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Next FY national budget to focus on revenue mobilisation, jobs and household incomes, says Minister
KAMPALA, September 10, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has unveiled seven strategic shifts that will guide the formulation and implementation of the national budget for the 2027/28 financial year [FY], with…
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Tooro Queen Mother appeals for peace as royal succession dispute deepens after King Oyo’s death
FORT PORTAL, September 10, 2026 — Tooro Kingdom Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa, has appealed for peace and restraint amid a dispute over the succession to the Tooro throne following the death of…
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26,000 Apac households to get customary land certificates
APAC, September 8, 2026 — A total of 26,000 households in Apac district are set to benefit from land registration programmes aimed at issuing Certificates of Customary Ownership and reducing land-related conflicts.…
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Tanzania’s First Gentleman dies aged 65
DODOMA, September 7, 2026 — Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the country’s first First Gentleman, has died at the age of 65. Hassan, a retired…
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EU-funded project boosts food security and climate resilience in Karamoja
MOROTO, September 7, 2026 — An EU-funded project has strengthened food production, household incomes and resilience to climate shocks among communities in Karamoja, as the region grapples with its worst drought since…
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Gov’t gets parliamentary approval to borrow €207.75mln for Busoga roads
KAMPALA, September 5, 2026 — Government has been given the green light to borrow €207.75 million from Citi Bank and other financial institutions to finance the design and construction of the Jinja-Mbulambuti-Kamuli-Bukungu…
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EAC calls for public participation in shaping better regional statistics
KAMPALA, September 5, 2026 — The East African Community [ EAC ] Secretariat has called on users across the Partner States to participate in an ongoing User Satisfaction Survey aimed at improving…
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KUSCCO Shareholders Approve Liquidation as New National SACCO Federation Emerges
NAIROBI, September 1, 2026 — The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited [ KUSCCO ] is set to be wound up after shareholders approved a structured liquidation of the more…
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Uganda among targets as IDH launches regenerative coffee investment platform
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — The Netherlands-based Sustainable Trade Initiative, IDH, recently launched a four-year programme aimed at promoting what it describes as a regenerative and verifiable coffee supply chain across four…
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Heavy rains expected as second rainy season starts late
KAMPALA, August 31, 2026 — Ugandans across the country should prepare for heavier-than-normal rainfall and higher temperatures as the September to December [SOND] 2026 rainy season gets underway. The Permanent Secretary in…
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