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...
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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Parliament has withdrawn the Traffic & Road Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2026, halting plans to reduce the vehicle import age limit from 15 to 13 years.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...
Parliament Passes Tax Bills Amid Concerns Over Rising Cost of Living
Parliament of Uganda has approved a raft of tax measures expected to raise Shs1.8 trillion for the 2026/27 budget, including a controversial fuel levy increase, despite c...
Fuel Crisis Hits Tororo as Stations Run Dry
A growing fuel crisis has gripped Tororo, with many petrol stations running dry, long queues forming at the few operational pumps, and prices rising sharply from Shs5,000...
MAO PLEADS WITH MPS: Shun The ‘Flag Bearer’ Of Corruption & Vote Me in for a Clean Parliament & To Increase Your Re-election Chances in 2031
Known for not mincing words whenever he is handed the microphone, Laroo-Pece MP-elect Norbert Mao on Tuesday warned that MPs in the 12th parliament risk facing voter back...
Legal Experts Question Presidential Pardon in Ongoing Corruption Cases
Lawyers warn move could undermine judicial independence and weaken anti-corruption enforcement mechanisms.Legal experts and political commentators have raised concerns ov...
Namayingo gold rush turns deadly as unsafe pits kill four monthly
At least four people die monthly in gold mining accidents in Namayingo District, Eastern Uganda as an unregulated rush for the precious minerals draws unemployed youth in...
OFWONO OPONDO: M7 Will Have No One To Blame If He Doesn’t Deliver Big Things & Transform Uganda in the next five years
In his latest weekend column, older persons’ MP-elect Ofwono Opondo characteristically took no prisoners. And those who suffered his veiled wrath included Speakership c...
Ssenyonyi Says MP Nakimuli Drove Herself to Hospital for Ill-Fated Surgery
Opposition MPs are in shock after Kalangala Woman MP Hellen Nakimuli died during surgery, with Opposition Leader Joel Ssenyonyi revealing she personally drove herself to...
Street Boys Fill Gap Amid 60% Plastic Crisis
Peter Lotimo on red and another street boy picking waste plastic bottles along one of the streets in Soroti CitySOROTI – Every morning before the streets of Soroti retu...