KAMPALA — In a sweeping bid to plug massive financial leaks and dismantle deeply entrenched syndicates, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has announced a major procurement reform. Starting July 1, 2026, all Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Local
Authorities in Fort Portal City have suspended the operation of weekly markets until further notice as part of measures to prevent the spread of Ebola Virus Disease.The suspension which takes immediate effect was announced following a meeting of the city Ebola task force yesterday.W
The Government has announced a nationwide recruitment exercise for the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), targeting 10,200 personnel in the Financial Year 2026/2027, in a phased process scheduled to run from May to July 2026. The development has been communicated through a circular issued b
Former Gender minister and Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) stalwart Betty Amongi is among those who were dropped from their ministerial positions in the Cabinet reshuffle that was announced on Tuesday last week. Her dismissal, however, came as a surprise to many people since she was seemingly one o
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at registering children aged zero to six months and issuing birth certificates free of charge.According to Claire Ollama, a registrar at NIRA, the initiative is part of efforts to strengt
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has challenged President Yoweri Museveni to remove his wife, First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni, from the cabinet, citing poor performance and persistent failures in the country’s education system.Janet Museveni was reappointed Minister of Education a
The government is set to introduce new regulations aimed at strengthening environmental governance and natural resource management at district and urban levels across the country. The proposed regulations, being developed by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema), seek to operationa
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has commenced the disbursement of Shs2.8 billion under the long-awaited Shs80 billion national cattle restocking programme. However, the intervention has faced immediate scrutiny, with critics and local leaders describing it as a "drop in the ocean" g
The Anglican Church of Uganda has received conditional approval from the Ministry of Health to hold a scaled-down Uganda Martyrs’ Day commemoration at Namugongo Anglican site on June 3, despite restrictions on mass gatherings imposed during the ongoing Ebola outbreak.The clearance allows
Kampala Capital City Authority has begun evaluating Kiira Motors’ production capacity as the city moves to scale up electric bus deployment and lay groundwork for a future Bus Rapid Transit system.Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has begun assessing Kiira Motors Corporation’s capa
