Why Kenya depends on Ethiopia, Uganda for power?

Kenya’s electricity imports from Ethiopia and Uganda rose by 66.7 percent in 2024 as Nairobi deepened reliance on the two countries to stabilise its power supply, amid rising demand and increased transmission and distribution losses. The latest Economic …

Uganda Cancels Village Elections After Kenyans Cross Border to Vote Illegally

Uganda’s recent local elections have faced problems after officials cancelled results in several villages. This happened because some people from Kenya crossed the border and voted illegally. Uganda’s Electoral Commission said that elections in at least …

Trump’s aid cuts blamed as food rations stopped for a million refugees in Uganda

Food rations for a million people in Uganda have been cut off completely this week amid a funding crisis at the United Nations World Food Programme, raising fears that refugees will now be pushed back into countries at war. The WFP in Uganda warned two …

President of Uganda receives Abdullah bin Zayed

Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, received H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of Jeje Odong, Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the beginning of …

UPDF lauds Ghana military academies for shaping Uganda’s military commanders

Maj Gen Don Nabasa exchanging a gift with Ghana Airwing commander Thomas Okai. PHOTO URN KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Don Nabasa, the Chief of Policy and Strategy of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has praised Ghana’s military …

Creswell high schoolers holding benefit concert for Uganda medical clinic

WFP cuts food rations for over 1 mln refugees in Uganda amid funding shortfall

KAMPALA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has cut food rations for one million refugees in Uganda due to funding shortages. In a statement posted on its social media platform on Tuesday, the UN agency said it urgently needs 50 …

Uganda opposition leader says president's son tortured aide

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Wednesday his bodyguard had been personally tortured by the president's son, days after the aide's detention provoked national outrage. There has been a mounting crackdown on the opposition ahead of the …

Uganda’s Lydia Mugambe Jailed for Over Six Years for Exploiting Maid in UK

A United Nations judge has been sentenced to six years and four months in a UK prison after being convicted of modern slavery offences involving the exploitation of a young woman she brought to Britain. Lydia Mugambe, a 50-year-old Ugandan national who …

MTN Uganda reports strong first quarter performance amid regulatory changes

MTN Uganda navigated changes in the regulatory environment in the first quarter to end-March and it remains on track to meet medium-term guidance, the CEO Sylvia Mulinge said Wednesday. The business headwinds were cushioned by supportive macroeconomic …