Search Results

URC plans to modernise railways to reduce reliance on road transport

URC plans to modernise railways to reduce reliance on road transport

The Chairperson of Uganda Railways Commission, Mr Daudi Migereko, has said the government plans to improve and modernise the country`s railway transport system to enhance the delivery of goods and reduce reliance on road.Mr Migereko noted that the plans will also save national infrastructu

Ultimate Uganda

Over 500 Kalangala fishermen flee to Tanzania as new Lake Victoria rules bite

Over 500 Kalangala fishermen flee to Tanzania as new Lake Victoria rules bite

More than 500 fishermen from Kalangala District have fled to neighbouring Tanzania with their boats following the strict enforcement of new fisheries regulations on Lake Victoria aimed at curbing illegal fishing, authorities said.The measures, rolled out under the national fisheries enforc

Ultimate Uganda

Free Compulsory Education to Return Before Cabinet Over Funding Unresolved Issues

Free Compulsory Education to Return Before Cabinet Over Funding Unresolved Issues

The government’s plan to fully implement free and compulsory basic education is expected to return to the Cabinet for fresh guidance, as significant funding gaps and other critical challenges continue to hinder its rollout.The policy, which seeks to strengthen Universal Primary Education

Ultimate Uganda

Museveni uses Israel’s backing of Amin coup to defend sovereignty bill

Museveni uses Israel’s backing of Amin coup to defend sovereignty bill

Museveni used the Israeli and British support for Idi Amin’s 1971 coup against Obote to justify Uganda’s new sovereignty bill and warn against foreign interference.Museveni defended the sovereignty bill passed by NRM MPs on May 6, 2026.He said foreign interference in Uganda’s

Ultimate Uganda

Museveni rallies for Sovereignty Bill in bitter-sweet final Cabinet session

Museveni rallies for Sovereignty Bill in bitter-sweet final Cabinet session

President Museveni is seen on a giant screen as he delivers remarks during what he described as the final Cabinet meeting and luncheon of the outgoing government at State House Uganda on May 4, 2026. PHOTO/HANDOUTThe curtain came down on the last Cabinet sitting of the current government o

Ultimate Uganda

LIST: Names of MPs Who Signed Protection of Sovereignty Bill after Heated Munyonyo Retreat

LIST: Names of MPs Who Signed Protection of Sovereignty Bill after Heated Munyonyo Retreat

In mid-April this year, MPs heard the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 read for the first time under Rule 135 (1) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament.The drafters of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 intended to enact a law that seeks to provide for the protection of the sover

Ultimate Uganda

Mao Seeks Financial Help To Defend His Laro-Pece Seat In Court

Mao Seeks Financial Help To Defend His Laro-Pece Seat In Court

Norbert Mao, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional affairs plays the drum during his home welcoming celebration at Kaunda parade ground in Gulu City on July 22 2023. URN PhotoThe Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Member of Parliament-elect for Pece-Laroo Division in G

Ultimate Uganda

Norbert Mao Shares Interesting Details on His Political Battle with Noble Mayombo – And the Good Old Days at Makerere

Norbert Mao Shares Interesting Details on His Political Battle with Noble Mayombo – And the Good Old Days at Makerere

Democratic Party (DP) president general and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has shared interesting details on his political battle with Noble Mayombo – and the good old days at Makerere University. A respected military officer, Brigadier Noble Mayombo died in M

Ultimate Uganda

Sovereignty Bill undermines responses to refugees' welfare, West Nile leaders say

Sovereignty Bill undermines responses to refugees' welfare, West Nile leaders say

Refugee-hosting communities have raised concerns, warning that the newly proposed Protection Sovereignty Bill could frustrate humanitarian responses to the needs of refugees.Leaders in the area say Uganda's larger sections rely on external support, especially in matters related to the welf

Ultimate Uganda

PHILIP KARUGABA: Why The Sovereignty Bill Must Be Withdrawn

PHILIP KARUGABA: Why The Sovereignty Bill Must Be Withdrawn

There is an unwritten rule, supported by parliamentary precedent, that where substantial amendments are made to a Bill, that Bill must be withdrawn, redrafted, re-gazetted and reintroduced to Parliament at first reading.The rationale for this rule is that the Bill is no longer that which w

Ultimate Uganda