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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Uganda's Treacherous Path: A Shs34tn Gamble on Debt and Unproven Revenue
A stark warning has been issued from the corridors of parliamentary oversight, painting a grim picture of Uganda's fiscal health.The Shadow Minister for Finance, Ibrahim...
District Leadership Moves to Decongest Camp Amid Land Wrangles and Hygiene Concerns
In a bid to address growing humanitarian and environmental concerns, district leaders have begun engaging residents of a congested camp to reduce its population, with par...
Traffic Police Halts Express Fines to Allow Driver Education on New Road Laws
The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has temporarily suspended the issuance of fines under new traffic regulations, citing the need to educate motorists before full...
Absa Seeks to Boost Digital Payment With New Shs200M Cards Rewards Campaign
Absa Bank Uganda has launched a new customer campaign, Play Your Cards Right, which will reward 14 lucky winners with cash prizes totaling shs200 million.Running from Jun...
NIRA unveils online ID pre-registration portal as mass renewal exercise begins
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has launched an online pre-registration portal on its website, allowing Ugandans to begin the ID registratio...
NRM Probes Electoral Interference by Senior Party Leaders and MPs
The ruling party's Electoral Commission has launched investigations into alleged meddling by legislators and top leaders in ongoing internal elections, vowing to expose o...
Brown Sugar Prices Spike as Global Weather Shocks Disrupt Supply
The price of brown sugar has soared across Uganda, with consumers and traders alike feeling the pinch of global supply disruptions and erratic weather that has battered p...
Museveni Commissions Shs54bn USMID Road Project in Kasese Municipality
President Museveni has commissioned a 7-kilometre road network in Kasese Municipality, constructed under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID...
Tororo Councillors Storm District Offices Over Shs596m Property Tax
A delegation of angry councillors from Kayoro Sub-county in Tororo District on Monday stormed the district local government offices, demanding urgent action over what the...