Parliament is today set to authorize a staggering Shs8.2 trillion in new borrowing, a move that signals the nation’s spiralling public debt already at Shs116.2 trillion (51.3% of GDP) and its economic implications.According to the house order of today’s business (Order Paper), out of t
Morocco plans to abandon coal power entirely by 2040 if it secures international climate finance, the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) said on Thursday.Morocco joined the international PPCA, a group of around 60 governments seeking to phase out coal power, in 2023, in a bid to progress n
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent moves at the agency have been a public relations nightmare for President Donald Trump — and some Beltway insiders believe the commander-in-chief could soon be ready to cut ties with the embattled Cabinet member, Knewz.com c
Betty Namono, the Principal Human Resources Officer, and Michael Bichacha, the former Chief Finance Officer in Court.The Mbale High court has sentenced two senior Manafwa district officials to two years in prison and ordered them to pay back over 1.6 billion shillings lost in a fraud scan
MTN Mobile Money (U) Ltd (MTN MoMo) and partners have launched a nationwide cybersecurity awareness campaign under the theme “Securing the Future: The Rise of AI” to educate customers on safe digital practices amid rising cyber threats.Speaking at a p
Musician Eddy Kenzo has threatened to resign from the Presidency of the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF).He said he will consider resigning and leaving the position because of the Ministry of Finance’s plan to prevent
An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in
Cybersecurity has become one of the fastest-growing global concerns, threatening financial systems, businesses, and governments.Valued at $193.73 billion in 2024, the global cybersecurity market is projected to more than double to $562.77 billion by 2032—a reflection of the scale of inve
Dr Winnie Tarinyeba Kiryabwire, an Associate Professor at Makerere University School of Law, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Centre for Business Law and Practice (CBLP) at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.Her appointment places a Ugandan legal scholar at the he
The Parliamentary Committee on the National Economy has approved a government request to borrow Shs772 billion to address long-standing water supply challenges in four Ugandan districts.The funds will finance the Strategic Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kayunga, Mayuge, Kamuli
