A new Treasury directive limits cost variations on public projects to 15 percent from feasibility to procurement stage, tightening controls on design changes and placing personal accountability on Accounting Officers for breaches.The Government of Uganda has issued a directive aimed at cur
child fishes with a man at Lugonyola Landing Site in Kaliro District Busoga sub-region, exposing them to hazardous conditions that affect their health and schooling. PHOTO/TAUSI NAKATO.The fight against child labour in the Busoga Sub-region remains a major challenge, with officials and res
facility built to serve 84,000 patients a year is now handling nearly ten times that number, exposing severe staffing gaps, drug shortages, and funding constraints as administrators call for urgent expansion and possible elevation to referral status.Mityana General Hospital, the main publi
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has commended Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) in Buikwe district for upholding high operational standards and growth in the energy sector.ERA Executive Director, Eng Ziria Wako, said operation at the power plant is aligned with the conditions set ou
Uganda is edging closer to its first commercial oil production, with sector readiness now at 99 per cent following a high-stakes emergency drill conducted by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).The government has set July as the target for first oil, marking the country’s lon
Uganda’s heavy reliance on imported clinker—costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars annually—has long strained the economy and limited the growth of local industry.Leaders say the country has been losing up to 85 percent of the value of cement production to external marke
The industry has put the completion level of the export pipeline at close to 90 percent today, while pre-commissioning and commissioning testing phase (including hydro testing) exercises are ongoing to determine the facility’s readiness, according to the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU).
Today’s economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of education. With salaries stretched thin, borrowing has become a survival tool. But the cycle of repayment pressure is taking a toll.
Parliament has passed the Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing a harmonised 30 percent tax on betting and gaming activities with a projection of an annual revenue increase of Shs24 billion from the reform.The Bill was first read on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 by the State
Residents of Kotido District wait at the bus park for transport to flee to the neighboring districts. Photos/Herbert KamogaA section of Civil Society Organizations operating in Karamoja sub-region have rejected the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, saying when passed, will suffocate developm
