Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has dismissed reports suggesting he is engaged in behind-the-scenes negotiations with the Ugandan government to facilitate his return from abroad, questioning why his fundamental rights are being portrayed as a matter
KAMPALA: Uganda is planning sweeping changes to its personal income tax system to ease pressure on low-income earners, even as it rolls out new tax measures to recover at least 49 billion Ugandan shillings in additional revenue, according to official proposals for the 2026/27 financial year seen
Economists and tax experts warn that government’s plan to raise Shs4.8 trillion through new taxes, including a fuel levy, could increase inflation, slow construction activity, and undermine economic recovery if the tax base is not widened.A growing chorus of economists and tax experts is
The ruling NRM Parliamentary Caucus will convene at State House Entebbe this Friday to discuss key priorities for the 2026/2027 National Budget and review the National Sovereign Bill, ahead of the swearing-in of new MPs.The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus is schedul
State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi, during the presentation for the 2026/27 Ministerial Policy Statement before Parliament’s Committee on Finance.Uganda is set to make history in the 2026/27 financial year with expected oil revenues surpassing Shs2.2 t
For some reason, the exiled NUP President Bobi Wine believes the Deputy Kampala Lord Mayor has to be a Muslim and a lady directly serving under Eng Ronald Balimwezo who is a staunch Born Again Christian. Balimwezo is expected to be unquestioningly loyal because there is no way he was going to eve
Uganda’s president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni and his team of close and trusted advisors are on a mission to identify men and women that will be named cabinet ministers and junior ministers (ministers of state) in coming weeks. The 81-year-old, who will have ruled Uganda for 45 ye
DRC First Lady Denise Nyakeru at an event in United StatesWASHINGTON/KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday its First Lady, Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, is safe following a reported attempted break-in at a Washington hotel where she is staying during an official visit to
Lamech Mwiine, the Kazo District education officer DEOAccording to Kazo District Education Officer Lamech Mwine, the decision followed a rigorous investigation that confirmed widespread examination malpractice at the centre.The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has nullified
In a Wednesday live-streamed interview with Mulengera News crew, Senior PLU/NRM cadre Susan Kushaba discredited Kampala Minister Minsa Kabanda’s Kampala Central MP election victory.Kushaba, a diehard Museveni supporter of many years, added that as a candidate in the same election, she ha
