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An international humanitarian organization has started a major partnership with farming groups in eastern Uganda. The founder of We Care for Humanity, Maha Putri Mariam Leonor Torres Mastura, launched the collaboration at an event in Mbale City attended by hundreds of local farmers. The effort...

A youth coalition wants an official probe into rising campaign violence targeting young people ahead of the national elections. The Multiparty Youth Forum chairperson, Lynette Nanyonjo, criticized what she called brutal attacks on candidates and supporters, saying it hurts youth involvement. She...

A political candidate has praised the Buganda Kingdom's prime minister for finishing a long restoration project. Abraham Luzzi, who is running for a Kampala parliamentary seat, commended Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga for overseeing the renovation of the Kasubi Tombs after more than ten years of...

The country's tourism and football bodies have teamed up to use the national team for promotion. The Uganda Tourism Board and the Federation of Uganda Football Associations announced a partnership to make the Uganda Cranes ambassadors for the Explore Uganda brand. The deal starts now as the team...

A church group set up a free medical camp at a public park in Kampala. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus offered services like blood pressure tests, HIV screenings, and eye exams. The Uganda branch head instructor, Woory Daniel Lim, said the event followed the teachings of their chairman in Korea...

The country has lost a huge amount of forest over recent decades, mostly for farming and firewood. A specific project in Ibanda District is trying to turn that around by planting native trees. Officials from the water ministry and the local district checked on the effort, which focuses on areas...

Local officials in Mukono District praised a children's home during a recent visit. Leaders from Nangwa Village and Nakisunga Sub-county commended St. Elizabeth Children's Home in Nangwa for its care of vulnerable kids, including those with disabilities. They dismissed accusations that the...

The Vice President, Jessica Alupo, pushed for families to start small businesses or farms to fight poverty. She spoke at the opening of a new vocational center named for the late Rotary leader Sam Owori in Tororo. Alupo linked this to historical African traditions of specialized trades, like...

Army units in Gulu City marked a military anniversary with community service projects. The UPDF's fourth Infantry Division worked with local agencies and residents on clean-up drives in several city areas, including the main business district. They also performed sanitation work at the regional...

A Ugandan judicial official has highlighted the court system's critical function in fighting corruption at a major UN conference. Grace Atwongyeire, an acting deputy registrar from the Mbarara High Court, spoke at the event in Doha, Qatar. She participated in a panel about judicial integrity in...

Health officials in Tororo Municipality seized food from multiple restaurants for breaking public health rules. The municipal health department, working with local enforcement, took items like matooke and posho from places including Jaja’s Inn Restaurant and Happy Hours Restaurant in Osuna...

The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, told a group of medical students that their profession should focus on service, not money. He met with members of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students’ Association at Bulange in Mengo, a delegation that included visiting students from Sierra...

Almost two thousand temporary police constables just finished their training at a secondary school in Kazo. These Election Special Police Constables, hired for a three-month contract, came from the districts of Kazo, Kiruhura, and Ibanda. The pass-out ceremony featured remarks from Kazo's...

Bishop Lino Wanok from the Lira Diocese urged people to prioritize peace and personal dignity as Uganda enters a sensitive political season. He connected the Christmas message to current civic duties, stating the holiday calls for moral reflection and responsible action from citizens. The Bishop...

An NGO called Spark Microgrants is testing a different way to fight rural poverty in eastern Uganda. They are working with local officials in Bulambuli District on Mount Elgon, supporting village savings groups. Their project coordinator, Grace Emma Akello, explained the simple model where...

Bank staff from UBA Uganda showed up at the Busoro Christ Church Orphanage in Fort Portal with a bunch of supplies. The visit was led by the bank's Chief Operating Officer, Claudia Appia-Asiamah, alongside the marketing head, Hoziana Niyonsaba Semanda, and the local branch manager, Wilber...

A music group from Katobo in Rukungiri District totally pivoted from performing to pig farming. They got seed funding and training from the Microfinance Support Centre, or MSC, in partnership with the Rukungiri Producer Cooperative Union. The group, now called the Katobo Dairy Farm and Piggery...

Military and police units conducted community service in Entebbe ahead of an annual celebration. Joint teams cleaned public markets and trading centers while offering free medical camps in several neighborhoods. Officials stated these activities are part of a broader civil-military cooperation...

Agricultural experts are pushing for major changes to Uganda's broken extension system. A coalition meeting in Kampala highlighted critical issues like poor coordination between groups, a severe shortage of field agents, and ineffective programs that fail to change farm practices. Participants...

Money sent back by Ugandans abroad has become a huge economic asset. Officials noted these remittances topped 1.4 billion dollars last year, which is more than traditional foreign aid. A representative from the International Organization for Migration called this flow a strategic national...