FY 2026/27 National Budget Reading Set for June 11
KAMPALA — The Government will on June 11, 2026, present the national budget for the 2026/27 financial year, with officials promising a private sector-driven spending pl...
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Gov’t scraps allowances for medical interns as training becomes part of university degree
Medical interns will stop receiving government allowances starting August, 2026, as a new policy folds internship into the formal university education system.The change...
Church of Uganda cleared for limited Martyrs' Day prayers under strict guidelines
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 Anglica...
The Structural Logic of Political Fallouts in Uganda: Why Elite Purges Are a Feature, Not a Betrayal
Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becom...
Law student dies due to blood clots
Ryan Kubahika, a fourth-year law student at Uganda Christian University (UCU) died due to lack of oxygen. This was revealed during a requiem mass that was held for him at...
10 Deputy RDCs Who Deserve Promotion Because They Have Done Very Well
There is growing consensus among stakeholders and community members in the areas they have been deployed in, that the following deputy RDCs have done exceptionally well a...
Museveni scraps funding for public holiday events; money to be channeled to development priorities
The holidays most likely affected by the new policy are those usually marked with state-led national ceremonies, including Liberation Day, Janani Luwum Day, Women’s Day...
Experts Call for Reduction of Mobile Money Withdrawal Tax
Economists, researchers and small business operators are urging government to reduce the 0.5 percent excise duty on mobile money withdrawals, warning that high transactio...
Appointments Committee Constituted as Museveni’s New Cabinet Faces Vetting Starting Monday
Parliament has formally constituted the powerful Appointments Committee, paving the way for the vetting of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s newly appointed Cabinet mi...
Nabbanja Moves Motion to Expand Cabinet Size in New Government
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has tabled a motion before Parliament seeking approval to expand the size of Cabinet and the Executive in the new government for...