Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF, has started recruiting 969 youths from all the districts in the Busoga sub-region. The exercise kicked off in Jinja city before being rolled out in the rest of the districts during the course of this week. The candidates being recruited …
Read More »Buganda next after NRM fire in Busoga primaries
Violence to hit high in Parliamentary elections COVER STORY | JOSEPH WERE | A pattern of campaign violence, candidate harassment, and voter bribery that has emerged during the just concluded NRM primaries will likely spill into the 2026 general elections. That is the view of many expert election observers and analysts. …
Read More »Kadaga rallies Busoga women leaders for NRM CEC post
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has called on women leaders in Busoga to support her bid for the position of Second National Vice Chairperson (Female) on the NRM’s Central Executive Committee (CEC). Kadaga appealed …
Read More »JEEMA opens regional offices in Busoga to boost grassroots mobilization
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Justice Forum (JEEMA) has opened its Busoga regional offices in Kasokoso Cell, Iganga Municipality. The new offices will serve as a central coordination hub for all JEEMA activities across the districts of the Busoga sub-region. Party leaders are optimistic that the regional coordination …
Read More »MTN Uganda donates digital, vocational tools to Busoga Kingdom in push for inclusive growth
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda and its partners on Tuesday donated digital and vocational equipment to the Busoga Kingdom, as the telecommunications provider seeks to expand digital literacy and reduce economic vulnerability among Uganda’s rural youth and young women. The contribution, made as part of MTN’s …
Read More »Museveni warns NRM leaders in Busoga against disunity
Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders against factions within the party. Museveni was speaking at a Thanksgiving Ceremony for Minister for the Presidency, Babirye Milly Babalanda, on Saturday in Buyende District. Museveni thanked Babalanda for raising concerns about disunity …
Read More »Busoga NRM leaders endorse Kadaga for CEC seat
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As political tension intensifies within the National Resistance Movement (NRM) over the position of Second National Vice Chairperson (Female) on the Central Executive Committee (CEC), a coalition of party leaders from the Busoga region has publicly thrown its weight behind Rt. Hon. Dr. Rebecca …
Read More »UN Women launches coding hub in Jinja to empower Uganda’s next generation of female tech leaders
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UN Women, in partnership with the Government of Uganda and the African Union Commission, has today launched the third phase of the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) at Wanyange Girls’ Secondary School in Jinja. The initiative aims to equip girls with essential digital …
Read More »TEENAGE PREGNANCY: UNICEF calls for collective action in Busoga
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UNICEF Country Representative in Uganda, Dr. Robin Nandy, has reiterated the urgent need for all stakeholders to unite in the fight against teenage pregnancies and child marriages, particularly in the Busoga sub-region, where rates remain alarmingly high. Speaking during an engagement with educators in …
Read More »Police streamlines safety measures for pilgrims from Busoga, Kenya
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region have laid out a road safety plan geared towards ensuring the safety of pilgrims to Namugongo Matrys Shrine. Kiira regional police spokesperson James Mubi says that they have earmarked hotspot areas where security has been beefed up to prevent …
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