Latest national reporting and analysis for Uganda.
The nation and especially the Uganda People’s Defence Forces fraternity is in mourning following the tragic death of Capt. Steven Akampamya, who reportedly lost his life in a road accident on Friday night.Capt. Ak...
Last month’s Cabinet reshuffle was intended to usher in a new team at Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reset the country’s diplomacy and visibility abroad.Instead, it has left the ministry fa...
Masindi District leadership has been thrown into early-term controversy after the removal of its vice chairperson, following revelations he did not meet the minimum academic qualifications required by law.The development...
Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth has slashed the budget under the Office of the Speaker from more than Shs24 billion to Shs3.9 billion and redirected the balance to parliamentary committees, saying lawmakers must be adequately...
There was a confrontation between residents and officials from the National Drug Authority (NDA) at Kahokya Trading Centre in Kahokya Sub-county, Kasese District, after the officials impounded drugs and closed drug shops...
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has warned that Uganda’s Shs84.3 trillion budget, driven by heavy borrowing and domestic financing, could strain taxpayers and the private sector, as government defends its spending priorit...
Uganda has allocated Shs5.23 trillion to the health sector in FY 2026/27 to strengthen healthcare delivery and reduce donor dependence, but the omission of Shs28 billion for medical interns has sparked concern over train...
— It began as a routine ministerial handover on paper, but quickly morphed into one of those uniquely Ugandan moments where politics, philosophy, and pastoral economics collide in full public view. Kahinda Otafiir...
Outgoing Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has urged the Ministry of Health’s technical leadership to strengthen communication and support for newly appointed ministers, emphasizing the importance of regular brie...
Milly Babalanda, the minister for the Presidency, attributed the poor performance partly to the tendency of government institutions to work in isolation rather than collaboratively.The Office of the President has raised...
