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Govt Freezes New Road Projects as Budget Shortfall Forces Shift to Clearing Arrears

Govt Freezes New Road Projects as Budget Shortfall Forces Shift to Clearing Arrears

Government has halted new road construction projects for the 2026/27 financial year and will instead prioritise completing ongoing works and clearing nearly Shs948 billion in outstanding arrears amid severe budget constraints.The government has announced a halt on all new road construction

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Tax Push Sparks Backlash as Experts Warn Shs4.8tn Drive Could Stifle Growth

Tax Push Sparks Backlash as Experts Warn Shs4.8tn Drive Could Stifle Growth

Economists and tax experts warn that government’s plan to raise Shs4.8 trillion through new taxes, including a fuel levy, could increase inflation, slow construction activity, and undermine economic recovery if the tax base is not widened.A growing chorus of economists and tax experts is

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NRM Caucus to Meet Museveni at State House on Budget and National Sovereign Bill

NRM Caucus to Meet Museveni at State House on Budget and National Sovereign Bill

The ruling NRM Parliamentary Caucus will convene at State House Entebbe this Friday to discuss key priorities for the 2026/2027 National Budget and review the National Sovereign Bill, ahead of the swearing-in of new MPs.The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus is schedul

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Uganda to earn over Shs2.2t from first oil exploration in 2026/27

Uganda to earn over Shs2.2t from first oil exploration in 2026/27

State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi, during the presentation for the 2026/27 Ministerial Policy Statement before Parliament’s Committee on Finance.Uganda is set to make history in the 2026/27 financial year with expected oil revenues surpassing Shs2.2 t

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Ex-VP Ssekandi Donation Enhances Learning at St Mugagga Vocational School

Ex-VP Ssekandi Donation Enhances Learning at St Mugagga Vocational School

Former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has donated television sets, decoders, and a public address system to St. Mugagga Vocational Secondary School in Masaka, improving communication, learning, and access to educational content for over 1,000 students.Students at St. Mugagga Vocat

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Staff Shortages, Crumbling Infrastructure And Frozen Funds: The Crisis Quietly Threatening Busitema University’s Future

Staff Shortages, Crumbling Infrastructure And Frozen Funds: The Crisis Quietly Threatening Busitema University’s Future

Busitema University has been quietly expanding its reach across eastern Uganda, establishing campuses in Namasagali, Pallisa, Mbale, and Arapai, and steadily increasing student enrolment year after year. On paper, the growth story looks impressive.But behind the numbers, a more uncomfortab

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BWANIKA JOSEPH: Are Bobi Wine’s critics ready to offer real solutions to Uganda’s challenges?

BWANIKA JOSEPH: Are Bobi Wine’s critics ready to offer real solutions to Uganda’s challenges?

Uganda’s political conversation is increasingly defined by sharp bombastic and personalized attacks, with National Unity Platform Leader H.E Bobi Wine often at the Centre of it. Yet under the noise lies a deeper concern, the steady weathering of meaningful, policy driven debate.At a time

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Uganda’s First Oil: A Defining Countdown to Economic Transformation and Energy Sovereignty

Uganda’s First Oil: A Defining Countdown to Economic Transformation and Energy Sovereignty

KAMPALA – As every second, minute, hour, day, and month winds down, Uganda edges closer to its promise—the dawn of oil production.From drilling and completing wells to laying thousands of kilometres of pipeline, Uganda’s progress is unmistakable. Supporting infrastructure, central pr

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6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita

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Kawempe Hospital Downgrade Could Set Back Uganda’s Healthcare, Director Warns

Kawempe Hospital Downgrade Could Set Back Uganda’s Healthcare, Director Warns

Kampala, Uganda | The Executive Director of Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Byaruhanga Kayogoza, has raised concerns that any move to downgrade Kawempe Hospital to a district facility would undermine years of progress in Uganda’s healthcare system.Dr. Kayogoza made the r

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