The government has announced new tax measures on cigarettes, beer, imports, and agricultural by-product exports in the 2025/26 national budget, in a bid to boost domestic revenue and harmonize with regional tax frameworks.Presenting the budget to Parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Ma
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Ramathan Ggoobi, who is also the Secretary to Treasury has said Uganda is on a mission to change its destiny, noting that in 15 years from now, naysayers will be proved wrong.“ We are people on a mission. Some people think we are still i
A stark warning has been issued from the corridors of parliamentary oversight, painting a grim picture of Uganda's fiscal health.The Shadow Minister for Finance, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, has cast a critical spotlight on the government's ambitious, and arguably perilous, pl
Former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu, has opened her defence before the Anti-Corruption Court in relation to charges of theft involving iron sheets intended for impoverished communities under her docket.Nandutu chose to give an unsworn testimony, which prevents the pro
The Uganda Police, through the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the National Budget Reading slated for Thursday, June 12, 2025.The advisory outlines changes in traffic flow and road access that will take effect from 5:00am to 7
President Museveni has tasked religious leaders to join the government's efforts of spreading the wealth creation message to Ugandans.According to the president, religious leaders spend a lot of time in places of worship preaching the religious gospel to believers who are languishing
Residents gathered at Buzooba Church of Uganda in Rukiga District to celebrate senior economist Patrick Kiconco Katabazi during a thanksgiving event.Community members praised him for his significant contributions to churches, schools, and hospitals.Many attendees commended Katabazi
The Court of Appeal has stripped city tycoon Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka of his managerial powers over a vast business empire, citing mental illness as the overriding factor behind its latest decision.The ruling, delivered this week, marked a turning point in a years-long legal and familial batt
BBC - Kenya's independent police oversight body has launched an investigation into the death of a man who had been detained "for false publication", police have said.Albert Ojwang was arrested for a post on X in the western town of Homa Bay and then driven 350km to the cap
The Ministry of Finance has announced that over Shs 8.03 trillion has already been channelled into Uganda’s key wealth creation programmes—namely the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga—marking a substantial boost in efforts to transform household incomes and uplift the national econ
