Parliament Approves Move to Increase Private UPDF Officer’s Salary
The salary of privates in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces could jump from Shs 650,000 to Shs 816,280 if a resolution reached between the defence ministry and Parliam...
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NEMA Orders Eviction of Illegal Wetland Occupants Ahead of Renewed Crackdown
Environmental authorities warn that continued encroachment on wetlands is driving flooding, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity, as enforcement operations resume nati...
Mao Calls for Reform as 12th Parliament Takes Shape
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has argued that discussion should shift to what needs to be done to make the 12th Parliament the “kind of...
Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits
Alcohol consumers and the construction industry face fresh price hikes as the government tables the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to impose higher levies on...
EU to Open Kalangala Consulate, Build Airport to Boost Uganda’s Pineapple Exports
The EU Ambassador to Uganda Jan Sadek at Kalangala Islands.The European Union has announced plans to open a Consulate General in Kalangala District and support the constr...
Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?
Prime minister Rt Hon Robinah NabanjaPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been preoccupied with arrangement for his swearing in ceremony in May but behind the curtain, a...
Alupo, Nabbanja, Babalanda, Magyezi: The 2021 Fishermen Cabinet Under The Microscope! Who Has Thrived, Who Has Faltered?
President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent ro...
EXPOSED: KIU Owner Al-Hajji Hassan Basajjabalaba Accused of Failing to Pay Local Contractor UGX 215 Million for Borehole Works at Ishaka Campus
Hassan Basajjabalaba (in blue suit with a yellow cap) during his campaigns for Entrepreneurs League chairman in the NRM CEC electionsIshaka, Bushenyi – Fresh allegation...
Govt Abandons Plan to Tax all Cash Withdrawal
Government has dropped its plan to tax all cash withdrawals after strong resistance from stakeholders, highlighting concerns over economic impact, financial inclusion, an...
At Shs 100 million per month, Dr Suruma earns five times more than Mbabazi
Dr Ezra Suruma (left) earns Shs 100 per month while Amama Mbabazi gets Shs 20 millionDr Ezra Suruma is the highest-paid senior presidential advisor in Uganda, records sho...