A new initiative aimed at transforming the lives of women in Uganda’s Karamoja region has officially been launched.Titled “Women Empowerment, Action and Voice in Karamoja,” the program seeks to uplift women’s livelihoods, increase their participation in leadership, and challenge ha
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
In a bold step toward strengthening Uganda’s fight against HIV/AIDS, the Judiciary HIV/AIDS Committee held a Health Awareness Camp at the Arua High Court Grounds under the rallying call “Ending AIDS by 2030: Building Sustainable HIV Response.”The event brought together judicial offic
The wife of a former Ugandan MP was among the five people that died in a Nakasongola accident on Sunday, June 08, 2025.Phiona Agaba, the wife of former Kitagwenda MP Abbas Agaba Mugisa, was one of those who died in the road crash, a head-on collision betw
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
Protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids entered a third day on Sunday, with growing unrest prompting police to declare parts of the city an "unlawful assembly" zone and President Donald Trump calling for a military crackdown.Demonstrations began on Friday after it emerged that Immig
A new round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war between the US and China is set take place in London on Monday.US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that a senior US delegation would meet Chinese representatives. Over the weekend, Beijing confirmed that Vice Pr
The Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu road has once again been listed among Uganda’s priority roads for the Financial Year 2025/26, rekindling faint hopes in a region long acquainted with political pledges and policy U-turns.Yet for many residents in Jinja, Kamuli, and Buyende districts, th
