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Mukono’s steady urban transformation received a significant boost following a political monitoring visit by the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Judith Nabakooba, who assessed the progress of infrastructure projects under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Development Programme (GKMDP). The Minister’s visit aimed at strengthening oversight, coordination and accountability in the implementation of strategic urban interventions across the Greater …

Nakawa — The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) at Makerere University, Prof. Sarah Ssali has called on professors at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) to use their research knowledge and professional expertise to address the challenges faced by communities. Speaking during the first Professorial Inaugural Lecture held at the MUBS grounds in Nakawa, Prof. Ssali said professors are widely regarded …

By Kayiira Jackson  A delegation from the Uganda Moslem Education Association (UMEA) has concluded an inspection tour of facilities at Nkoma Secondary School in Mbale City as preparations intensify for the 38th edition of the UMEA Solidarity Games set for April 2–6, 2026. The team, headed by Solidarity Games Chairman Hajji Twahir Kitezala, evaluated the readiness of sports venues and …

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Kampala– The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) has condemned what it describes as a violent attack on Siraje Kiberu, a cameraperson attached to NBS Television, allegedly carried out by enforcement officers from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in downtown Kampala. NBS Journalist Kiberu Sirajje According to the statement issued by UJA on Wednesday, the incident occurred on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, …

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), in partnership with Mukono District Local Government, convened a stakeholders’ meeting with local agri-entrepreneurs under the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme, reaffirming its commitment to transforming agriculture from subsistence farming into profitable agribusiness. Addressing farmers and district leaders, the Chief Engineer from MAAIF, Eng. Bongomin Samuel Otto, assured …

African, Caribbean activists seek access to microcredit in response to aid cuts impacting LGBT+ people. Muhammad Yunus, who recently stepped down as the aging interim leader of Bangladesh, won the Nobel Prize for Peace back in 2006 for founding and leading Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, which pioneered the use of microcredit to fight poverty. (Photo courtesy of NBC) COMMENTARY As …

Berlin, Germany– Team Uganda is tapping into the European market at the ITB Berlin Expo. Europe contributes a smaller but strategic overseas market segment, with roughly 39,000+ European visitors annually. This number needs to increase since Uganda’s tourism sector is expected to contribute $50 billion under the government’s tenfold growth and target of $500 billion by 2040. Members of Ugandan …

BY NADIM KOTEICH The missiles and drones didn’t aim at the sand in the United Arab Emirates. Had it not been for a 100% interception rate on ballistic missiles and 93% on drones, the story this week would have been written in rubble. When Iran’s dying regime dispatched 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 541 drones toward a single country …

The heat is on at the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) after the Auditor General’s December 2025 report tore through the glossy public relations spin amidst war on Iran and laid bare troubling gaps in fuel security, funding shortfalls, underperformance and strategic failures that now raise uncomfortable questions about those entrusted with steering Uganda’s oil dream. At the helm of …