First initiated in Gulu City at Kaunda grounds during that only regional parliamentary seating in August 2024 and then briefly supported by those in the echelons of power but later abandoned along the way, Mityana South MP Richard Lumu has had his private member’s bill which sought to vote the
Appearing before Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and Secretary to the Treasury.Parliament has been told that at the current rate of funding allocated to settle government domestic arrears, it could take more than four deca
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has urged Lira residents to support the Milton Obote Airport project in Anai despite a court case filed over land encroachment claims.Health Minister, also Lira City Woman MP, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng addressing residents about the proposed Milton Obote Airport pr
Jimmy Akena Obote, President of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), has firmly rejected the controversial Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024, describing it as unnecessary and unhelpful to Uganda’s parliamentary system.In an interview on Next Radio’s Next Big Talk pro
Unlike its approach to Rwanda, Kenya, DR Congo, and Tanzania, the United States has not been intentional in pursuing commercial engagement with Uganda.Different from its neighbours, Uganda is not a direct party to any binding trade agreements with the U.S. and relies on regional arrangemen
A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the National Medical Stores, exposing a web of operational failures, delayed drug deliveries, expired medicines worth billions and deep-
A security guard in Fort Portal allegedly shot himself dead while on duty last evening.The guard has been identified as Robert Tumusiime, a security guard attached to Pinnacle Security Limited, who had reported for his evening shift at the Bank of Africa Fort Portal Branch.The guard
Singer and media personality Rickman Manrick, born Derrick Ddungu, together with members of his team, was involved in a road accident while returning to Kampala after a performance in Fort Portal.According to a clip shared online, the vehicle they were traveling in caught fire and burnt to
Police in Wakiso District have arrested three men suspected of carrying out an armed robbery at a private residence in Katabi Town Council in the early hours of Monday morning.According to Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan Police, the incident happened
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
