The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest
The Electoral Commission of Uganda has expressed deep condolences to the people of Kalangala District following the untimely death of their Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Hellen Nakimuli. Her passing, after undergoing surgery that was not successful, has left the constituency and the nation in
Joseph Walugembe, the executive director of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FSME)The executive director of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FSME), John Walugembe, has called on local authorities to immediately suspend all demolition operations targeting small
President Museveni has issued a strong warning against corruption particularly in government programs aimed at improving household incomes.Addressing thousands of jubilant supporters at Lango College Grounds on Saturday, Museveni emphasized the need to ensure that government poverty allevi
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire of the Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court has urged internal auditors to play a more proactive role in reducing the growing backlog of court cases, warning that unresolved commercial disputes in y in the banking sector are tying up trillio
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the quiet hours of April 11, at exactly 02:20am East African Standard Time, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the UPDF and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, dropped a message that would ripple across Uganda’s governance and infrastructu
Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of digital money.The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, declined to include the proposal of halving the
Centenary Bank, the leading microfinance bank in the country and the Office of the Supreme Mufti (OSM) partnered to roll out the OSM Digital Payments Platform, a transformative initiative aimed at facilitating seamless financial transactions within Muslim communities through secure, convenient, a
Science teachers under their national union have raised alarm over disorganised transfers, citing poor facilitation, abrupt deployments, and staff shortages as key challenges affecting both teacher welfare and learning outcomes.Science teachers under the Uganda Professional Science Teacher
Kampala, Uganda: The NRM Revolutionary Network (NRN), an umbrella body for youthful revolutionary cadres in the ruling party, has called for equal and comprehensive accountability in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal, warning against selective justice, which downplays the core principles of the Mo
