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By Our Staff Reporter Kampala, Uganda| August 19, 2026 The State House Education Desk has renewed its warning to administrators of Government-aided schools against imposing illegal charges on learners enrolled under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE) programmes. The Desk warned that schools charging learners fees and other costs outside government guidelines risk undermining the objectives …

By Our Staff Reporter Entebbe,Uganda – August 20, 2026 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has presided over the retirement ceremony of 19 UPDF Generals at State House, Entebbe, marking the end of their active military service after years of service to Uganda. President Museveni congratulated the retiring officers for their contribution to …

By Our Staff Reporter Namisindwa,Uganda – Wednesday, 19 August 2026 Namisindwa District leaders and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) have struck an agreement aimed at easing years of friction between communities bordering the national park and wildlife officials The deal was sealed on Wednesday at a coexistence baraza in Luwa Town Council, where district leaders, UWA officials, security agencies and …

By Our Staff Reporter Mbale – Uganda – Tuesday, 18 August 2026. Two outgoing Local Council One (LC1) chairpersons in Mbale City were compelled to relinquish their official council stamps under armed security pressure during Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony for newly elected leaders. Abdu Salam Namonye, outgoing chairperson of North Road Cell in North Central Ward, and Kayole Abdu of Kichafu …

By Our Staff Reporter KAMPALA,UGANDA – AUGUST 16, 2026 Member of Parliament representing the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Director of Human Resource Management at the Special Forces Command (SFC), Hon. Col. Night Ikiriza, has urged students of Kitende Secondary School to embrace patriotism, discipline, integrity and a positive mindset as key values for personal growth and national development. …

By Our Staff Reporter KAMPALA, AUGUST 14, 2026 The Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Mobilisation, Moses Byaruhanga, has reiterated President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s plan to inject Shs200 million into each youth SACCO in Kampala’s five divisions as part of efforts to expand economic opportunities for young people. Byaruhanga made the remarks on Friday, August 14, 2026, while officiating at the …

By Our Staff Reporter KAMPALA,UGANDA — 14 August 2026 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to rally Heads of State and Government in Eastern Africa to strengthen the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) and enhance the region’s collective capacity to respond to security and humanitarian crises. President Museveni, who is the current Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC), made …

By Our Staff Reporter KAMPALA,UGANDA — August 13, 2026 A total of 350 young people have enrolled for a six-month free vocational skills training programme at the Subway Skilling Centre in Kampala under the Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl and Boy Child (PISGBC). The students, who form the centre’s eighth cohort, are being trained in four vocational disciplines: bakery, …

By Our Staff Reporter ENTEBBE, UGANDA — August 11, 2026 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has presided over the swearing-in of three newly appointed ministers at State House Entebbe, urging them to fight corruption, improve efficiency and strengthen accountability in government institutions. The ministers sworn into office are Amb. Adonia Ayebare, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Hon. Shartsi Kutesa Musherure, Minister of …

By Our Staff Reporter Namisindwa,Uganda – Monday, 10 August 2026. The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Hon. Simon Mulongo, has directed the Regional Police Commander (RPC) for Mbale Region to launch an urgent investigation into administrative and governance failures at St. John’s Magale Secondary School in Namisindwa District. In a letter dated 9 August 2026, addressed …