Residents of Aminit Village, Ojama Parish in Kyere Sub-county have raised a protest voice to President Museveni over the unfulfilled construction of a dam in Ojama Parish.According to the locals, during the 2021 campaign, President Museveni, while at Sapir Primary School, assured the local
Uganda projects 10.4% economic growth in FY2026/27independent.co.ug44minKAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s economy is forecast to expand by 10.4 percent by the end of the 2026/2027 financial year, up from an estimated 6.6 percent at the end of the 2025/2026 financial year.
The Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources Planning and Regulation at the Ministry of Water and Environment, Richard Musota, has warned that access to clean and safe water in Uganda is increasingly under threat due to population growth, environmental degradation, and unsustainable water use p
The government has announced early payment of December salaries and pensions for public officers and pensioners, directing that all payments be processed by December 23, 2025, ahead of the festive season.In a circular dated December 12, 2025, the Ministry of Public Service instructed all r
The Bank of Uganda, Uganda’s central bank, in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Uganda estimates that it will need $28.1 billion to adapt to the effects of climate change and cut emissions until the end of the decade. Photographer: Katumba Badru Sultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
KPC operates more than 1,700 km (1,056 miles) of petroleum pipelines linking the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, western Kenya and onward to Uganda. The system currently handles about 90% of Uganda’s fuel imports, making it critical to the country’s energy securityKenya plans to list the
“UNOC will be able to generate revenues of up to USD 5.6 billion” (about Shs21.3 trillion) from the projects when implemented," the ministry said, adding that the loan would reduce pressure on the consolidated fund and enable quicker realisation of revenues from the oil and gas sectorS
Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition has raised alarm over what it described as a widening crackdown on political actors, following the arrest of a senior official of the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) and a nighttime search of a party office.Aubin Minaku,
The Butaleja District Local Government has been plunged into a serious administrative crisis that has denied more than 60 newly recruited education personnel, including headteachers, deputies, and assistants, their pay for several months. This is further characterized by debilitating resource sho
From politics and business to music, media, and nightlife, Uganda and the wider East African region endured a year marked by repeated loss as prominent figures passed away under tragic and varied circumstances.Uganda—and the wider East African region
