Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits
The Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has thrown its support behind the government’s proposed increase in excise duty on undenatured spirits below 80% alcoholic con...
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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...
NRM Denies Shs100m Payout Claims, Says MPs Received Shs20m
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has dismissed claims that its Members of Parliament were each paid Shs100 million following a recent retreat at the National...
Uganda converts Shs7.78t central bank advance into long-term debt as borrowing pressures rise
Government has quietly converted a Shs7.78 trillion temporary advance from the Bank of Uganda into long term public debt, a move that will see taxpayers commit to years o...
MTN, Airtel Ask Gov’t to Reduce Mobile Money Withdrawal Charges
PARLIAMENT – MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda have urged the government to slash the excise duty on mobile money withdrawals from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent and introduce...
Ministries warn of service delivery crisis over budget shortfalls
Government officials who attendef the National Performance Review Conference at MunyonyoSector ministries have raised concern over inadequate budget funding, warning that...
Imam Kasozi Questions Kyankwanzi Retreat Priorities
Political analyst Imam Iddi Kasozi has criticised the NRM Kyankwanzi retreat, questioning its focus, rising political theatrics, and the allocation of Shs100 million to M...
Ssemujju Slams Shs100m 'Cash Bonanza' to Kyankwanzi Participants
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and Jimmy Akena have criticised President Museveni’s Shs 100 million pledge to MPs-elect who attended the Kyankwanzi retreat, warning that the p...
KCCA road works lag as Parliament raises alarm over funding gaps, flood risk
The Committee is also concerned that disbursement is performance-linked, meaning that continued slow progress will directly reduce KCCA's access to programme funds and je...
VERY LAUGHABLE: "Museveni Will Sell His Cows and Milk to Get Money to Give Each MP Shs100m" – Minister
Closing the 2026 NRM leaders’ retreat in Kyankwanzi, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pledged financial support to newly elected legislators. Museveni said MPs would re...