The Ugandan government says construction of the Kabalega Industrial Park in Kabaale Sub-County, Hoima District, will begin in 2026. Spanning nearly 30 square kilometres, the park is expected to bolster the country’s emerging oil and gas sector and create more than 35,000 jobs. The project forms
For the next nine months, activities in Uganda’s oil fields will be ramped up as the country targets to get its first barrel of oil to the market through a 1,443km pipeline to the Tanzanian coast of Tanga by July 2026, more than 20 years after the first commercial discovery was made
An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in
Kampala to get a major infrastructure boost! KCCA and COLAS sign a €250M deal to upgrade over 118 city roads, funded by UK Export Finance. The project includes new walkways, drainage, and street lighting, promising a transformed, sustainable Kampala.Kam
The Hoima city mayor Brian Kaboyo has asked natives of Bunyoro especially those with potential to invest both in Kampala and abroad to come and take advantage of the virgin opportunities in Bunyoro as Uganda eagerly waits to receive its first oil in 2026. Kaboyo made the remarks at the launch of
Rapper and cultural critic GNL Zamba has ignited debate with a bold assertion that Kabaka Mwanga, long vilified in the official accounts of the Uganda Martyrs’ deaths, may have been unfairly framed.In a reflective social media post timed to coincide with this year’s Ma
The National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya, has hit back at General Muhoozi Kainerugaba after the latter claimed he was from Burundi and would be deported before the year ends.In a post on X, General Muhoozi stated, "David Rubongoya is from Burundi! We are g
President Museveni said it was necessary for him to explain why he captured power because some people could easily compare him to Idi Amin.Ten days 29 years ago, President Museveni who had been in power for close
This yearâs Independence Day, celebrated yesterday, is more special than usual. Although the British declared Buganda a protectorate of the crown in 1894, it was not until the defeat of Omukama Kabalega of Bunyoro in 1899 that a tipping point in the subjugation of the existing pre-colon
The Ministry of Finance has laid out budget priorities for the 2025/26 financial year, focusing on agro-industrialisation, tourism development, minerals-based industrial development including oil and gas, and science, technology, and innovation. The budget, which will maintain the full m
