Oil pipeline layoffs signal job cuts surge in sector
As construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) nears completion, the project company has initiated mass layoffs in Uganda and Tanzania, triggering anxiety...
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PDM Boosts Household Incomes as Ntungamo Farmers Scale Coffee and Piggery Enterprises
The Parish Development Model is steadily reshaping rural livelihoods in Ntungamo District, with Shs46.2 billion already disbursed to 129 parishes to support smallholder e...
Fuel-Saving German Tech Comes to Uganda amidst Rising Prices
A German-Engineered fuel-saving technology, Fuel Eco Tec (FET), has entered the Ugandan market targeting motorists stretched by high fuel consumption. FET is designed to...
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...
Govt to save Shs24b in holiday spending cuts
The government expects to save about Shs24 billion annually after suspending funding for national public holiday celebrations beginning Financial Year (FY)2026/2027, the...
Why President Museveni’s New Cabinet Must Prioritise a Vocational Institute in Rural Masaka to Unlock Youth Employment
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,I write this open letter at a defining moment in Uganda’s governance journey, follow...
New Busoga MPs seek end to political infighting hindering development
Chairperson of Busoga sub-region MPs and Luuka South MP Stephen Kisa (holding the microphone) addresses the gathering alongside fellow Members of the 12th Parliament of U...
Uganda’s Pineapple Farmers Break into Global Markets
On 14 May 2026, Uganda marked a historic milestone by flagging-off the inaugural export of 104 metric tonnes of canned pineapple from Deshiburg Factory to ChinaWhen pinea...
Experts Call for Reduction of Mobile Money Withdrawal Tax
Economists, researchers and small business operators are urging government to reduce the 0.5 percent excise duty on mobile money withdrawals, warning that high transactio...
Parliament Officially Approves Museveni Decision to Increase Number of Ministers
The decision followed a motion tabled before the House by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, shortly after Parliament approved her appointment together with that of Vice Pr...