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Museveni Unveils Three-Phase Food Stabilisation Strategy for Karamoja
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (861+ words) President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a three-phase food stabilisation strategy for Karamoja aimed at helping households withstand recurrent droughts, improve food security and gradually reduce reliance on emergency food relief. The strategy will provide communities with crop varieties and…...
Kenya Seeks Ugandan Milk as Domestic Supply Tightens
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (684+ words) NAKURU, Kenya — Kenya is turning to neighbouring Uganda for milk supplies as prolonged dry conditions and declining local production leave the country’s dairy sector struggling to meet domestic demand. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Lee Kinyanjui confirmed…...
From Business to Music Promotion, Blockboy Finds His Place in Uganda???s Music Industry
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (669+ words) Nyanzi Martin Luther, popularly known as Promoter Blockboy KAMPALA — For Nyanzi Martin Luther, popularly known as Promoter Blockboy, business came first. Music followed. Now, at a young age, he is carving out a place for himself behind the scenes of…...
Rugumayo Breaks Foreign Dominance to Win 2026 Johnnie Walker Uganda Professional Golf Open
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (645+ words) Ronald Rugumayo wasn’t even in the main pressure group for the final round of the 2026 Johnnie Walker Uganda Professional Golf Open on Saturday, September 5, at Uganda Golf Club. He started the day in sixth, two shots behind overnight leader Nigeria’s…...
??Garden Pop-Up Brings New Energy to Kampala???s Sunday Scene
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (349+ words) Kampala’s Sunday social calendar is set for a denim takeover this weekend as Garden Pop Up returns with a denim-themed edition on Sunday, September 6, bringing together music, fashion, cocktails and the easy-going energy of a garden day party. Hosted at…...
Pearl Bank Loan Book Crosses Shs1 Trillion as Agriculture Drives Growth
1+ week, 4+ day ago (534+ words) KAMPALA — Pearl Bank’s loan book has crossed the UGX1 trillion mark, up from UGX749 billion at the end of December 2025, as the lender expands financing to agriculture, businesses and other productive sectors. The milestone represents an increase of about UGX251 billion in eight…...
Cabinet Adopts National ID Number as TIN
1+ week, 5+ day ago (410+ words) Justine Kasule Lumumba, Minister of ICT and National Guidance Uganda’s Cabinet has approved the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) as the country’s Tax Identification Number (TIN), in a move intended to simplify tax registration, improve taxpayer tracking and…...
Uganda, Italy Deepen Cooperation on Coffee, Trade and Investment
2+ week, 1+ day ago (443+ words) KAMPALA — Uganda and Italy are seeking to deepen bilateral cooperation in coffee development, trade, investment, infrastructure and skills development, as the two countries prepare for a new round of engagements between government and business leaders. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reaffirmed…...
Museveni Inaugurates New Roofings Rolling Mill, Hails Local Value Addition
2+ week, 5+ day ago (882+ words) President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has inaugurated Phase IV Level 2 of the Ultra-Modern Rolling Mill Complex at Roofings Group in Namanve, Mukono District, commending the company for its contribution to Uganda’s industrialisation, local value addition and the development of a self-sustaining…...
AI, Decolonisation and Future of African Education: Why Uganda Must Rethink What School Is For
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (1071+ words) KAMPALA — For generations, African education systems have operated on a simple proposition: acquire knowledge, pass examinations, collect certificates and eventually find a place in the world of work. But what happens when knowledge is no longer scarce? Artificial intelligence can…...