July 28
Uganda: As World Marks Nature Conservation Day, Ecotrust Looks Back to 27 Remarkable Years
Independent (Kampala)
Uganda is currently facing a severe deforestation crisis, losing 23% of its tree cover between 2000 and 2020. Because the country's economy relies heavily on small-scale farming,… Read more »
Uganda: UBL Marks 80 Years At the Heart of the Pearl With a National Campaign Celebrating Uganda
Nile Post
The anniversary campaign launched on the company's birthday puts renewed focus on the communities and consumers who built the business over eight decades. Read more »
Uganda: Let's Help Zaake Drag AAA to His 'Real Leadership' Lessons
Nile Post
My ffene tree flowered and bulged so fast that I started counting days to the maiden swallowship. Thne days turned into weeks and weeks into months. And now it is looking like that… Read more »
Uganda: Lil Stunner, Don Julio Keep World Tequila Day Celebrations Alive At Chop Life Sunday
Nile Post
After the World Tequila Day celebrations at Mediterraneo Restaurant in Kololo on Sunday evening, the festivities continued at the Chop Life Sunday party at Aura Lounge, where… Read more »
Uganda: Chaos Halts LC1 Elections in Ibanda As Voting Is Suspended
Nile Post
Voting for the Local Council One (LC1) chairperson in Bihembe Cell, Keihangara Sub-county, Ibanda District, was on Tuesday suspended after chaos erupted at the polling station,… Read more »
Uganda: Two Killed in Violence During LC1 Elections in Jinja
Nile Post
Violence marred the Local Council One (LC1) elections in Buwenge Town Council, Jinja District, on Tuesday, leaving two people dead after security personnel opened fire during… Read more »
Uganda: NRM Candidate Walks Out As Mubende LC1 Election Ends in Suspension
Nile Post
A Local Council One (LC1) election in Kibaati Village, Mubende Municipality, was suspended after confusion erupted when an Independent candidate withdrew from the race and directed… Read more »
Uganda: Mbarara City Suspends LC1 Elections in Five Cells Over Violence
Nile Post
Electoral authorities have called off Local Council One (LC1) elections in five cells across Mbarara City following widespread violence, chaos, and alleged interference by senior… Read more »
Uganda: High Voter Turnout Marks Return of LC1 Elections in Kamwenge
Nile Post
Residents across Kamwenge District turned out in large numbers on Tuesday to elect Local Council One (LC1) chairpersons, ending more than eight years without village council… Read more »
Uganda: Four Decades of Service - Ibanda's Longest-Serving LC1 Chairperson Secures Fifth Unopposed Term
Nile Post
The longest-serving Local Council One (LC1) chairperson in Ibanda Municipality, Swale Kyeyune, has been declared unopposed for a fifth consecutive term, extending a leadership… Read more »
Uganda: Buyonga Vote Delayed As Bukomansimbi Polls Stay Peaceful
Nile Post
Local Council One (LC I) elections were conducted peacefully in most villages across Bukomansimbi District on Tuesday, with residents electing their village chairpersons without… Read more »
Uganda: UEFA Reacts With Fury to Infantino World Cup Plan
Nile Post
European football's governing body Uefa has reacted furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup. Read more »
Uganda: Four Teachers Arrested Over Drunkenness, Inflated Enrolment At Nabilatuk School
Nile Post
Four teachers, including the head teacher of Arengesiep Secondary School in Nabilatuk District, have been arrested over allegations of reporting to work while intoxicated during… Read more »
Uganda: Sulaiman Masimbi Wins Kyamabaale Village Lc I Chairmanship By 13 Votes
Nile Post
Sulaiman Masimbi has been elected the new Local Council I (LC I) chairperson of Kyamabaale Village in Kisojjo Parish, Bukomansimbi District, after defeating Vincent Yiga Kagaali in… Read more »
Uganda: Kilimya LC I Candidate Withdraws to Promote Unity As Wangi Wins Chairmanship
Nile Post
Residents of Kilimya Village in Masaka City have elected a new Local Council I (LC I) chairperson following a peaceful election in which one candidate withdrew from the race to… Read more »
Uganda: Bukomansimbi Police Commended for Peaceful Village Elections
Nile Post
Police in Bukomansimbi District have been commended for maintaining law and order during the Local Council I (LC I) elections, which were conducted peacefully across the district. Read more »
Uganda: Police Step Up Security As Kampala Lc I Elections Proceed Peacefully
Nile Post
Police have intensified security operations across the Kampala Metropolitan Area to ensure that the ongoing Local Council I (LC I) elections are conducted in a peaceful, safe and… Read more »
July 27
East Africa: Tanzania Unveils Plans to Supply Natural Gas to Uganda, Kenya Through Pipelines
Daily News
TANZANIA has unveiled plans to supply natural gas to Uganda and Kenya through a single cross-border pipeline, in a major regional energy initiative aimed at expanding access to… Read more »
Uganda: Police Warn Against Violence Ahead of LC1 Polls
Nile Post
Police has warned candidates, their supporters and the general public against involvement in acts of violence ahead of tomorrow's Local Council One elections. Read more »
Uganda: Four Reported Dead As Adjumani Grapples With Anti-Rabies Vaccine Shortage
Nile Post
At least four people, mainly children, have reportedly died in different parts of Adjumani District following suspected dog bites, raising concerns over a prolonged shortage of… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandans Embrace Unity in Cultural Diversity, but Perceptions of Ethnic Bias Are On the Rise
Afrobarometer
Most citizens see more that unites Ugandans than divides them. Read more »
Uganda: Vote Wisely, Reject Land Grabbers - Hajjat Namyalo Calls for Peaceful, Credible LC1 Elections
New Light
The Manager of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, widely known as Chief Muzzukulu, has appealed to Ugandans, particularly young people, to… Read more »
Uganda: Emmanuel Chagara, Milima Technologies - The Weakest Link Isn't the System, It's Us
Nile Post
For years, most of us in Uganda have quietly assumed that hackers go after banks, telecom companies, maybe the odd government server, and that the rest of us are too small and too… Read more »
Uganda: Pearl Gakazi of Kolaborate - The Jobs Are There, So Why Aren't We Ready for Them
Nile Post
Uganda talks about unemployment as if the problem is a shortage of jobs. Pearl Gakazi, CEO of Kolaborate, thinks a lot of us have that backwards. Read more »
Uganda: Noeline Nassuuna, Defenders Protection Initiative - Inclusion Means Nothing If It Isn't Safe [opinion]
Nile Post
Uganda has spent years chasing digital inclusion, more people online, more mobile money accounts, more government services moved onto a phone screen. Noeline Nassuuna of the… Read more »
