Events MC Sandra Sanjah has spoken out on the chaotic events at the recently concluded “Ekitudha” show in Jinja that saw Eddy Kenzo being kicked off the stage by the crowd. Sandra, who was the stage manager, MC, and programmer, narrated to her followers about how the incidents unfolded, denying the allegations that it was political. She claimed that artists had a tendency to show up for a concert and disrupt the program and lineup, wishing to perform at the peak hours when the crowds were hyped up. According to the lineup, Acidic Vokoz was the first on the program, then…
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Singer Dax Vibez has spoken out about allegations that he intentionally snubbed Vinka’s recently concluded concert. Vinka recently held a concert, and a group of netizens called for a boycott, saying she didn’t share their political beliefs. Dax Vibez, despite having been present for the sound check moments earlier, didn’t turn up at the concert, forcing the Swangz Avenue singer to perform their collaboration alone. Speaking during his recent interview, Dax refuted the allegations that the controversies stopped him from supporting Vinka, explaining that on that particular day, he had an emergency that needed his attention and couldn’t make it. “No one…
The FUSO truck after an accident in Kyanamira, Kabale district recently Kabale, Uganda | URN | A total of 5,298 road traffic accident cases were recorded in the Kigezi region during the 2025/2026 financial year, with adult males identified as the most affected group. The figures were presented on Wednesday by Henry Kunya, an epidemiologist at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, during the fourth edition of the Kigezi Health Sector Joint Performance Review Mission held at Volcano Hotel in Rubanda District. According to Kunya, adults aged 20 years and above accounted for the largest share of the victims, with 3,910 cases,…
Monica Musenero at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has formally introduced its crude oil, branded Pearl Sweet, to the global petroleum market at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) 2026 in Singapore, as the country moves closer to first oil production. The unveiling on Tuesday followed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s naming of Uganda’s crude oil as Pearl Sweet during his recent visit to the Kingfisher Development Area. Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr Monica Musenero Masanza, unveiled the crude before international refiners, traders, investors and other petroleum industry players attending the conference. “It is…
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kenya is increasingly turning to Uganda for milk supplies as a prolonged dry season continues to depress domestic production and push the country into a supply deficit. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Lee Kinyanjui, on Saturday confirmed that the country was importing milk from neighbouring Uganda to bridge the shortfall. “Locally, we are not able to meet our demand, so we are actually importing from our neighbouring countries like Uganda, and we believe that this is not where the country should be,” Kinyanjui said at an event in Nakuru. The development comes as Ugandan livestock farmers grapple…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni recently visited Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu to discuss set up of a new oil refinery Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has sent condolences to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Hassan, describing his death as a “great loss” to the Tanzanian leader and her family. In a condolence message, Museveni said he received the news of Hafidh’s death with “a lot of sadness” and conveyed condolences on behalf of the people of Uganda, his family and himself to President Samia, her family and the people of Tanzania. “It was…
Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, the Minister of Local Government during the inspection Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has defended the ongoing monitoring of service delivery in government schools by Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara, saying the exercise is part of efforts to fight corruption and improve public service delivery. However, secondary school head teachers have criticized the approach, accusing authorities of intimidation and harassment and calling for investigations to follow due process. The Acting Minister of Education and Sports, Dr. John C. Muyingo, says the government supports the monitoring exercise but insists that head teachers suspected of wrongdoing must…
Dried up coffee seedlings in Katakwi. Katakwi, Uganda | URN | Thousands of coffee seedlings distributed to farmers in Katakwi District have dried up after the government launched the programme during a prolonged dry spell, prompting farmers to demand better planning, irrigation and training before more seedlings are distributed. The farmers say the coffee project, which is intended to promote commercial agriculture in Teso, was rolled out without adequate consideration of the region’s weather conditions, leaving many of them unable to keep the seedlings alive. In June, Vice President Jessica Alupo launched a campaign to distribute more than 80 million high-value…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (4th L) interacts with Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Wu Guangrong (3rd L) at the crude oil blend name unveiling ceremony at the Kingfisher Oil Development Area in Kikuube District, Uganda, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Mary Kasiime/Xinhua) Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has appointed global energy and commodities trader Vitol to market the country’s crude oil allocation ahead of planned exports early next year, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) said Monday. According to a statement issued by UNOC, Vitol will market the crude oil allocation belonging to the Ugandan government and UNOC as the…
Accra, Ghana | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Ugandan entrepreneur Bernard Feni, the founder and chief executive of Euro Gold Refinery, has received double recognition at the Ghana Merit Awards 2026 in Accra, where he was named CEO/Entrepreneur of the Year while his philanthropic organisation, Mungu Feni Foundation, received the Best NGO/Foundation of the Year award. The recognition comes as Feni expands his footprint in Uganda’s mineral sector through Euro Gold Refinery, which has positioned itself around gold refining, mineral value addition and the formalisation of artisanal mining. Euro Gold Refinery has emerged as one of the locally owned companies seeking to take…