Uganda Shilling rebounds as government eyes oil-era forex inflows
Bank of Uganda data shows the local currency briefly strengthened further to about Shs3,646 per dollar earlier this week before surrendering some gains as demand for fore...
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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...
Police Arrest Over 3,600 Traffic Offenders in Week-Long Road Safety Crackdown
Uganda Police have arrested 3,691 motorists and motorcycle riders during a nationwide traffic enforcement operation targeting reckless road users, as authorities intensif...
Banks Approved Loans Worth UGX2.03Tn In April Out Of The Requested UGX4.074Tn-Report
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revealed that in April 2026, the Supervised Financial Institutions approved loans worth UGX2.053Trn out of...
STANBIC BANK’S TAX NIGHTMARE: URA Walks Away with UGX 11 Trillion Business Over Unpaid Taxes
Stanbic Bank Uganda is suffering a devastating reputational loss after the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), recently moved to withdraw all its accounts from the bank, effe...
UPDF Infrastructure Projects Praised as Deputy Land Force Commander Urges Tight Control of Development Funds
The Deputy Commander Land Force, Maj Gen Joseph Ssemwanga, has commended ongoing UPDF infrastructure developments in Masindi and Kakiri, while urging stricter accountabil...
UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning
KAMPALA — In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s power sector, the interim leadership at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has...
Kasese Municipality to resume demolishing illegal structures
Religious and educational institutions operating in temporary wooden and iron-sheet structures in Kasese Municipality have been directed to relocate to permanent brick bu...
MP Cadet Buturo commissions Shs6m community water project in Rubirizi
The project, valued at more than Shs6 million, is expected to improve access to safe water for hundreds of residents who have for years struggled with water shortages and...
Ntungamo Residents Fear Disease Outbreak Amid Worsening Drainage and Sanitation Crisis
Residents of Ntungamo Municipality are raising alarm over blocked drainage channels, overflowing sewage and poor waste disposal practices, warning that deteriorating sani...