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Govt bets on coffee, cocoa to lift Bukedi out of poverty

Uganda, May 5 -- The government has intensified efforts to promote coffee and cocoa farming in Bukedi sub-region, positioning the two cash crops as key drivers in the fight against household poverty a... Read More


Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme

Uganda, May 5 -- Children in Uganda's eastern district of Budaka arrive at school each day in neat uniforms, exercise books in hand, ready for lessons. But for many, the school day has long been marke... Read More


Kaliro residents decry power delay despite Shs75m transformer installation

Uganda, May 5 -- Residents of Bwayuya Parish in Kaliro District have expressed frustration over delays in connecting electricity to their area, months after a transformer was installed to link them to... Read More


Zimbabwe benchmarks Uganda's higher education access programme

Uganda, May 5 -- Zimbabwe's higher and tertiary education officials are in Uganda to study a programme that is expanding access to university education for academically qualified but economically disa... Read More


Namuganza win disputed as four Namutumba candidates file court petitions

Uganda, May 5 -- Four candidates who lost parliamentary races in Namutumba District have filed petitions at the High Court in Iganga, challenging the election of newly declared Members of Parliament o... Read More


Ugandan joins race for UK borough council seat

Uganda, May 5 -- A Ugandan national, Mr Godfrey Sekisonge, is contesting for a borough council seat in the United Kingdom, seeking to represent Barking Riverside in upcoming local elections. Mr Sekis... Read More


Row erupts over control of Ibuje Rock in Apac

Uganda, May 5 -- A dispute has erupted between residents and local authorities in Apac District over control and benefits from Ibuje Rock, a key source of construction materials now tied to a major ro... Read More


Busoga bishop urges humility as leaders exit office

Uganda, May 5 -- The Bishop of Busoga Diocese, Prof Grace Lubaale, has urged leaders to avoid clinging to power beyond their tenure, warning that leadership is temporary and should be exercised with h... Read More


Social work is not a luxury, it is Uganda's development engine

Uganda, May 5 -- Uganda's development agenda has, for decades, rightly focused on industrialisation, wealth creation, and economic transformation. These priorities are essential for national progress.... Read More


Fuel crisis threatens progress on Shs93.8b Luweero-Butalangu Road project

Uganda, May 5 -- A construction firm working on the Luweero-Butalangu Road upgrade has warned that a global fuel supply shortage could disrupt works and potentially affect the project's completion sch... Read More