KAMPALA — Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday officially commenced the gazetted swearing-in exercise for newly elected Members of Parliament, a process expected to run through Thursday and Friday as legislators from across the country take oath ahead of the 12th Parliament.Among those swor
Uganda has unveiled its first electric commuter bus service in the capital, marking an early step in a nationwide plan to modernise urban transport and cut emissions through electrification.The service, unveiled by Works and Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala, introduces the first op
Government has intensified verification of beneficiaries under the Teso compensation program, with State Minister Kenneth Ongalo Obote saying the exercise is aimed at eliminating fraud, cleaning up beneficiary lists, and ensuring only genuine claimants receive payment.State Minister for Te
Uganda and Tanzania have strengthened bilateral security cooperation after holding their inaugural proximity commanders’ meeting in Misenyi District, agreeing on closer coordination, intelligence sharing and sustained joint efforts to secure the shared border.The Uganda Peoples’ Defenc
Long distance truck drivers on the Kenyan side have imposed a blockade on Ugandan border entry points after Ugandan security forces arrested their leader.Mr Sudi Kauli Mwatela, the chairperson of Long-Distance Drivers Union, and a Kenyan national, was arrested on Sunday at the Uganda-South
While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Parliament Speaker Anita Among has become the latest in a long line of presumptive or declared suitors, stretchin
If you got into university on government sponsorship through the national merit scheme, the system that put you there is about to be restructured — and not in your favour.The Ministry of Education is proposing a major review of how government university sponsorship slots are distributed,
While addressing the media in Hoima City yesterday, Opio said he realised that contesting in the by-election would affect his secured district councillor’s position by resigning from it.In the recently concluded general elections, Opio was duly elected for the position of district male c
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has praised Ugandans for what she described as overwhelming support for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM), saying the party’s performance across presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections reflected broad
Kampala: A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) mobilisers and supporters from the five divisions of Kampala have petitioned the Manager of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, protesting what they described as discrimination and exclusion from prepar
