed better...
