Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargain...
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Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license
Sugarcane farmers and leaders across Kagadi, Kibaale, and Kakumiro districts in Greater Kibaale, Bunyoro sub-region, are increasingly frustrated as continued delays in li...
Kabale–Mparo Road Deterioration Disrupts Transport and Trade
Road users along the Kabale–Mparo road in Kabale District have raised serious concerns over the deteriorating condition of the road, saying it is negatively affecting t...
Museveni Commissions New UGX1.1 Trillion Cement Plant In Moroto, Warns URA off Taxes
Uganda’s heavy reliance on imported clinker—costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars annually—has long strained the economy and limited the growth of loc...
Amongi Slams Aceng’s Witchcraft Remarks
Gender Minister Betty Amongi has hit back at Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng over allegations of witchcraft in the Lira City Woman MP race, escalating a political feud ma...
Fuel Levy Approved: MPs Clear UGX200 Tax Despite Public Outcry, Opposition Warns Of Economic Pain
Parliament has approved Government’s proposal to impose a UGX200 excise levy on every litre of fuel, a move expected to generate about UGX450 billion in additional reve...
Shs46bn Idle Funds for Science Ministry leave MPs furious
The Budget Committee has summoned officials from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to explain why Shs 46 billion meant for innovation remains unuti...
Bill Seeking to Ban Importation of Cars Older than 13 Years Collapses: Parliament’s rejection of the proposed 13-year vehicle import limit underscores the difficult balance between environmental reform and economic reality
Parliament has withdrawn the Traffic & Road Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2026, halting plans to reduce the vehicle import age limit from 15 to 13 years. Lawmakers cited affor...
Today in History: Supreme Court Upholds Museveni Victory in Split 2001 Election Ruling
The majority held that although clear breaches of electoral law had occurred, the petitioner had not sufficiently proved that these irregularities were significant enough...
Museveni too old, mentally exhausted to run Uganda – Andrew Mwenda insists
Andrew Mwenda argues that President Museveni’s age and fatigue are weakening his judgement, leading to risky decisions on major government investments.Journalist and po...