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15 Jun '26
In 2006, Mariam Namutebi, who was living and working in Switzerland, wanted to construct a three-storeyed rental house on her land at Busega, Kampala.She started sending her sister Hadijja Nassuna money to oversee the project.Namutebi says she entered a verbal agreement with Nassuna
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15 Jun '26
Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern
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13 Jun '26
The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja commissioned the construction of Masindi Hospital and the groundbreaking for the Masindi Municipal Council Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) training facility in preparation of the 2027 tournament that will be held in East Africa and co-hosted by Uganda,
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13 Jun '26
Mbale City spent Thursday and Friday demolishing illegal structures along Gangama Road and other areas in Northern City Division in Mbale City to pave way for Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program (USMID) projects.While speaking to our Reporter today, Saturday, Jun
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13 Jun '26
The newly elected Buwama Sub-county chairperson has called for an investigation into the construction of the local government headquarters after discovering major structural defects in the less-than-three-year-old building, raising concerns over possible misuse of public funds and poor workmanshi
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13 Jun '26
Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth has slashed the budget under the Office of the Speaker from more than Shs24 billion to Shs3.9 billion and redirected the balance to parliamentary committees, saying lawmakers must be adequately funded to prevent them from seeking favours from the government agencies they
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12 Jun '26
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has warned that Uganda’s Shs84.3 trillion budget, driven by heavy borrowing and domestic financing, could strain taxpayers and the private sector, as government defends its spending priorities in health, education and infrastructureFormer Kira Municipality Member
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12 Jun '26
Milly Babalanda, the minister for the Presidency, attributed the poor performance partly to the tendency of government institutions to work in isolation rather than collaboratively.The Office of the President has raised concerns over the poor implementation of President Museveni’s 23 cor
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12 Jun '26
Officials from Roko, Irish Embassy and Kelly Steel work inspecting the parliamentary chambers under construction this weekNew Parliament Chambers works have entered into the final phase as contractor completes steel works and embarks on roofing .Construction of the new parliament ch
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12 Jun '26
The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Fred Byamukama, has inspected ongoing construction works on the 86-kilometre Mityana–Mubende Highway, a major infrastructure project expected to improve transport, trade, and connectivity within the Greater Mubende region and beyond.The minister