Government earmarks UGX 2.2 trillion for five-year local government plan
KAMPALA, Uganda — The government has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan for the Ministry of Local Government, earmarking 2.2 trillion shillings to bolster d...
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UIA and Lagan Exhibit Neglect As Floods Disrupt Namanve Park Operations
A massive sinkhole and persistent flooding in Namanve Industrial Park’s South ‘C’ Estate have disrupted transport and business operations, angering investors and tr...
Bobi Wine Reportedly Leaves Uganda
The reported departure follows days of heightened tension after Kyagulanyi said he went into hiding on January 16, citing a military raid on his Magere home and fears for...
Uganda: 'You Will Never Make Us Your Slaves,' Muhoozi Tells U.S. Senator Risch
Nairobi — Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, fired back at U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch over remarks suggestin...
Aponye Empire crumbles as banks list properties for auction over debt
The business empire of the late tycoon Apollo Nyegamehe, popularly known as Aponye, has been listed for public auction after failure to clear billions in outstanding loan...
Museveni Pushes Alternative Justice Systems as Judiciary Faces Backlog
President Yoweri Museveni has urged judicial officers to prioritise Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms as a way of addressing Uganda’s long-standing case b...
Why Museveni is Firing Uganda Airlines CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki
Kampala — President Museveni has moved to remove Jenifer Bamuturaki as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, following a State House meeting held in Septemb...
Africa Catholic body urges govt to free Masaka priest
A continental network of Catholic scholars, leaders, and advocates of pastoral ministry and church studies has asked the government to immediately release detained Masaka...
Only 20% of Uganda’s 5.25 Million Registered Taxpayers Are Active – Audit
Kampala — Uganda’s Auditor General has raised concerns over the effectiveness of the country’s tax register, revealing that only about 20% of registered taxpayers a...
Museveni halts Central Bank directive on Sacco licensing
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Bank of Uganda (BoU) to halt threats and directives aimed at forcing Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (Saccos) to a...