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10 Major Infrastructure Projects Transforming Uganda (2026)

10 Major Infrastructure Projects Transforming Uganda (2026)

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

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Mbarara airport dream runs into viability headwinds

Mbarara airport dream runs into viability headwinds

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

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Ugandan general (the president's son) says $3.1bn railway project with Turkish contractor "cancelled"

Ugandan general (the president's son) says $3.1bn railway project with Turkish contractor "cancelled"

Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that the contract awarded to Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi had been “cancelled”.There has been no confirmation or denial from the

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MPs divided over new UGX 84.3 trillion national budget

MPs divided over new UGX 84.3 trillion national budget

Ugandan members of Parliament are divided over the new 84.3 trillion shilling national budget for the 2026-2027 financial year, with ruling party lawmakers praising its infrastructure funding and the opposition warning of a heavy tax burden.KAMPALA, Uganda — Lawmakers are divided over th

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Gen Kainerugaba announces SGR contract cancellation, orders PLU protest at Turkish Embassy

Gen Kainerugaba announces SGR contract cancellation, orders PLU protest at Turkish Embassy

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said Uganda cancelled its $3 billion SGR contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi and has called for a PLU demonstration at the Turkish Embassy in Kampala.Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has cl

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Government agencies faulted over failure to implement Museveni’s key directives

Government agencies faulted over failure to implement Museveni’s key directives

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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Fuel tankers must get off roads once oil pipeline is complete – Museveni

Fuel tankers must get off roads once oil pipeline is complete – Museveni

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has renewed a push to move petroleum transportation off Uganda’s roads and into pipelines, a strategy that could dramatically reduce the number of fuel tankers on the country’s highways.While delivering his State of the Nation Address at Kolol

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AfDB Agrees To Lend Uganda UGX2.4 Trillion For Malaba-Kampala SGR Construction

AfDB Agrees To Lend Uganda UGX2.4 Trillion For Malaba-Kampala SGR Construction

The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the African Development Bank has agreed to lend Uganda, US$650Million (UGX2.452Trn) out of the required Euro2.7Bn (UGX11.864Trn), to finance the 326km Standard Guage Railway project.This followed a commitment given by Dr. Abdul Kamara, Vice Preside

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Today in History: Uganda Welcomes First-ever Visit by a Sitting Turkish President

Today in History: Uganda Welcomes First-ever Visit by a Sitting Turkish President

The two-day state visit, which ran from May 31 to June 1, saw President Erdoğan hold talks with Ugandan President Museveni at State House Entebbe as both leaders sought to deepen cooperation in trade, security, education and infrastructure.On this day in 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayy

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Man on the Run After Allegedly Killing His Estranged Wife in Mityana Dispute

Man on the Run After Allegedly Killing His Estranged Wife in Mityana Dispute

Police in Mityana District are investigating a shocking murder case in which a 23-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her estranged husband after a failed attempt to reconcile their relationship.According to authorities, the body of Namatovu Sherina, a resident of Nakitolo Cell in Ttand

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