Parliament Orders URC Boss to Face CID Over ‘Vanished’ Wagons
In a dramatic escalation of oversight, Parliament has ordered the Managing Director of the Uganda Railways Corporation to record a statement with the Criminal Investigati...
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Gov’t Releases FY2026/2027 First Quarter Funds, Targets Economic Growth and Better Service Delivery
KAMPALA — The Government of Uganda has released expenditure limits for the first quarter of the Financial Year 2026/2027, prioritising programmes aimed at boosting...
10 Major Infrastructure Projects Transforming Uganda (2026)
Uganda is investing heavily in transport, oil, aviation, and energy infrastructure to support long-term industrial growth.Mega projects like EACOP, SGR, and oil fields ar...
Ugandan general (the president's son) says $3.1bn railway project with Turkish contractor "cancelled"
Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 tha...
Gen Kainerugaba announces SGR contract cancellation, orders PLU protest at Turkish Embassy
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said Uganda cancelled its $3 billion SGR contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi and has called for a PLU demonstration at the Turkish Embassy...
Government agencies faulted over failure to implement Museveni’s key directives
Milly Babalanda, the minister for the Presidency, attributed the poor performance partly to the tendency of government institutions to work in isolation rather than colla...
16 players who could use World Cup to get a big transfer in Europe
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest stage in sports, and thanks to an expanded 48-team format for 2026, every player knows this is the biggest audience they'll ever command...
Fuel tankers must get off roads once oil pipeline is complete – Museveni
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has renewed a push to move petroleum transportation off Uganda’s roads and into pipelines, a strategy that could dramati...
AfDB Agrees To Lend Uganda UGX2.4 Trillion For Malaba-Kampala SGR Construction
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the African Development Bank has agreed to lend Uganda, US$650Million (UGX2.452Trn) out of the required Euro2.7Bn (UGX11.864Trn)...
Today in History: Uganda Welcomes First-ever Visit by a Sitting Turkish President
The two-day state visit, which ran from May 31 to June 1, saw President ErdoÄŸan hold talks with Ugandan President Museveni at State House Entebbe as both leaders sough...