President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring Uganda successfully co-hosts the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), pledging full financial backing, accelerated infrastructure development, and enhanced regional cooperat
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Teacher conducting classes in a government aided school in Amudat district. Photo Credit: Daily Monitor.Government has enhanced the salaries of arts teachers and several senior public servants in the 2026/27 financial year, as part of wider public service
Uganda lies within the seismically active East African Rift System, where the African tectonic plate is slowly splitting apart, making western and central Uganda vulnerable to periodic earthquakesImpact of an earthquake on Venezuela (net photo)KA
Senior Presidential Advisor Odrek Rwabwogo, who also marries President Museveni’s daughter Patience, has vowed to dedicate the next five years of the NRM government to rallying, galvanizing and bringing together what he calls ‘progressive forces’ to vigoro
Uganda is investing heavily in transport, oil, aviation, and energy infrastructure to support long-term industrial growth.Mega projects like EACOP, SGR, and oil fields are central to future export earnings and regional trade dominance.Urba
public speeches, President Museveni likes using statistics to persuade and sway even sceptics about the economic dividends of accelerated investments in infrastructure. Whether it is railways, roads or hydro-dams, Mr Museveni specifies an expected drop in haulage costs, the internal rate of retu
The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Local Government, Mr. Ben Kumumanya, has intensified the call for public servants to exercise their roles with absolute transparency and integrity.According to a new accountability battle unfolding across Uganda’s local government system, sever
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Government of Uganda through the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has unveiled a 14.24 billion shilling water project for Hoima City, aimed at boosting supply ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.NWSC Managing Director Dr. Mugisha announced the proj
The new scheme, introduced by the Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero (ARCA) replaces the previous paper-based process with an end-to-end digital platform aimed at reducing bureaucracy, speeding up refunds and improving transaction traceability.Under the new system, foreign tourists
