Uganda Radio Network

02/04/2024

The Constitutional court is expected to deliver it's judgement tomorrow in the Anti-homosexuality Act (AHA) case.

According to notice to the parties,the judgement will be read at 10am at Constitution Court in Kampala City

24/03/2024

Archbishop Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu hands over pastoral staff to Rt Rev Wilson Kisekka after enthroning him as Fourth Bishop of Luwero Diocese.

24/03/2024

Rt Rev Wilson Kisekka consecrated and enthroned as Bishop of Luwero Diocese

24/03/2024

Archbishop Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu and other Bishops have arrived at St Mark Cathedral in Luwero town ahead of the consecration and enthronement of Bishop Elect Wilson Kisekka.

20/03/2024

Just in: Rev. Canon Wilson Kisekka the Bishop Elect of Luwero Diocese has arrived ahead of his consecration and enthronement on Sunday.

Bishop Elect Kisekka has been received by Christians and clergymen at Lumansi swamp which separates Namirembe Diocese with Luwero Diocese.

19/03/2024

30-Year Legacy in Ruins: Lungujja Progressive School Falls Victim to Loan-Property Sale Scandal

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/30-year-legacy-in-ruins-lungujja-progressive-school-falls-victim-to-loan-property-sale-scandal

19/03/2024

Deputy Chief Justice Cautions Registrars, Magistrates Turning up Late for Work

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/deputy-chief-justice-cautions-registrars-magistrates-turning-up-late-for-work-

19/03/2024

Such a protest by the former Rubaga Division RCC Anderson Burora.

16/03/2024

Nakaseke LC 5 Chairman Ignatius Koomu who has been in the news for administering mocks to teachers, now sanctions and rewards headteachers over PLE Performance.

Four headteachers were demoted over poor results and 10 were awarded certificates of appreciation for best performance.

The Best UPE Headteachers were awarded certificates of appreciation on Friday.

13/03/2024

The Update of the National Resistance Movement party register has kicked off across the villages in the country. The exercise will run from Wednesday 13th to Sunday 17th March 2024. The party seeks to register new supporters from the age of 16 and above as well as update particulars of those already in the register.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/slow-start-as-update-of-nrm-membership-register-kicks-off-

13/03/2024

Forty primary seven teachers in Nakaseke district have sat examinations to test their competence after their candidates failed Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE.

The teachers from the worst performing schools sat the Mock examinations at Nakaseke Technical Institute to establish their knowledge about the subjects they teach and how competent they are to help their learners pass PLE. The mock examinations were the same that were administered to pupils in 2023.

Those who fail face demotions to lower classes.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/nakaseke-district-administers-mock-exams-to-teachers-over-poor-ple-results-

09/03/2024

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/were-here-for-trade-and-not-politics-says-eu

Caroline Adriansen, the Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation, said that there are many cases of human rights abuses in businesses including land grabbing, under-remuneration and others, and that it does not matter whether a business is European or Ugandan.

28/02/2024

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya as the Senior Presidential Advisor on Environment and Sanitation.

26/02/2024

Bubaale Primary School Headteacher Arrested for Issuing False PLE Exam Results.

The headteacher of Bubaale Primary School in Bushenyi was apprehended by UNEB and handed over to the police for issuing fraudulent self-generated results.

The headteacher appeared for a hearing at UNEB due to suspected malpractice, resulting in the withholding of exam results for 114 candidates.

Information obtained from UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule revealed that during the hearing, it was discovered that the school administrators provided incorrect self-drafted results on testimonials forms.

Kalule mentioned that UNEB learned that all 114 affected candidates used these testimonials with inaccurate results to enroll in senior one.

Kalule stated in a telephone interview, "We are still gathering more information on this case."

25/02/2024

Update: Unknown gunmen have been lynched after shooting to death Ndiga clan leader David Bbosa.

Bbosa was killed on Sunday inside his car near his home in Lungujja parish, Lubaga Division, in Kampala.

Police from Old and Katwe policing divisions arrived at the scene but it was too late since the shooters had already been lynched.

24/02/2024

Margaret Nanyonjo aged 70 years who has been stranded at Luwero Hospital since 30th December 2023 has been re-united with family .

The family told URN that Nanyonjo disappeared from home in Mukono municipality and they have been looking for her .

Photo by Brian Luwaga

22/02/2024

Margaret Nanyonjo aged around 70 years is stranded at Luwero Hospital where she was admitted on 30th December 2023 after she was involved in an accident.

Nanyonjo doesn't remember her relatives and none has visited the hospital looking for her.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/patients-abandoned-at-luwero-hospital-worry-administrators

20/02/2024

The continuous withdrawals of their savings by police officers are posing a significant threat to the existence of Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperation Organization (SACCO).

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/massive-withdrawals-threaten-police-sacco

20/02/2024

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Gulu High School Headteacher, Paul Kennedy Picho, and the former Accountant, Bertin Geoffrey Okema, to Luzira Prison on charges of causing financial loss. The two appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Grade One Magistrate Christopher Opit on Monday on five counts.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/gulu-high-school-headteacher-remanded

20/02/2024

Three children deserted by their parents in early childhood have joined secondary school after securing scholarships following an appeal through the media. On Monday, the trio commenced their first term in 2024 after the Uganda National Examinations Board released Primary Leaving Examinations.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/excitement-as-deserted-children-join-secondary-school

16/02/2024

The Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), has revealed that only people with smartphones and mobile money numbers registered in their names will be recruited to enumerate in the national population census.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/ubos-sets-guidelines-for-census-enumerators

16/02/2024

Vivo Energy, the distributor of Shell Oil products has now followed companies like MTN Uganda which has its popular "Senkyu" a loyalty programme that enables clients to accumulate "points" and use them to access other MTN products "for free".

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/shell-adopts-new-marketing-strategy-to-attract-and-retain-clients

16/02/2024

Luwero District Kadhi under the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja has said that it’s still hard in his faith to sanction marriages between Muslims and non-Muslims.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/its-still-hard-to-allow-muslims-marry-non-muslims-sheikh-nsanja-

14/02/2024

Several Opposition Leaders and artists attend the burial of fallen artist Adam Mulwana at Buzirandulu village in Luwero district.

Mulwana who recorded a popular campaign song for Former FDC Presidential candidate Kizza Besigye was laid to rest his ancestral home located at Buzirandulu village in Luwero district.

Among the politicians that attended the burial were Rtd Col Kizza Besigye, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago ,NUP Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya and MPs among others .

30/01/2024

The National Forestry Authority-NFA has arrested and detained the Parish Priest of Rwemisanga Catholic Parish in Kyangwali sub county, Kikuube district over allegations of encroaching on Bugoma forest reserve and illegally cutting timber.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/priest-arrested-over-illegal-timber-cutting-in-bugoma-forest

30/01/2024

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has successfully impounded two trucks loaded with fabrics illegally smuggled into the country through porous border points in different parts of Eastern Uganda. The operation, prompted by vigilante tip-offs, resulted in the seizure of fabrics worth millions of Shillings.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/ura-impounds-smuggled-fabrics-in-jinja-city

30/01/2024

Parents and leaders in Luwero have piled pressure on headteachers after the Uganda National Examination Board withheld results for 57 candidates in the district over suspected involvement in malpractices.

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/parents-in-luwero-pile-pressure-on-headteachers-over-withheld-ple-results

30/01/2024

Only 13 percent Schools Nationwide Have Fire Preparedness Mechanism -NBRB

https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/only-13-percent-schools-nationwide-have-fire-preparedness-mechanism-nbrb

30/01/2024

In a heartening turn of events, eight children in Luwero district who were deserted by their parents are now facing a new challenge after scoring good grades in their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). Despite their challenging backgrounds, these children, enrolled at Happy Times Junior School in Wobulenzi town, all passed in Division One.

Hope Jovia Namuyomba, deserted by her parents at five years of age, also scored 11 aggregates. Her dream is to become an accountant, but financial constraints may impede her progress beyond primary seven.

21/01/2024

https://ugandaradionetwork.com/s/body-of-missing-catechist-recovered-from-river/

Living Aryatwijuka, a catechist attached to Rubira Church of Uganda in Kikungiri Archdeaconry and a resident of Katookye village, Kigata parish, Kyanamira sub-county in Kabale district, who went missing earlier this week, has been found dead and floating in a river.