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31 May '26
The appointment of five ministers from the Busoga sub-region to Uganda’s new Cabinet has sparked optimism and heightened expectations among residents and leaders, who are now demanding greater focus on youth employment, infrastructure development, education, agriculture and the recovery of Buso
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31 May '26
Government is preparing regulations that will require all electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Uganda to be licensed and permitted under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, in what officials describe as a major step toward formalising the country’s fast-growing e-mobility sector.
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30 May '26
For an entire month, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs Intelligence officers operated like undercover spies in a high-stakes economic war quietly unfolding at Uganda’s porous borders with Tanzania and Kenya.Away from the public eye, intelligence teams tracked suspicious truck moveme
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26 May '26
As Bugiri Municipality swears in a new set of leaders, residents say they’re done with promises. Their message is simple: fix the market, clear the drains, repair the roads, and stop the garbage piling up.“We are happy that the NRM party took over almost all elective positions in Bugir
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25 May '26
Dear all political and technical line leaders directly /indirectly concerned with PDM ranging from H.E the President of Uganda, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Security agencies (Military & Defense, Law Enforcement & Internal Affairs, Intelligence Services),PDM Secretariat, district lea
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25 May '26
The incident reportedly happened on Sunday evening along the Gulu-Kampala Highway near Karuma, an area known for occasional wildlife crossings from the nearby park.Former WBS journalist Robert Wamala Lumanyika has died in an elephant-related accident near Murchison Falls National Park.
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25 May '26
L-R: Faridah Nakabugo, Godfrey Luyombya, Shamim Nambassa and Judith NalukwagoIn a bid to steer Uganda’s capital through a maze of chronic urban challenges, Kampala Lord Mayor Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo has unveiled a fresh executive team for the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) counci
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25 May '26
Faridah Nakabugo (middle) with Balimwezo (second from right) at KCCAKampala Lord Mayor, Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga, has unveiled his executive, appointing Faridah Nakabugo, the lord councillor for Lubaga II, as deputy lord mayor.Nakabugo replaces Doreen Nyanjura, who stood for Parliam
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25 May '26
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government reduced its net borrowing or fiscal deficit in the month of April, amidst the global supply disruptions and lower revenue collections.According to the Ministry of Finance, net borrowing (the extra money the government had to borrow after accounting fo
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24 May '26
The debate surrounding sovereignty protection laws has become increasingly significant across developing nations where governments seek stronger control over foreign influence and civil society. In Uganda, discussions around the proposed Sovereignty Bill have raised concerns among non-governmenta