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Moroto: Uganda Moves to Cut Clinker Importation as Museveni Commissions Yaobai Factory

Moroto: Uganda Moves to Cut Clinker Importation as Museveni Commissions Yaobai Factory

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in the company of the Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, has today presided over the commissioning of Phase One of a 6,000-tonne cement clinker production line by Yaobai Cement. The facility is located in Nanduget , Moroto District

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Gulu University Interdicts Dean Of Students Over Missing Funds, Fraudulent Payments And Failure To Disburse Allowances To Students With Disabilities

Gulu University Interdicts Dean Of Students Over Missing Funds, Fraudulent Payments And Failure To Disburse Allowances To Students With Disabilities

Internal Audit Uncovers UGX 214 Million In Unaccounted Cash Payments And UGX 6.6 Million In Fraudulent Student DisbursementsGulu University has interdicted its Dean of Students, Dr. Stella Amero Eduan, following the findings of two internal audit reports presented to the university’s Aud

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Museveni reveals how former president Tito Okello gave Muhoozi his nickname

Museveni reveals how former president Tito Okello gave Muhoozi his nickname

Museveni says Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s nickname “Muogi” came from former president Gen Tito Okello’s way of pronouncing his name.President Yoweri Museveni has revealed how Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba got the nickname “Muogi.”Museveni said the name ca

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Amongi Slams Aceng’s Witchcraft Remarks

Amongi Slams Aceng’s Witchcraft Remarks

Gender Minister Betty Amongi has hit back at Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng over allegations of witchcraft in the Lira City Woman MP race, escalating a political feud marked by claims of electoral interference, misuse of security forces, and deepening divisions within Lango’s leadership.

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Teachers stuck in debt trap

Teachers stuck in debt trap

Today’s economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of education. With salaries stretched thin, borrowing has become a survival tool. But the cycle of repayment pressure is taking a toll.

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Joel Ssenyonyi challenges Hon. Baryomunsi on equal application of social media rules for all

Joel Ssenyonyi challenges Hon. Baryomunsi on equal application of social media rules for all

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, has challenged ICT and National Guidance Minister Chris Baryomunsi to ensure that calls for responsible conduct on social media apply equally to government officials, including senior military leaders.Hon. Ssenyonyi’s remarks f

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Parliament passes Lotteries and Gaming Bill introducing 30% tax, targets Shs24b annual revenue

Parliament passes Lotteries and Gaming Bill introducing 30% tax, targets Shs24b annual revenue

Parliament has passed the Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing a harmonised 30 percent tax on betting and gaming activities with a projection of an annual revenue increase of Shs24 billion from the reform.The Bill was first read on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 by the State

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Parliament Rejects Tax on ‘Kyeyo’ Earnings, Non-Business Asset Sales

Parliament Rejects Tax on ‘Kyeyo’ Earnings, Non-Business Asset Sales

KAMPALA, Uganda – Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans living and working abroad.In a sitting Thursday presided over by Speaker Anita Among, lawmakers also rejected a government proposa

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Parliament Passes National Teachers Bill Without Degree Requirement — But Teachers Who Violate Standards Now Face Five Years In Jail

Parliament Passes National Teachers Bill Without Degree Requirement — But Teachers Who Violate Standards Now Face Five Years In Jail

Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill after removing one of its most contentious provisions — a clause that would have made a bachelor’s degree in education a mandatory requirement for registration as a teacher in Uganda.The decision, reached after heated debate in the House

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BETRAYAL EXPOSED: How Anita Among Used Persis Namuganza to Reach Museveni, Then Turned Against Her

BETRAYAL EXPOSED: How Anita Among Used Persis Namuganza to Reach Museveni, Then Turned Against Her

As the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament gathers pace, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among is facing scrutiny again over the path that took her from a mere independent Woman MP for Bukedea District into the inner circles of State House, becoming one of president Museveni’s darlings, and the fallou

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