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Celebrating Uganda’s best storytellers: UNJA 2026 now open

Kampala, Uganda – Submissions are now open for the 12th Uganda National Journalism Awards (UNJA), an annual competition that recognises excellence and integrity in Ugandan media. The awards, organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), invite entries from journalists and media houses across the country whose work was published or broadcast in 2025….

Museveni vows to transform West Nile as 7th term campaign heats up

Maracha/Koboko, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni continued his campaign trail in the West Nile sub-region, addressing enthusiastic crowds in Maracha and Koboko as he seeks a seventh term in office. The long-serving leader highlighted the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s achievements in infrastructure, education, and economic transformation, while promising to expand ongoing development projects if…

Government releases UGX 18.4 trillion to drive infrastructure, wages, and service delivery in Q2

Kampala, Uganda — The Government of Uganda has released UGX 18.43 trillion to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for the second quarter (Q2) of the 2025/26 financial year, reinforcing its commitment to infrastructure development, wage payments, and improved service delivery. This brings total releases for the first half of the financial year to UGX 38.61 trillion,…

Awadifor, Madi-Okollo! A new dawn for West Nile

Madi-Okollo, Uganda – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged a renewed war on household poverty and deeper investment in social and economic infrastructure as he campaigns for another term in office. Speaking during his campaign tour of Madi-Okollo and Arua City, the President said government efforts were already transforming livelihoods under the Parish Development Model…

Bobi Wine blocked in Iganga, Police deny bias

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, clashed with security forces this weekend over a cancelled campaign rally in Iganga Municipality. While the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate accused police and the military of blocking him on Friday, October 3, authorities insisted the cancellation was the result of his team refusing…

Museveni to Apac and Kwania: Let’s finish the job together

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on residents of Apac and Kwania districts to support the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and its flag bearers in the upcoming elections, emphasizing the party’s continued efforts to drive socio-economic transformation across the Lango sub-region. While addressing campaign rallies in Apac and Kwania, President Museveni presented what he…

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