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How Financial Year 2024/25 UGX 72 Trillion Budget Will Be Funded
The 2024/25 financial year budget of UGX 72.1 trillion provides a totally challenging role for the…
State Of The Nation: President Says Economy Growing Amidst Pockets Of Corruption
President Yoweri Museveni used his State of the Nation Address for the year ending 30th June…
Tradition Meets Innovation in a Vibrant Celebration of East African Music at the Kalabash Festival
In the heart of Uganda, the live music scene pulsates with vibrancy, and the Kalabash Festival…
Namboole Stadium receives CAF nod for National team games
The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has announced that the Confederation of African Football (CAF)…
The Kenya-Uganda Multinational Road Project: A boost to Regional Connectivity, Economic Growth and Development.
By Namukose Livia The Kenya-Uganda Multinational Road Project is a significant infrastructure stride towards enhancing regional…
How UNRA And Agriculture Agencies Survived Abolishment In Rationalisation Bid
For several months, there have been missed reactions within the government set up as the Cabinet…
President Museveni’s Vision for Africa: Socio-Economic Transformation
In a recent address at the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA)-Africa Heads of State summit,…
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Urges MPs to Monitor 93 Billion UGX Release for District Roads
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among called on members of parliament to closely monitor the release…
Auditor General Muwanga to receive Shs500m package, salary for life
This year, Uganda will see the longest serving Auditor General, John Muwanga retire from service after…
URA Seeks Extra UGX 169 Billion For Staff Remuneration
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has requested Parliament for extra UGX 169 billion to cater for the…
Financial Year 2024/2025 National Budget Could Hit UGX 60 Trillion
Parliament has received the proposed National Budget for financial year 2024/25 with expenditures estimated to be…
Six new ‘fishermen’ in Museveni’s Cabinet come with NUP baggage
Nearly two years after President Yoweri Museveni described his Cabinet for this term as “fishermen and…
New law would restrict surrogacy in Uganda to infertility
The Tororo District Woman Member of Parliament, Sarah Opendi, is proposing to have surrogacy in Uganda…
Prince Edward Visits Uganda: Talks Business and Youth Empowerment with President Museveni
In a significant diplomatic engagement, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni welcomed His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Duke…
Uganda’s oil exploration is on course with a proper commercialisation plan – government
The State House Investors Protection Unit Head, Col. Edith Nakalema has assured Ugandans that the government…
How Leader of Opposition Ssenyonyi has set a battle with House Speaker over expenditures
In the wake of social media “exhibition” that has allegedly exposed extravagance in Parliament, the plenary…
Agriculture Ministry officials face questions over importing sickly but expensive goats
While the Government of Uganda has introduced several poverty reduction programmes targeting the field of community…
Look at Africa for profits and not for control, Museveni cautions EU
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised the European Union (EU) leaders to focus on doing business…
Can the African Union find solution to DRC internal, external aggressions?
Fresh from a chaotic general election that saw President Felix Tshisekedi win a Constitutional second and…
Uganda says not involved in internal conflict in DR Congo
Uganda has said the country’s army is not involved in the internal conflict in the eastern…
Debate on skyrocketing school fees returns to Parliament as academic year opens
The debate about the skyrocketing school fees in both top public schools and private schools in…
Inside Museveni’s emphasis on prioritizing household income in Uganda
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in a recent meeting with Gomba and Sembabule district leaders at his…
Government plans to spend Shs 52.722 trillion in 2024/25 financial year as Parliament passed Budget Framework Paper
Parliament on Tuesday approved the national Budget Framework Paper (BFP) for financial year 2024/25 with several…
Government needs Shs668.6b to vaccinate 44 million domestic animals against Foot and Mouth Disease
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank Tumwebaze has revealed that the government…
Uganda, Egypt discuss strategic investments market access
Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has Tuesday January 16 29924, engaged in a fruitful dialogue today…
Uganda’s Dairy Revolution: President Museveni Urges Farmers to Seize Global Opportunities
In a passionate appeal to dairy farmers, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has underscored the need for…
Shs285 billion projected rise in local revenue in next financial year worries MPs
Parliament is at the tail end of processing the Budget Framework Paper (BFP) for financial year…
Give aid without conditions, Museveni tells donors as he assumes G77 chair
President Museveni, the newly elected Chairperson of the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China), has called…
Museveni, UN Secretary-General talk peace, security in Great Lakes region
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni engaged in a substantive meeting with United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres,…
How Sudhir Defied Odds, Disproved Critics by Building Multi-Billion Convention Centre in One Year
In a remarkable feat of determination, Sudhir Ruparelia, Chairman of the Ruparelia Group of Companies, has…
MPs demand stopping of Lubowa Specialised hospital project amid fears of public debts hitting Shs100 trillion mark.
Members of Parliament sitting on the Committee on Health have asked Government to suspend funding for…
Uganda’s potential revealed as country hosts 2024 NAM summit: A global affair
January 15, 2024, Kampala – All eyes are on Uganda’s capital Kampala as delegates converge at…
Inside Uganda’s groundbreaking Energy Transition Plan unveiled at COP28
At the forefront of global climate action, Uganda, in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA),…
Uganda’s innovative STEM education program achieves remarkable success in Uganda, Senegal, Kenya, and the US
Young Engineers Uganda, a pioneer in STEM education for children, has once again demonstrated its prowess…
Inside the Shs6.8 trillion loans Government is procuring as the year ends.
When Speaker Anita Among adjourned Parliament Sine Die (without a specific resumption date), the mood in…
DR Congo presidential campaigns draws to three-horse battle
When the Congolese population which is largely Catholic goes for this year’s Christmas festivals, celebrations will…
How Somalia will benefit on East African Community high table
Somalia, a war-torn country in the horn of Africa has achieved it is long desire of…
Rwenzururu King calls on ADF combatants to seek amnesty
When the Omusinga (King) of Rwenzururu, Charles Wesley Mumbere the Irema-Ngoma landed returned home on October…
Tough penalties for Ugandan alcohol addicts as MP Sarah Opendi tables new Bill
Tororo District Woman Member of Parliament, Sarah Opendi has proposed a 10-year jail term or a…
Uganda makes $25 million stride towards self-sufficiency in diagnostics
In a historic move towards healthcare independence, President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday November 29, inaugurated Microhaem…
Standoff Escalates: Uganda’s opposition firm in face of government pressure
The impasse between parliamentary leadership and the opposition has spiraled into a new standoff as the…
Government finalizes plan to close down budget consuming agencies
Much as Parliament has halted the plan by the government to table the Constitutional Amendment Bill,…
Continental experts say reducing consumption of drugs may end trafficking in Africa
African Union experts have suggested that the fight against drug trafficking on the continental may not…
Delegates highlight plight of women in French colonies at NAM conference in Baku
With just weeks left before the focus shifts to Uganda with the Non Aligned Movement Summit…
Hope for easy transportation of exports and imports through Kenya by EAC landlocked states as funds for Expressway project secured
Mombasa port in Kenya is the known channel for cargo both for import and export to…
Oil companies reluctant to cease total fuel importing monopoly to UNOC
When Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa tabled the Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Bill, 2023 early…
National Social Security Fund’s strategic investment in Airtel Uganda’s IPO signals confidence in telecom sector
The recent announcement of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Uganda’s application for an investment of…
Why Is It Taking Long to Develop an HIV Vaccine? Museveni Challenges Ugandan Scientists
In a thought-provoking address, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has posed a critical question to the scientific…
A look at top candidates in DR Congo presidential race as Tshisekedi seeks a second term.
About 49 million Congolese nationals are preparing to go the polls on December 20, 2023 to…
Experts point at limited knowledge in aflatoxin prevention and control in food on the market in East Africa
There have been cases where partner States in the East African Community accuse one another of…
Agriculture Minister Tumwebaze tables a Bill to regulate production and sale of Animal feeds.
The government has proposed a five-year jail term for anyone convicted for importing or exporting unregulated…
Energy Minister Nankabirwa insists first Ugandan oil to flow in 2025
Ugandans have waited for the first oil to flow out of the Albertine graben with a…
23 candidates gang up against President Tshisekedi ahead of DR Congo December elections
On January 24, 2019 when then President elect Felix Tshisekedi took the oath in Kinshasa, Democratic…
Unused covid vaccines set to expire as lawmakers seek assurance on locally made jabs
The whole world may currently be out of the main danger posed by the Covid-19 pandemic…
Banks need to devise inclusive development goals in their growth paths – expert
In July, Stanbic Bank Uganda reported a significant rise in net income for the first half…
Uganda is unstoppable Museveni declares as he announces war against corruption is key in socioeconomic transformation
Uganda’s President has outlined eight essential factors of success for Uganda and the wider Africa. In…
King Mumbere recounts his long walk to freedom and promises a new Rwenzururu on homecoming
Rwennzururu King (Omusinga) Charles Wesley Mumbere finally stepped foot in his Kingdom for the first time…
A recap of the proposed Marriage and Divorce Bill as mover Opendi gears up for tabling in Parliament
In the 9th Parliament, the government introduced a controversial legislation that was opposed by majority of…
Ideological re-orientation and economic stability: A message from President Museveni
In a profound address to military students and staff members of Botswana Defence Command and Staff…
Uganda’s president announces air force attack on ADF terrorists, rebel positions weakening in DR Congo
In a recent statement to the public, the President of Uganda, Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has…
Has Parliament lost the battle against exorbitant fees structures in public and private schools?
Uganda has been running a liberalized education sector with the privately owned schools mostly propriated in…
Tough penalties for drug dealers, abuses as small-scale farmers of Khat lose battle in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill is passed.
Any Ugandans planning to venture into the commercial production of Khat locally known as Miraa will…
Refurbishment of Kampala-Malaba railway line set as Parliament approves Shs809b loan.
Traders who transport their cargo from the Mombasa port in Kenya on the road will have…
Why nursery teacher training institutions are seeking reform in national teacher policy
The Pre-primary Teacher Training Institutions Association of Uganda (PPTTIA-U) has asked Parliament to recommend to the…
Government proposals tough penalties in new law on Explosives
Parliament is set to repeal the Explosives Act, 1936 to cater for defects in the 87-year-old…
Why resolving the Apaa land conflict remains a crucial step towards lasting stability in northern Uganda
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the Judicial Commission of Inquiry is the best solution to…
Insecurity Undermines Uganda’s Prosperity: Museveni’s Efforts for Peace and Security
President Museveni of Uganda has emphasized the critical link between security and prosperity within the nation.…
President Museveni encourages Ugandan diaspora to foster value addition and investment
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has delivered a compelling message to the Ugandan Diaspora, urging them to…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances Bill suffers legal setback ahead of House debate
Parliament recently failed to debate and potentially pass the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill, 2023…
Microfinance Support Centre on spot for unclear loan disbursements
The House Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has put the Microfinance Support…
18 months to elections: Will South Sudan guns go silent for a peaceful process to take shape?
South Sudan, a young nation born out of decades of conflict, has been grappling with the…
How Stanbic Bank’s sustainability program is making a lasting impact in Uganda
Last week, President Yoweri Museveni hosted leaders of Standard Bank Group to State House Nakasero, in…
Government ordered to sort out issues threatening student loan scheme as thousands likely to miss out
Parliament has directed the government to take action on the report by the Committee on Commissions,…
How Congolese are preparing for December 20 elections as President Tshisekedi seeks second term
In December 2018, millions of voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo participated in an election…
Government teams up with Tycoon Sudhir to build world class convention centre ahead of NAM 2023
In 2007, Uganda’s government pulled off one of the most successful international events when the Pearl…
Hope for litigants as number of High Court Judges to raise
One of the troubles a judicial officer has to deal with is delivering judgements that can…
Deputy Speaker Tayebwa demands government action as DNA tests threaten marriages
Towards the end of June, 2023, mainstream media in Uganda was awash with stories on the…
Stakeholders outline benefits to oil community as Hoima International Airport nears completion
The completion of Kabalega International Airport, formerly known as Hoima International Airport in Hoima district, has…
Uganda has the ability to feed 200m people – Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni last week called upon the government and people of the Republic of…
A look at the East African Community budget for next financial year, what are the priorities
During the month of June, partner states of the East African Community present their national budgets…
Karamoja MPs give up on iron sheets, retain hope in probe into goats’ scandal
Members of Parliament from Karamoja sub-region want the investigations into the mismanagement of the distribution of…
EAC Heads of State make give new directives as concerns over ceasefire violations in eastern DRC rise
The Heads of State summit of the East African Community has condemned the reported ceasefire violations…
Serbia and Uganda Join Forces To Explore and Promote Agricultural Growth.
By Jane Namugula Serbia and Uganda are set to commence a new trade venture, aimed at…
Will talks end senseless ADF attacks in Uganda?
The government of Uganda is pursuing the option of holding talks with the Allied Democratic Forces…
South Sudan, Uganda agree on more food imports as Juba government declares steps to curb inflation
The Government of South Sudan has reached an agreement with its counterparts in Uganda to supply…
Deployment in Somalia is for combat not for the money; Museveni condemns laxity of Ugandan forces
In what appears to be an indictment on the command of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces,…
Government reintroduces narcotic drugs bill after Court nullified the 2016 law
Government has tabled the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill, 2023 as a way of reintroducing…
President Kiir urges South Sudan holdout groups to join peace process
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has called for concerted efforts towards achieving durable peace and a reconciled…
Inside President Museveni State of the Nation Address for 2023
Ahead of the 2023/2024 financial year, the government will focus on 11 priorities to ensure a…
It is senseless: Museveni, Kiir reiterate call for end to war in Sudan
The Senior Political Advisor of the Sudan Rapid Special Forces Mr. Yousif Izzat last week delivered…
Security takes lion’s share as Shs52.7 trillion budget for 2023/24 financial year
Parliament on Thursday approved the national budget for the financial year 2023/24 totaling to Shs52.7 trillion…
Female legislators raise a red flag on imposition of tax on diapers in Uganda.
A week after Parliament overwhelmingly approved tax on both children and adult diapers, a section of…
Legislators continue to push for sacking of errant Accounting Officers as taxpayers continue to suffer losses.
On April 12, 2023, Parliament directed the Executive to within one week furnish it with information…
Kenyan President Ruto reechoes efforts to remove trade barriers in East Africa
The President of Kenya, William Ruto says there is no need to waste time in removing…
Who is pursuing illegitimate objectives? Museveni questions Sudan war
On the morning of April 27, 211 Ugandans touched down aboard a Uganda Airlines plane at…
Hope for Kilembe Mines hospital reconstruction hangs on prospective copper mining investors
The recurrent flooding of River Nyamwamba and other main rivers in Kasese district has caused a…
Parliament to probe Shs616b gold export tax exemptions
A Select Committee of Parliament will soon be set up to investigate circumstances under which the…
Lawmakers want more than Shs15b to renovate all traditional schools in Uganda
Parliament has tasked its Committee on Budget to find more money to allocate to the Education…
Museveni meets Serbian trade delegation, due to open Ugandan trade hub in Balkans
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday met a delegation from the Republic of Serbia led by their…
Government seeks more time to find beneficiaries of the Shs7b pension for former EAC employees.
About 45 years since the collapse of the first East African Community (EAC), a total of…
Government moves to end leadership vacuum at countries top public publishing entity
The recent decision by the Cabinet to approve the new Board of Directors for the Uganda…
MPs want government to allow SACCOs gain access to Parish Development Model cash
Reports from different regional Parliamentary caucuses have unanimously asked the government to allow Savings and Credits…
How Uganda’s army is restoring hope, has stamped out terrorism in Somalia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia is all praises for Uganda…
Why Museveni wants lawmakers to take lead in mobilizing for Parish Development Model program
President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday made a clarion call to the Members of Parliament to rigorously…
Parliament select committee report casts doubt over safety of workers’ money in NSSF
By law every Ugandan worker who is employed outside the civil service is supposed to save…
Government names 10 priority areas for Shs49.9 trillion budget for 2023/24 financial year
The Ministry of Finance is working on adjustments to the proposed Shs49.9 trillion budget for the…
Museveni co-opts journalists as agents of growth and prosperity
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated that the only way to achieve prosperity in Uganda is…
More budget cuts affect State House, Health ministry
The Budget Committee of Parliament is in tying loose ends on the final report on the…
What is in the COSASE report on Uganda Airlines that has been trashed by Parliament?
This week, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, dealt a big blow to the most popular oversight…
Museveni pledges careful use of oil as Uganda begins drilling 31 wells
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated the government’s commitment to use oil and petroleum resources carefully…
Museveni outlines Uganda’s investment priorities, affirms government commitment to help Dubai investors settle in
“Uganda and Africa in general are like a gold mine and we are just at the…
South Sudan government starts 2023 with renewed push to end violence
As the year 2023 starts, President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday January 9, met with Nicholas…
Government proposes Shs49 trillion budget for 2023/24 financial year
Finance Minister Matia Kasaija on December 23 tabled before Parliament a Shs49.9 trillion proposed budget for…
EAC partner states urged to finance SMEs in the region
East African Community (EAC) Partner States have been called upon to seek local solutions to the…
Inside the proposed alcohol control measures in Sarah Opendi’s Private Member’s Bill.
Uganda is a circular country where citizens are free to live their lifestyles the way they…
Government secures Shs1.7 trillion loan approval from Parliament as Museveni highlights plans to stop borrowing
The Government has been authorized by Parliament to borrow $464m (about Shs1.7 trillion) to finance the…
Coups are a distortion of constitutional order, Uganda reiterates as African leaders meet over security
Uganda has reiterated its position that coup-makers have no right to interfere with Africa’s destiny. Uganda’s…
Experts explain Uganda’s inflation as country’s financial sector is ranked first in East Africa
Uganda should avoid making the same error as the United Kingdom which made economic decisions based…
Uganda will provide more arms to solve security challenges in Somalia
President Yoweri Museveni has assured his counterpart of Somalia, H.E Hassan Sheik Mohamud, that Uganda will…
What is the role of the East African Legislative Assembly as Uganda sends nine representatives?
On Thursday September 29, the country witnessed yet another dramatic event in which the Parliament elected…
Uganda defends oil pipeline project at UN General Assembly, calls EU resolutions hypocrisy
The Government of Uganda has lashed out at countries attacking it for developing the country’s oil…
Parliament joins Nema in clearing tycoon Sudhir’s Lake Victoria hotel project
A multibillion project that is expected to give an upgrade to the hospitality industry in Uganda…
Uganda, South Sudan moot end to highway attacks on citizens
Neighbouring countries Uganda and South Sudan have geared up efforts to curb cross-border attacks carried out…
Peace will grow the four sectors of Commercial agriculture, Industry, Services, and ICT, Museveni tells South Sudan army
President Yoweri Museveni has asked the people of South Sudan to strive and attain absolute peace…
NRM trains headteachers on patriotism, CAF launches new African league, Museveni meets Army chiefs over Dr Congo
The NRM Secretary General, Rt. Hon Richard Todwong, on Sunday officially opened a 10-day retreat for…
Museveni appeals to UK business community to stock Ugandan food products
President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the business community in the United Kingdom to open their…
We must stop export of value for no value – Museveni urges Ugandans
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed to continue his fight against what he calls economic hemorrhage…
Rwabwogo rallies DR Congo to embrace trade links with Uganda
Entrepreneur & Senior Presidential advisor on special duties in Uganda, Odrek Rwabogo has hailed trade relations…
Inside Museveni’s plan to permanently end cattle rustling in Karamoja
Over the last two years, Karamoja has experienced episodes of instability that has disrupted more than…
US COMPANY SYMBION POWER ACCUSES SOUTH AFRICAN PAPER THE DAILY MAVERICK, OF DEFAMATION AND FAKE NEWS
A prominent U.S. energy company is taking legal action against a South African newspaper it accuses…
When Rwanda-Burundi conflict threatened EAC bloc
In December 2018, there was trouble at the East African Community (EAC) secretariat. The source of…
Oulanyah, the Legacy that was just beginning to be told
“Debate in the house should be based on facts and research and not emotions,” were words…
Africa can now make better decisions, Museveni argues in call for reforms at UN Security Council
President Yoweri Museveni has joined the growing list of world leaders calling for reforms to the…
Africa can’t sacrifice its future prosperity for Western climate goals – Museveni
Africa can’t sacrifice it’s future prosperity for Western climate goals. The continent should balance its energy…
Museveni swings debate on climate change as COP26 is labelled a disappointment
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has given new direction to the debate on climate change, arguing that…
Is Chinese aid to Africa a debt trap?
By Mwayi Peter On Friday November 26, a tweet from the Chinese Embassy in Kampala, attributed…
UK government eyes financing Uganda’s car making industry
UK Trade Envoy to Uganda Lord Dollar Popat on Monday November 15 met Dr Monica Musenero,…
Terrorists are in panic; Museveni issues missive following November 16 Kampala twin blasts
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the two bombers behind the Tuesday morning attacks in Kampala…
Despite an election, a vaccine crisis and 2 waves of a pandemic, all is well that ends well for Uganda
On Thursday October 28 2021, Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, announced that the government was making…
Recognizing that stability and democracy go hand-in-hand in Uganda
Living in Uganda and working in a government that provides durability and progress in a complex…