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,
The Inspectorate of Government has released a full list of 202 civil servants who are yet to refund over Shs2Billion they misappropriated.The IGG warns in the list last updated today, Monday, March 16, 2026 that the affected civil servants risk prosecution for Abuse of Office and disobedie
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
New EC Secretary KamugishaA shocking audit into the operations of the Electoral Commission has laid bare a catalogue of financial and administrative failures that have thrown the country’s election managers into fresh controversy.The explosive findings from the latest report by th
President Félix Tshisekedi with Trump in December 2025Washington has lifted key restrictions on military assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo, paving the way for renewed U.S. security cooperation and training programs with Kinshasa.The development shared by the Republican
The Authority said on Sunday that the remaining structures were “found to be destabilised and unsafe” and recommended “their controlled removal to protect traders, customers, and the surrounding community.” Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has cleared the complete demolition o
The National Building Review Board, (NBRB) has intensified a crackdown on illegal construction in Greater Kampala Metropolitan, focusing mainly on the prohibited Steel Timber Composite Building Method (STC).The method was banned in 2022 by the minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba W
Mitooma senior district officials arrested on Thursday, 12th March, 2026MITOOMAFour Senior Local District officials of Mitooma have been arrested on allegations of selling government jobs and extorting money from job applicants during recent and ongoing Local Government recruitment
Rising defender Bashir Humphreys has steadily built a reputation as one of the promising young centre-backs developed in England in recent years. But beyond his progress in European football, the 22-year-old also has a strong link to East Africa — a connection that could make him eligible to re
Outgoing Kiryandongo Deputy CAO Deo Kabugo (R) hands over office instruments to Principal Assistant CAO Denis Dacan during a ceremony at the district headquarters.Kiryandongo, Uganda: The outgoing Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Kiryandongo District, Deo Kabugo, has officially
