Important17 Sep 2026Ministry of Education and Sports · English

How govt is preparing students for digital jobs

The government is turning to universities and digital innovation hubs to equip young people with skills that can help them secure jobs and create businesses in the growing information and communication technology (ICT) sector.

Standard7 Sep 2026Ministry of ICT and National Guidance · English

KING OYO, THE MONARCH WHO WALKED IN FAITH

By Serina Nagujja “The things of the Lord, you can never explain. His ways are much higher than ours.” These words best capture an extraordinary life from its earliest days. Born a prince on April 16, 1992, to King Patrick David Matthew Rwamuhokya Kaboyo Olimi III and Queen Mothe

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Standard6 Sep 2026Ministry of ICT and National Guidance · English

INSIDE TOORO KINGDOM’S NINE DAYS OF SACRED MOURNING AND ROYAL FAREWELL

When the heart of the Tooro Kingdom stops beating, an ancient silence falls over the green, misty hills of Fort Portal. When a King passes away, such as the sudden death of His Royal Majesty King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, a sacred, multi-stage ritual developed over cent

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Standard6 Sep 2026Ministry of Internal Affairs · English

BEYOND THE WIRE: THE FIGHT TO UNTANGLE UGANDA’S STRETCHED PRISON SYSTEM

By Serina Nagujja Across Uganda’s 270 prisons, walls built to hold a handful are now bursting at the seams. Today, over 82,000 inmates, from convicts serving time to suspects awaiting trial and ordinary debtors, are crammed into facilities designed for just 23,000. For every bed

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Standard5 Sep 2026Ministry of ICT and National Guidance · English

SOMBRE ATMOSPHERE OVER TOORO KINGDOM AS KING OYO RETURNS HOME IN SILENCE

By Carolyne Muyama A sombre atmosphere enveloped Entebbe and the Tooro Kingdom as the plane carrying the remains of King Oyo Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV landed at Entebbe International Airport. From Entebbe, a UPDF helicopter transported the king's remains to Kyegegwa District, where

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Standard5 Sep 2026Ministry of ICT and National Guidance · English

BALAALO HAVE EXITED NORTHERN UGANDA; LET THE ZEBU COWS OCCUPY SPACE

By Obed K. Katureebe Sometime in 2015, while travelling with my former boss and now the Member of Parliament representing Older Persons of Eastern Uganda, Hon. Ofwono Opondo, he read my mind in a way that was so revealing. We were on a trip to Arua City, as we traversed the plain

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Standard4 Sep 2026Ministry of ICT and National Guidance · English

PHOTOS: ARRIVAL OF THE LATE OMUKAMA OYO NYIMBA KABAMBA IGURU RUKIDI IV

The Uganda Media Centre has published photographs capturing the arrival of the body of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV in Uganda. The photographs document the solemn reception attended by mourners, cultural leaders, Government officials and dignitaries, includ

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Standard4 Sep 2026Office of the President · English

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI RECEIVES KING OYO’S BODY, HAILS HIS LEADERSHIP

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today received the body of His Majesty King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV at Entebbe International Airport, paying tribute to the fallen Tooro monarch as a good person and leader whose death has deeply saddened the nation. The aircraft carryi

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Standard3 Sep 2026Office of the President · English

GOVERNMENT ACCORDS KING OYO OFFICIAL BURIAL

By Shibah Akatukunda Hon. Milly Babalanda, Minister for the Presidency and the Chairperson of the Organising Committee for the burial arrangements of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, announced that the Government of Uganda has taken full charge of preparations for the

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Standard3 Sep 2026Ministry of ICT and National Guidance · English

AMOOTI OYO, WHAT A TRAGIC LOSS! MY FAMILY’S SEVEN DECADES OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE TOORO ROYAL FAMILY

By Dennis Katungi I first met Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV as a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler in early 1995. Together with his two sisters, Princesses Ruth Nsemere Komuntale and the late Celia Komukyeya Abwoli, the young royals were with the Queen Mother, Akiiki Best Kemi

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Important2 Sep 2026Ministry of Education and Sports · English

LOC public update on AFCON PAMOJA 2027

Nine months to kick-off. AKOS, Hoima and Mandela National Stadium on course.

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Standard2 Sep 2026Office of the President · English

INSPECTION OF GOVERNMENT WEALTH-CREATION PROGRAMMES IN TESO AND LANGO SUB-REGIONS

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRESS BRIEF BY THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR ECONOMIC MONITORING ON THE OVERSIGHT INSPECTION OF GOVERNMENT WEALTH-CREATION PROGRAMMES IN TESO AND LANGO SUB-REGIONS Members of the press, Ladies and Gentlemen. Good morning. I wish to infor

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Standard2 Sep 2026Ministry of Education and Sports · English

UGANDA LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC) PUBLIC UPDATE ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE TOTALEENERGIES CAF AFCON PAMOJA 2027 TOURNAMENT

## AFCON/CHAN – PAMOJA ### LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE – UGANDA Plot 11 Hesketh Bell Road, Lugogo, Kampala P.O. Box 20077, Kampala, Uganda Email: [afconpamojaug@gmail.com](mailto:afconpamojaug@gmail.com) Website: [https://afconpamoja.ug](https://afconpamoja.ug) For any corresponde

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Standard2 Sep 2026Ministry of Education and Sports · English

AFCON 2027 UGANDA ON TRACK TO COMPLETE STADIUMS AHEAD OF AFCON 2027

By Sarah Nanteza Kyobe Uganda is on track to complete all three host stadiums for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by December 2026, ahead of the official deadline, according to the Local Organising Committee. Dr Dennis Mugimba, Chairperson of the Uganda AFCON 2027 Communic

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Standard2 Sep 2026Office of the President · English

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES WEALTH-CREATION AUDIT IN TESO AND LANGO REGIONS TO ENFORCE ACCOUNTABILITY

By Promise Migisha The Minister of State for Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President, Hon. Sandra Santa Alum, has announced an oversight inspection of key government wealth-creation programmes across the Teso and Lango sub-regions. Speaking at a press briefing at the U

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Standard1 Sep 2026Ministry of ICT and National Guidance · Kiswahili

NKURINGO GORILLA LODGE YA UGANDA YATUZWA NA WTA ZANZIBAR

Na Monday Akol Amazima Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge ni mojawapo wa kampuni na mashirika yaliyopewa tuzo zisiwani Zanzibar tarehe 28 Agosti 2026 katika hotel mpya ya kifahari ya Diamonds Bijoux Zanzibar Resort iliyopo Bwejuu. Katika sherehe hiyo ya kuwatuza waliobora zaidi barani Afrika

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