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Where Are The Roads?” MPs Clash With Works Ministry Over Stalled Projects

Where Are The Roads?” MPs Clash With Works Ministry Over Stalled Projects

Members of Parliament have sharply questioned officials from Ministry of Works and Transport over long-delayed road projects and expensive framework contracts, some of which have remained incomplete for more than a decade despite billions of shillings spent.The officials appeared before th

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Uganda targets Middle East liquidity for SGR construction

Uganda targets Middle East liquidity for SGR construction

President Museveni accompanied by VP Alupo, Ministers Katumba Oboth and Byabakama walk through a demonstration after laying the foundation for the construction of Malaba Kampala SGR line by Yapi MerkeziKAMPALA, Uganda — The Ugandan government is moving to secure €405 million through an

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Civil Society raises alarm over Uganda’s debt surge, health funding gaps

Civil Society raises alarm over Uganda’s debt surge, health funding gaps

Kampala, Uganda: Civil society organisations have raised alarm over Uganda’s growing public debt and widening gaps in health sector funding, warning that the latest Auditor General’s report exposes serious weaknesses in the management of public resources.The report examined 182 ministr

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Aging population poses crisis for Uganda as 16 million workers lack pension cover

Aging population poses crisis for Uganda as 16 million workers lack pension cover

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is hurtling toward a systemic social and economic crisis as a rapidly aging population outpaces a retirement savings framework that currently excludes 16 million workers.While the national pension sector appears robust on paper—with assets surging 21 percent to

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KCCA Launches Nighttime Deep Clean of Kampala Streets

KCCA Launches Nighttime Deep Clean of Kampala Streets

Executive Director Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki called it a shared responsibility for a cleaner city, following vendor evictions that revealed grimy surfaces after rainsRoad Washing Operations Intensify in Push for Cleaner Kampala Under Weyonje InitiativeKampala Capital City Authority (KC

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Kitgum Medic Under Investigation for Performing Surgeries in Unlicensed Facility

Kitgum Medic Under Investigation for Performing Surgeries in Unlicensed Facility

Dr Okwera at Kitgum Central Police Station after arrest, URA PhotoPeter Luzinda | KITGUM, Uganda — Police in Kitgum District are investigating a medical practitioner accused of conducting surgical operations in an unlicensed facility at his residence.The doctor, identified as Paul

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Owino market building demolished overnight by unknown people

Owino market building demolished overnight by unknown people

Unidentified people reportedly stormed a structure that forms part of the market and brought it down using heavy machinery without any authorization from the city authority.Traders at St. Balikudembe Market, commonly known as Owino Market, woke up Sunday morning to a shocking scene of a se

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Government Starts Eviction of Road Reserve Encroachers in Kampala City.

Government Starts Eviction of Road Reserve Encroachers in Kampala City.

Gayaza -Kalagi road section reserve encroachers being evictedGovernment through the Ministry of Works and Transport has lived by its word and has started evicting road reserve encroachers in Kampala City.A statement issued by the Ministry today, Friday, March 6, 2026 confirms that t

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Controversy as Mbarara airport artistic impression resembles Chinese airport

Controversy as Mbarara airport artistic impression resembles Chinese airport

Netizens have questioned the artistic impression of the proposed Mbarara airport after noticing it closely resembles China’s Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, while government officials say the project will be privately financed as part of Uganda’s wider plan to expand its airport network

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Time to reorganise Kampala’s transport network

Time to reorganise Kampala’s transport network

As the city gradually returns to normal with the removal of street vendors, now is the perfect time to reorganize the transportation sector as well. I understand it might take some time to fully eliminate the street vendors, but the progress so far is promising. Recent efforts to streamline city

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