The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda has welcomed a generous contribution of 1,159 metric tons of rice, valued at USD 2.2 million, from the Government of Japan. The donation will support WFP’s efforts to provide hot, nutritious meals to newly arriving refugees at reception and transit centres across Uganda in 2026. “Japan…
Kampala — At dawn in Bukoto, shopkeeper Sarah Nakato wipes a thin brown film off her shelves before opening for the day. By midday, it will be back. “You clean in the morning, and by evening everything is dusty again,” she says, coughing slightly. “This dust is killing us slowly.” For many residents, this is…
The Parliament of Uganda has once again dominated the East African Community Inter-Parliamentary Games, securing the EAC Games 2025 football crown for the third consecutive year. The latest triumph underscores Uganda Parliament’s prowess on the regional sporting stage. Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa praised the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige, and his technical team…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has warned that any individuals intent on disrupting peace, especially during the electoral period, will be dealt with swiftly and decisively in accordance with the law. Speaking at a pipping ceremony for newly promoted Generals and Senior Officers held at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran…
Kakumiro —Ssabalwanyi (Chief Fighter) Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ended decades of conflict in Uganda, restoring peace that has enabled the country to focus on development and wealth creation. Ssabalwanyi is a Luganda term meaning “Chief Fighter,” “Fighter Among Fighters,” or “the apex of fighters,” used notably by President…
A senior road safety official at the Ministry of Works and Transport has warned that Uganda’s mandatory motor vehicle inspection system is headed for failure, citing structural, technical and governance weaknesses that he says undermine road safety objectives. Mr Ronald Amanyire, a Principal Road Safety Officer at the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT), made…
KAMPALA — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said colonialism deliberately undermined African identity and beauty, forcing Africans to believe they were inferior and had to imitate Europeans, a mindset he said has since been defeated. “Africans were made to believe they were not beautiful and had to imitate Europeans,” President Museveni said, adding that Africans…
KAMPALA — Investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to develop an inland port in Uganda, a project aimed at strengthening the country’s cargo transport and logistics sector while lowering the cost of doing business. The development follows a meeting between President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a delegation from the Sharjah Chamber of…
MÁLAGA, SPAIN — Ugandan long-distance standout Mande Bushendich produced a sensational marathon debut on Sunday, storming to victory at the Generali Maratón de Málaga and smashing the course record in the process. In his first appearance over the 42.195km distance, Bushendich crossed the finish line in a stunning 2:06:07, obliterating the previous course mark of…
Hoima City’s skyline has been transformed with the completion of the ultra-modern Hoima City Stadium, a landmark sports facility that now stands as one of Uganda’s most iconic infrastructure projects in the fast-growing Albertine region. Barely a year after construction works took shape, the stadium has evolved from an open site into a fully built,…