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Government pumps Shs101 billion into Mbale industrial park roads

Government pumps Shs101 billion into Mbale industrial park roads

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released Shs101 billion to build 11 kilometres of roads inside the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, as government moves to improve infrastructure and attract more investors.The funds are part of the 2025/2026 financial year b

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Winners, losers as MPs pass new taxes

Winners, losers as MPs pass new taxes

Effective July 1, all importers of secondhand clothes will have to pay an extra charge of 30 percent, up from the current 15 percent, should the President sign into law the External Trade Amendment Bill, 2026. Parliament yesterday passed the Bill that will see the prices of used clothes g

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Gulu: Sacred Heart Girls Old Students Launch Shs220m Sick Bay Project

Gulu: Sacred Heart Girls Old Students Launch Shs220m Sick Bay Project

Monsignor Martin Agwee accompanied by Hon. Betty Aol Ocan and Members of SHOGA at the launch of the Construction of the Sick Bay at the School on SaturdayGulu City — Old students of Sacred Heart Girls Secondary School in Gulu have launched the construction of a sick bay at the institutio

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Masindi municipal officials boycott PAC’s summons

Masindi municipal officials boycott PAC’s summons

Four of the six summoned Masindi Municipal Council officials by the Masindi district Public Accounts Committee (PAC) boycotted the call to answer financial queries raised by the Auditor General for the Financial Year that ended on December 30, 2025. The officials summoned included the Ac

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Parliament Approves Move to Increase Private UPDF Officer’s Salary

Parliament Approves Move to Increase Private UPDF Officer’s Salary

The salary of privates in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces could jump from Shs 650,000 to Shs 816,280 if a resolution reached between the defence ministry and Parliament holds.The proposed salary increment was agreed to by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs officials and Membe

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Uganda to earn over Shs2.2t from first oil exploration in 2026/27

Uganda to earn over Shs2.2t from first oil exploration in 2026/27

State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi, during the presentation for the 2026/27 Ministerial Policy Statement before Parliament’s Committee on Finance.Uganda is set to make history in the 2026/27 financial year with expected oil revenues surpassing Shs2.2 t

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Guard Arrested After Midnight Robbery Attempt in Bushenyi

Guard Arrested After Midnight Robbery Attempt in Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi District are investigating an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred shortly after midnight on February 18, 2026, at Katooma Cell, Ryeishe Parish, Ibaare Sub-county.The suspect, identified as Kankiriho Ramathan, also known as Samuel, 21, is a security guard attached to

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Museveni halts Central Bank directive on Sacco licensing

Museveni halts Central Bank directive on Sacco licensing

President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Bank of Uganda (BoU) to halt threats and directives aimed at forcing Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (Saccos) to apply for licences, arguing that the Central Bank should limit its role to oversight rather than direct control.The direc

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Gov’t to spend less in 2026/27 financial year– Finance Ministry

Gov’t to spend less in 2026/27 financial year– Finance Ministry

The government, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has reduced the preliminary resource envelope for the 2026/27 financial year to Shs69.399 trillion, reflecting a tighter fiscal stance even as efforts intensify to boost domestic revenue and reduce reliance on bor

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Gov’t to spend less in 2026/27 financial year– Finance Ministry

Gov’t to spend less in 2026/27 financial year– Finance Ministry

The government, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has reduced the preliminary resource envelope for the 2026/27 financial year to Shs69.399 trillion, reflecting a tighter fiscal stance even as efforts intensify to boost domestic revenue and reduce reliance on bor

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