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The ROKO ‘Black Hole’: How Uganda’s New Parliament Project Became a Permanent Construction Site

The ROKO ‘Black Hole’: How Uganda’s New Parliament Project Became a Permanent Construction Site

The Auditor General’s 2024-25 report exposes a pattern of chronic delays on the new Parliament building, as the completion date shifts to late 2027.KAMPALA, Uganda — A trail of six blown deadlines and a staggering 263 billion Ugandan shilling price tag has left the Parliament of Uganda

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Budget Revised to Shs84.39tn After Last-Minute Corrections

Budget Revised to Shs84.39tn After Last-Minute Corrections

A Shs97 billion adjustment has reshaped Uganda’s FY 2026/27 budget, exposing planning errors and sparking sharp criticism from lawmakers over timing and transparency.The National Budget for the 2026/27 financial year has been revised to Shs84.39 trillion following a last-minute adjustmen

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Fuel Levy Approved: MPs Clear UGX200 Tax Despite Public Outcry, Opposition Warns Of Economic Pain

Fuel Levy Approved: MPs Clear UGX200 Tax Despite Public Outcry, Opposition Warns Of Economic Pain

Parliament has approved Government’s proposal to impose a UGX200 excise levy on every litre of fuel, a move expected to generate about UGX450 billion in additional revenue as the State intensifies efforts to finance the national budget.Lawmakers backed the measure during consideration of

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Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits

Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits

The Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has thrown its support behind the government’s proposed increase in excise duty on undenatured spirits below 80% alcoholic content, welcoming a move that would see the rate rise from Shs1,700 to Shs3,500 per litre.Juliet Namukasa, the chairperson

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Uganda Maintains Mid-2026 First Oil Target Despite Auditor General Concerns

Uganda Maintains Mid-2026 First Oil Target Despite Auditor General Concerns

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda has reaffirmed that the country remains on course to achieve its long-awaited first oil by mid-2026, pushing back against concerns raised in a recent report by the Office of the Auditor General Uganda.Uganda’s journey to oil production has seen several t

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What the Kenya Pipeline deal means for Uganda

What the Kenya Pipeline deal means for Uganda

Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa sign deal with Kenya to participate in the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New details have emerged about Uganda’s participation in the Kenya Pipeline Co

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JUST IN! Kampala High Court Rejects Kamuli Municipality MP Vote Recount

JUST IN! Kampala High Court Rejects Kamuli Municipality MP Vote Recount

The High Court of Uganda sitting in Kampala on Friday, the 20th of February 2026 dismissed an order for a vote recount in the Kamuli Municipality parliamentary race and has upheld the victory of Masitula Namatovu of the National Resistance Movement.In his ruling, Justice Bernard Namanya al

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Government intervenes in low sugarcane prices in Busoga, sugar millers agree on a minimum price of UGX 125,000 per tonne.

Government intervenes in low sugarcane prices in Busoga, sugar millers agree on a minimum price of UGX 125,000 per tonne.

Kampala– Government through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives together with the sugar millers in Busoga region have set UGX 125,000 as the minimum price of a ton of sugarcane in the region. This follows an outcry from some sugarcane out-growers in Busoga who have taking home as l

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Gashumba, Chairman Toyota Set to eat big in upcoming PLU Reshuffle

Gashumba, Chairman Toyota Set to eat big in upcoming PLU Reshuffle

Reliable sources have revealed that at a recent strategy revision meeting in one of the Ugandan Cities in the Eastern part of the country, PLU strategists agreed on the need to make some apex-level changes in the top leadership in order to re-invigorate and ampl

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Prof. George Kanyeihamba Dies at 85

Prof. George Kanyeihamba Dies at 85

Prominent Ugandan jurist Justice Professor Dr. George W. Kanyeihamba, a key figure in constitutional and human rights law, has died. Family to release details soon.KAMPALA, Uganda — Justice Professor Dr. George W. Kanyeihamba, a leading figure in Uganda

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