KAMPALA: Uganda is planning sweeping changes to its personal income tax system to ease pressure on low-income earners, even as it rolls out new tax measures to recover at least 49 billion Ugandan shillings in additional revenue, according to official proposals for the 2026/27 financial year seen
At least 30 parliamentary election petitions have been filed following Uganda’s January 15, 2026, general elections, highlighting ongoing disputes over declared outcomes. The cases, now before various High Court circuits, involve challenges against winning candidates, election procedur
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
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
Kazo County MP Dan Kimosho says Uganda’s relative political calm signals a shift in opposition dynamics, predicting defections to the ruling NRM and warning that opposition parties must reorganize to regain relevance.Kazo County Member of Parliament Dan Kimosho has said that the relative
Uganda’s president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni and his team of close and trusted advisors are on a mission to identify men and women that will be named cabinet ministers and junior ministers (ministers of state) in coming weeks. The 81-year-old, who will have ruled Uganda for 45 ye
Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa.Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa has assured Ugandans that there is no immediate reason for increase in fuel prices this month.Her remarks come at a time when motorists are already feeling the pinch
Lamech Mwiine, the Kazo District education officer DEOAccording to Kazo District Education Officer Lamech Mwine, the decision followed a rigorous investigation that confirmed widespread examination malpractice at the centre.The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has nullified
S.4 REPEATERS CIRCULARThe Uganda National Examinations Board, (UNEB) has permitted schools to admit learners who studied under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), for UCE in 2024 and 2025, and wish to repeat.In a press statement issued on 17th March, 2026 UNEB gives guidelines to
In a Wednesday live-streamed interview with Mulengera News crew, Senior PLU/NRM cadre Susan Kushaba discredited Kampala Minister Minsa Kabanda’s Kampala Central MP election victory.Kushaba, a diehard Museveni supporter of many years, added that as a candidate in the same election, she ha
