The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, has named Ms Stella-Marie Biwaga as interim Board chairperson for Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL), replacing Ms Lydia Ochieng-Obbo, whose contract was terminated.In the Saturday statement, Ms Nankab
The government has been ordered to pay Shs 10 million for unlawfully detaining three youth climate activists.In a recent ruling, the High Court found that the activists’ right to personal liberty under Article 23(4)(b) of the Constitution was violated when they were held by police for mo
Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development (MLHUD), is pushing for suspension of conversion of government land from leasehold to freehold tenure.The revelation comes after Uganda Land Commission (ULC) chairperson Prof. Nyeko Pen-Mogi sounded an alarm to the la
At 12:11am on April 23, 2026, Patrick Katungi, the father of 12-year-old Victor Katungi, received an unusual call from Benard Mangeni, the Primary Six class teacher at St Savio Junior School, Kisubi. His son, a boarding pupil in Primary Six, was missing.After receiving the news, Patrick dr
Uganda is edging closer to its first commercial oil production, with sector readiness now at 99 per cent following a high-stakes emergency drill conducted by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).The government has set July as the target for first oil, marking the country’s lon
As Uganda approaches the long-anticipated milestone of first oil, it does so at a moment of contradiction in the global energy narrative.On one hand, the world is accelerating towards a low-carbon future, with growing consensus on the need to scale up renewable energy.On the other h
The industry has put the completion level of the export pipeline at close to 90 percent today, while pre-commissioning and commissioning testing phase (including hydro testing) exercises are ongoing to determine the facility’s readiness, according to the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU).
Uganda is taking the lead in Sub Sahara Africa as one of the best growing economies and investment destination, this was published by the International Monitory Fund (IMF) last week.We are now ranked as a lower middle income country beside all this Uganda is in the first position in the Ea
Uganda is approaching what officials describe as a decisive phase in its petroleum journey, with major oil infrastructure projects reporting near-completion ahead of expected production in the second half of 2026.This was announced ahead of the 11th Annual Oil and Gas Convention (OGC 2026)
Police on Monday arrested six environmental activists who stormed TotalEnergies' offices in Kampala, allegedly to submit a petition against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.The petitioners were demanding that the project be stopped and that the company take on and invest
