By Adam Bukenya | May 2, 2025 Kampala — The Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Mobilization, Mr. Moses Byaruhanga, on Friday, May 2, 2025, launched two types of affordable loans targeting market vendors and boda boda riders in a bid to improve their livelihoods and stabilize incomes. Speaking during a meeting with women vendors at…
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Police Block NUP’s “Youth Protest Vote” Campaign Launch, Sparking Opposition Outcry
By Adam Bukenya | Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Tensions boiled over on Monday morning as the Uganda Police Force sealed off the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Makerere Kavule, blocking the launch of the party’s highly anticipated “Youth Protest Vote” campaign and preventing media and supporters from accessing the venue—a move condemned by NUP Secretary General David…
Uganda implements regulatory measures for mandatory biometric voter verification.
By Adam Bukenya | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Norbert Mao, Uganda’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has guaranteed that regulatory amendments are being worked on to prepare the way for the implementation of obligatory biometric voter verification during the country’s 2026 general elections. Speaking recently before the National Assembly’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Mao stated that…
Kaliro’s Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive Aims for 50,000
By Adam Bukenya | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 The ongoing statewide yellow fever vaccination program, which started on April 10 and is anticipated to go until April 16, aims to vaccinate over 50,000 people, according to Kaliro District health authorities. Youth mobilizers equipped with megaphones have been sent out to visit local health centers and encourage people to…
