Speaker budget grows seven times over six years
Parliament Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth (2nd right) leaves Parliament chambers after presiding over plenary session on May 28, 2026. PHOTO/ PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA X HANDLET...
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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...
I’m Not Your ATM Machine — Tayebwa Tells New MPs as He Reveals Shs10m Daily Pocket Money for Bailouts
Newly reelected Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has warned newly-elected Members of Parliament against treating the offices of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker...
From Prado to Boda Boda: The Untold Story of Government Suppliers
For many businesses in Uganda, securing a government contract feels like hitting the jackpot. The moment word spreads that someone has landed a deal, everything changes...
A TURN OF THE TIDE: Uganda Unveils Homegrown Anti-Tick Vaccine in Major Leap for Africa’s Livestock Sector
President Yoweri Museveni commissions the NARO anti-tick vaccine production plant at Nakyesasa, in Wakiso district on 30th April 2026.On April 30th, 2026, Uganda marked a...
Giant National Flag on Mbuya Hill Becomes Kampala Landmark Amid Military Visibility Debate
New flag mast at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in MbuyaKAMPALA, Uganda — Perched atop Mbuya Hill...
Billions Shared as Ugandans Struggle! The President Speaks Out
letter written by President Yoweri Museveni to the Attorney General, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has caused serious public debate across Uganda. In the letter dated 3rd May 20...
How Museveni defeated rebels in W. Nile, Buganda
The rebellions that confronted President Museveni after 1986 were not confined to Acholi, Teso or the eastern border areas. Along Uganda’s western and north-western fro...
New PAYE direction raises more questions than answers
There is a silent frustration growing among Ugandan employees. Not because people do not want to pay taxes.Most salaried workers already understand that taxation is part...
LIST: Names of 12th Parliament MPs (2026-2031) and their Swearing-in Dates
The exercise for the swearing-in of Members of Parliament-Elect of the 12th Parliament has started. MPs will be sworn in on May 13, 14 and 15, 2026 at Parliament House. I...