Tororo–Busia Road Corner Junction Vendors Evacuated in Trade Order Enforcement
Several vendors operating along Tororo–Busia Road at Corner Junction have been left searching for alternative business space after Tororo Municipality and Osukuru...
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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 ba...
Uganda Railways Launches Pilot Passenger Train Service to Ease Kampala Traffic
KAMPALA – Uganda Railways Corporation has taken a significant step toward reviving passenger rail transport with the launch of a pilot train service transporting s...
Kitgum High Court Clears 70 Cases in Five-Day Plea Bargaining Camp
In a sustained effort to address the backlog of criminal cases and ease congestion in correctional facilities, the Kitgum High Court has successfully concluded a five-day...
Uganda Parliament Passes Law to Expand Magistrates’ Jurisdiction
Committee chairperson, Hon. Baka MugabiKAMPALA – A new law aimed at increasing the financial jurisdiction of magistrates, enhancing sentencing powers and streamlin...
Kawempe Hospital Downgrade Could Set Back Uganda’s Healthcare, Director Warns
Kampala, Uganda | The Executive Director of Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Byaruhanga Kayogoza, has raised concerns that any move to downgrade Kawempe H...
MPs urge caution as government moves to ban old taxis
A number of legislators have expressed mixed reactions to a government proposal to phase out old taxis from Kampala and other urban roads, as authorities push to improve...
Over 1,000 traders affected as Iganga authorities crack down on illegal kiosks
Iganga Municipality has demolished roadside kiosks and illegal structures affecting over 1,000 traders in a major enforcement operation aimed at decongesting the town and...
Stakeholders raise pertinent questions about bodaboda ban from Kampala city center
Safeboda for instance, questioned how riders from areas such as Najjera or Kira would complete trips to destinations within the central business district if bodabodas are...
Time to reorganise Kampala’s transport network
As the city gradually returns to normal with the removal of street vendors, now is the perfect time to reorganize the transportation sector as well. I understand it might...