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Energy & Mining
UEDCL invests Shs 240mln to improve electricity supply in Butebo
BUTEBO, October 6 2026 — Residents, businesses and public institutions in Butebo district are set to benefit from improved electricity supply following the commissioning of power distribution projects worth more than Shs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu small-scale farmers form union to bypass middlemen
MBALE CITY, October 1, 2026 — Small-scale food crop farmers across the Bugisu Subregion have officially formed a unified agricultural union to address low market prices, eliminate exploitative middlemen and strengthen their…
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Education
Headteachers urged to join ASSHU SACCO to improve their welfare
LIRA, September 14, 2026 — Headteachers across the country have been urged to join the Association of Secondary School Headteachers of Uganda [ASSHU] Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] by paying their…
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Education
Economic pressure, stress among leading causes of teachers’ deaths in Uganda – UNATU boss
MASINDI, August 25, 2026 — Economic pressure and work-related stress contributed to the deaths of 535 teachers across Uganda last year, according to Filbert Bates Baguma, General Secretary of the Uganda National…
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News
Bushenyi district officials launch community dialogues to improve service delivery
BUSHENYI, July 23, 2026 — Bushenyi district officials have launched a series of grassroots community dialogues [Barazas] aimed at assessing the implementation of government programmes, addressing service delivery challenges and strengthening accountability…
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Health
Gov’t says no new malaria strain linked to learners’ deaths
KAMPALA, July 16, 2026 — The Minister of Health, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has dismissed reports that the recent deaths of several students were caused by a new strain of malaria, saying the…
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Education
Policy vs reality: Competency-Based Curriculum is meant to produce skilled learners, but many private schools lack labs and textbooks
KAMPALA, July 2, 2026 – In February 2020, the Ministry of Education and Sports [MoES], through the National Curriculum Development Centre [NCDC], introduced Uganda’s Competency-Based Curriculum [ CBC ], replacing the content-based…
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News
Uganda boasts of more than 40,000 primary schools — UBOS census
KAMPALA, May 29, 2026 — Uganda has a total of 43,567 primary schools, according to the Baseline Education Census [BEC] 2025 Report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics [UBOS]. The report…
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News
Kiryandongo district approves Shs 48bln budget to drive socio-economic transformation
KIRYANDONGO, May 17, 2026 — Kiryandongo District Council has approved a Shs 48 billion budget for the financial year [FY] 2026/2027, with leaders pledging to accelerate socio-economic transformation through improved service delivery…
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News
Lira City schools receive coffee seedlings to support practical learning
LIRA CITY, April 28, 2026 — A total of 7,350 coffee seedlings have been distributed to 21 schools in Lira City that have established coffee demonstration gardens, in a move aimed at…
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