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UBC Launches Totore FM 90.0 to Amplify Karamoja’s Voice
May 9, 2026
On 7th May 2026, the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) launched Totore FM 90.0 in Moroto District, marking a major step in expanding access to information and community broadcasting across the Kar...
Infrastructure
Kampala Begins Shift to Underground Fibre
May 6, 2026
The Data Networks Department at the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has completed a two-day exercise to monitor the relocation of aerial fibre cables to underground ducts across selected roads i...
Communication
Preparations In High Gear for President Museveni’s Swearing-In Ceremony
May 5, 2026
His Excellency, Rtd. General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda, is set to be sworn in for a 7th term in office on the 12th of May, 2026, in a colourful function at Kololo...
Innovation
Uganda Prepares to Host the Digital Government Africa Summit 2026
May 5, 2026
At a press conference held today, May 5, 2026, at the Uganda Media Center in Kampala, the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, together with the Minister of State for National...
Media
Uganda Marks World Press Freedom Day 2026
May 3, 2026
Uganda marked World Press Freedom Day 2026 at the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) Grounds, bringing together journalists, regulators, and media stakeholders to highlight the press's role in soci...
Communication
Connected Africa Summit 2026
Apr 30, 2026
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance participated in the 15th Connected Africa Summit 2026 in Nairobi, joining ministers and senior officials from more than 30 countries to advance the next phase...
Partnerships
East African Ministers Sign Resolution to Advance Regional Satellite Initiative
Apr 29, 2026
Ministers responsible for ICT from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan have jointly signed a resolution to undertake a feasibility study for a regionally owned communication and broadcasting satelli...
Digital Skilling
Inclusive Cybersecurity Training for Visually Impaired Persons
Apr 23, 2026
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance is advancing inclusive digital skills through a targeted cybersecurity training programme for persons with visual impairments.
The training, hosted at the...
The training, hosted at the...
Innovation
MTN Spark Hub Handed Over to Kabale University
Apr 23, 2026
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, together with its partners, joined the leadership, students, and wider community of Kabale University on 23rd April 2026 for the official handover of the MTN...
Communication
Ministry Engages ISCC to Expand Digital Skills in Schools
Apr 21, 2026
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, Dr Aminah Zawedde, today held an engagement with the Inter-Schools Coding Competition (ISCC) team at the National Innovation Hub, al...