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17 Mar '26
KAMPALA – Uganda’s public debt has surged to a record US$34.86 billion (UGX 130.84 trillion) as of December 2025, piling fresh pressure on the government’s fiscal managers and raising concerns about the long-term burden on citizens and businesses.According to the Ministry of Finance,
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17 Mar '26
A quiet but significant ripple from the global oil industry is now being felt in Uganda after Vivo Energy Uganda announced plans to sell two of the most strategically located Shell-branded petrol stations in the heart of Kampala.The move comes as the multinational energy giant Shell plc co
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17 Mar '26
When rows of young Ugandans report for work on the assembly line of electric boda boda motorcycles, Presdeitn Yoweri Museveni’s son-in-law Odrek Rwabwogo says he sees more than machines and tools. He sees a future where Uganda builds more of what it uses.Odrek Rwabwogo, the husband of Pa
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17 Mar '26
John Kalule, the Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation in OPM speaking with Amuria Assistant RDC Proscovia Arongo after the district Baraza. Credit by Delux Emmy AlomuBy Delux Emmy AlomuSOROTI CITYThe Office of the Prime Minister has officially announced that the long-aw
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16 Mar '26
Deputy IGG Anna Muhairwe greets an old man after the Kireka market redevelopment-related meeting at Kira Municipal Council headquarters. Deputy IGG Ann Muhairwe arrives to tour the Kireka market. Having existed since the early 1970s, Kireka main market is one of Uganda’s oldest ye
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14 Mar '26
Tokyo [Japan], March 14 : Tensions flared in East Asia on Saturday as the Japanese government issued an urgent warning following military activity from Pyongyang.The Prime Minister's Office of Japan, in a post on X, alerted the public to the developing situation, stating: "[Emergency alert
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14 Mar '26
A US embassy has been hit in a missile attack, with smoke seen rising from the building.The American embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was struck with reports suggesting part of the building's air defence system was taken out. The missile struck a helipad inside the embassy compound, two security o
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13 Mar '26
So far shs 16 billion has been paid to a brief case firm in Kabale- Mgahinga Road upgradeWhen the government launched the Shs112 billion Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi and Kisoro–Mgahinga road project, it was marketed as a transformative infrastructure investment expected to unlock tourism poten
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12 Mar '26
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
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12 Mar '26
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