Govt Slaps New Taxes on Cigarettes, Beer
The government has announced new tax measures on cigarettes, beer, imports, and agricultural by-product exports in the 2025/26 national budget, in a bid to boost domestic...
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Museveni Urges Army Officers to Promote Prosperity, Strategic Security
President Museveni has called on UPDF officers and students undergoing various courses at the Armoured Warfare Training School - Karama, Mubende District to protect Ugan...
Cable Thieves Plunge Six Mukono Villages into Darkness
Residents of six villages in Nakisunga Sub-county, Mukono District, are reeling from a wave of night-time attacks by unidentified individuals who cut and stole electricit...
Umeme to Seek Arbitration in London Over Shs 10.62tn Claim Against Uganda Govt
Ugandan electricity distributor Umeme Limited has announced its intention to pursue international arbitration to recover a disputed sum of Shs.1.062tn from the Government...
Uganda, Korea Sign Site Evaluation Contract for Nuclear Plant in Buyende
The Government of Uganda and the Republic of Korea have taken a major step toward the realization of Uganda’s nuclear energy ambitions by signing a site evaluation serv...
UEDCL Replaces 116 Dilapidated Transformers
Power distributor, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited(UEDCL) has announced the completion of replacing at least 116 dilapidated transformers in the last two...
Museveni Rallies Kitagwenda on Homestead Income
President Museveni, accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has addressed a rally at Kichwamba Secondary School in Kitagwenda...
Leaders, Elders Clash Over Venue for Karamoja Cultural Event
Tensions are mounting in Nakapiripirit District as elders and local leaders remain at odds over the venue for this year’s Karamoja Cultural Event, despite the district...
Kitongo Residents Demand Urgent Action on Months-Long Outage
For over three months, residents of Kitongo village in Butayunja sub-county, Busujju County, Mityana District, have endured life in darkness. A persistent power outage ha...
Mbale Industrial Park conducts fire safety exercise, tips workers on emergency evacuation
Firefighters participate in emergency drill at Mbale Industrial Park.MBALE – A major industrial park in eastern Uganda, the Sino Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, has put i...