At the break of dawn, before Mbale City fully wakes, the Mbale-Kampala road, which leads to Mbale-Sino Industrial Park, is already alive.Thousands of young men and women move from either direction of the road, most of them on foot and a few others on boda bodas, from their respective villa
President Museveni has proposed scrapping Pay As You Earn (P.A.Y.E) tax on scientists, arguing that the move would strengthen Uganda’s research capacity and accelerate solutions to key agricultural challenges.The President announced the proposal on Thursday during the offici
When we think about the side effects of medicines, we might think of nausea, fatigue or dizziness. But there’s another, lesser-known risk that can have lasting – and sometimes permanent – consequences: hearing loss. A wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs are known to be oto
President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products.The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful cen
At least three people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a truck transporting vendors from a monthly market in Palabek Abera Sub-county, Lamwo District, crashed in Kitgum District.The victims were returning from the monthly market at Agwata in Palabek Abera when the
sharp political exchange has erupted in Uganda after NUP-aligned youth figure Solomon Kampala, son of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), strongly criticised Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba over comments suggesting a possible succession to President Yoweri Museven
The National Citizenship and Immigration Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested 169 foreign nationals including 36 women suspected to be scammers in a restricted apartment complex in Bukoto, Kampala City.The foreign nationals from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, G
A new Treasury directive limits cost variations on public projects to 15 percent from feasibility to procurement stage, tightening controls on design changes and placing personal accountability on Accounting Officers for breaches.The Government of Uganda has issued a directive aimed at cur
A new Treasury directive limits cost variations on public projects to 15 percent from feasibility to procurement stage, tightening controls on design changes and placing personal accountability on Accounting Officers for breaches.The Government of Uganda has issued a directive aimed at cur
The High Court has adjourned proceedings in the murder case against Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the Ggaba school children killings, with a ruling expected on Thursday.Presiding Judge Alice Komuhangi Khaukha deferred the matter after the conclusion of submissions, leaving
