Govt Slaps New Taxes on Cigarettes, Beer
The government has announced new tax measures on cigarettes, beer, imports, and agricultural by-product exports in the 2025/26 national budget, in a bid to boost domestic...
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Museveni Directs Use of Local Content in Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi–Kisoro Road Project
KABALE — President Museveni has directed the contractors of the Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi–Kisoro–Mgahinga road project to prioritise the use of local content in the ex...
PFF Criticizes Govt Spending on Heroes Day Celebrations
The opposition political party People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has lashed out at Ugandan government officials for allegedly misusing taxpayers’ money during the annu...
Grader Breakdown Stalls Vital Road Repair in Lira's Agali Sub-county
Rehabilitation of a crucial nine-kilometre road in Agali Sub-County, Lira District, has stalled following the breakdown of the district’s only functional grader, despit...
No Highway Should Be Allowed to Deteriorate, Says Katumba
Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has pledged urgent government action to restore Uganda’s collapsing highways, beginning with the Kampala–Jinja...
Kisoro MP Urges Municipal Leaders to Prioritize Essential Services Over Delayed Market Project
Hon. Kwizera Urges Kisoro Leaders to Prioritize Residents’ Needs Over Matip MarketKisoro, Uganda – The Member of Parliament for Bukimbiri County, Hon. Eddie Kwizera...
Brown Sugar Prices Spike as Global Weather Shocks Disrupt Supply
The price of brown sugar has soared across Uganda, with consumers and traders alike feeling the pinch of global supply disruptions and erratic weather that has battered p...
Gen. Saleh Preaches Prosperity to Boda Boda Union Leaders
The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen Salim Saleh, has called for unity among the leadership of boda boda riders in various parts of the country.G...
Smuggled to Dust: URA Destroys Over 100 Tonnes of Unstamped Goods in Nakasongola
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has destroyed more than 100 tons of goods found without Digital Tax Stamps (DTS), intensifying its crackdown on tax evasion and substan...
Kitongo Residents Demand Urgent Action on Months-Long Outage
For over three months, residents of Kitongo village in Butayunja sub-county, Busujju County, Mityana District, have endured life in darkness. A persistent power outage ha...