With funding (Shs850bn) from World Bank, the GoU is continuing to use the PSFU-implemented GROW project to avail low-cost loans (at just 10% interest per annum) to hundreds of female entrepreneurs to enable them sustain, grow, expand and diversify their businesses while breaking into areas that h
A Kenyan doctor Ambrose Kimiti who was part of a United Nations (UN) medical evacuation team operating in Somalia, has released a video message appealing to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Kenyan President William Ruto, and the people of Kenya, saying he and members of his team have been
The arrest of Rev. Father Deus Ssekabbira on December 3, 2025 has sparked broader reckoning for the Church as our apostolic fathers hold their purple cinctures in knot in an attempt to reshape public perceptions.Rev. Father Deusdedit Sekkabira, the Deputy Parish Priest of Bumanji Parish wa
Uganda Revenue Authority has issued an immediate restriction on the importation and clearance of Starlink satellite internet equipment, tightening controls around the fast-growing technology amid security considerations. In an internal memo dated 19th December 2025, the Commissioner of the
Belgium’s objections, Russian legal threats and unresolved liability questions forced the EU to drop the reparations-loan proposal and approve fresh borrowing for Ukraine.Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission Presiden
President Yoweri Museveni has faulted the people of Kassanda District for voting opposition politicians, saying the decision is partly responsible for the poor service delivery in the area.Addressing a rally at Bukuya Town Council grounds on Wednesday, Museveni said that although some prog
Makerere University has flagged off 230 students to participate in the 20th edition of the Inter-University Games, scheduled to take place at Uganda Christian University (UCU) in Mukono. Speaking to the students during the flag-off ceremony held at Makerere University on Wednesday evening,
The High Court of Uganda is set to determine the political fate of Mathias Walukaaga in a highly anticipated ruling scheduled for December 22.The court will hear and rule on Walukaaga’s petition challenging the decision of the Electoral Commission to disqualify him from contesting in the
KPC operates more than 1,700 km (1,056 miles) of petroleum pipelines linking the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, western Kenya and onward to Uganda. The system currently handles about 90% of Uganda’s fuel imports, making it critical to the country’s energy securityKenya plans to list the
“UNOC will be able to generate revenues of up to USD 5.6 billion” (about Shs21.3 trillion) from the projects when implemented," the ministry said, adding that the loan would reduce pressure on the consolidated fund and enable quicker realisation of revenues from the oil and gas sectorS
