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URN The government has been urged to strengthen the capacity of Local Council (LC) leaders to enable the effective operationalization of Local Council Courts, which play a vital role in resolving minor disputes, promoting reconciliation, and maintaining peace at the grassroots. The Local Council Courts Act, 2006 establishes Local Council […]

Gen. Katumba URN Former Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Katumba Wamala is among 1,591 Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel set to retire this month. The retirement exercise, announced by the Acting Director of Defence Public Information, Col. Chris Magezi, covers personnel across all ranks, from generals to privates. […]

Arua city senior inspector of schools Zili Buza handing over the results to the executive of Diocesan Education Committee-photo by Morish Dramadri By Morish Dramadri Arua city The 2026 Madi West Nile Diocesan Primary Seven Mock Examination has recorded poor performance, with only 1.2 percent of candidates passing in Division […]

 Hon Bada Emmanuel Nunu By Anyidi Emmanuel Moyo The Councilor for Moyo Sub-county in Moyo District has raised concern over delays in the implementation of the government policy to upgrade Health Centre II facilities to Health Centre III level across parishes. Bada Emmanuel Nunu says although the upgrades are being […]

Stamp By Anyidi Emmanuel Moyo Stakeholders and community members in Moyo District have condemned what they describe as the commercialization of LC1 stamps, saying the practice amounts to extortion of residents seeking basic local council services. The concerns follow complaints from members of the public who say obtaining documents and […]

District councilors taken through oversight roles in project monitoring By Anyidi Emmanuel Moyo Moyo District councilors have expressed mixed reactions over challenges affecting the effective implementation of district development projects, particularly infrastructure projects such as road construction and classroom blocks. The councilors say disagreements between elected leaders and technocrats continue […]

West Nile Regional Police spokesperson SP Josephine Angucia during a media briefing. By Dramadri Federick Arua City A 68-year-old South Sudanese refugee has been shot dead in Koboko District after allegedly failing to pay a UGX 10,000 land-use fee demanded by an armed man police say was linked to the […]

Sports Club Villa Captain David Owori who was killed. URN Residents of Dubai Zone in Makindye Division have told investigators that the assailants who fatally attacked SC Villa captain David Owori fled the scene on a motorcycle after robbing him on Tuesday night.Owori, 27, was attacked along Nalinya–Mpologoma Road while […]

President Museveni signing the MOU as his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan looks on. URN President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan have witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating regional petroleum infrastructure, industrialization and cross-border trade. Museveni, who arrived in […]

Defence Minister, Kiroyowa Kiwanuka URN Parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to the Gaza Strip after a heated and deeply divided debate. The motion, introduced unexpectedly during plenary by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, triggered fierce procedural objections from […]