URA Seizes Massive Consignment of Smuggled Mobile Phones, Suspect Arrested
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded an enormous consignment of mobile phones, estimated to fill nearly a full shipping container. The taxman believes the value of th...
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Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks
Uganda is deepening its involvement in the International Criminal Court through judicial nominations and representation, but shifting global power dynamics, US opposition...
Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks
Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks re...
Govt Warns Fuel Dealers Against Hoarding as Prices Surge
The State Minister for Trade, David Bahati, has warned of government action against fuel dealers suspected of hoarding products and distorting prices amid rising pump cos...
Uganda’s petrol will last 19 days, government says
Uganda has 70.5 million litres of petrol, enough to last 19 days, according to a government update released on April 21, 2026.In a press statement, the Ministry of Energy...
Landlocked Uganda Beats Europe, East Africa on Fuel Prices
Uganda has secured incoming fuel shipments totaling more than 450 million litres, with authorities saying the deliveries will reinforce national reserves and sustain one...
Missile chemicals from China found on seized Iranian ship in Hormuz? Here’s what Nikki Haley claims
Former US envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley, member of Donald Trump’s Republican Party, has claimed that an Iranian vessel recently intercepted by the US Nav...
CMI Joins State House in Probe of Shs 13Bn Gold Scam
The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) has joined the State House Anti-Corruption Unit in investigating a high-profile gold scam in which investors lost approxima...
Uganda fuel prices rise modestly amid global tensions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s fuel prices have edged up by around 5% amid rising tensions in the Middle East, but strong reserves and reforms in the...
Uganda rejects Kenya's request to access its fuel reserves
Reports from Kenya say Nairobi had asked to tap Uganda’s petrol stocks as a temporary measure and promised to replace the fuel once delayed shipments arrived.Ugand...