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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UCC Report: Mobile Money active users hit 36.7 million as Ugandans transact Shs2.37 billion in three months
More Ugandans are using mobile money, but telecom companies earned less in the first three months of 2026.New figures from the Uganda Communications Commission, using dat...
AfDB Agrees To Lend Uganda UGX2.4 Trillion For Malaba-Kampala SGR Construction
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the African Development Bank has agreed to lend Uganda, US$650Million (UGX2.452Trn) out of the required Euro2.7Bn (UGX11.864Trn)...
Govt accused of ‘drops in ocean’ as OPM disburses Shs2.8b out of Shs80b cattle restocking fund
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has commenced the disbursement of Shs2.8 billion under the long-awaited Shs80 billion national cattle restocking programme. However...
New minister Balaam inherits Local govt system plagued by graft allegations
The appointment of Balaam Barugahara as Uganda's minister for Local Government has raised expectations that he will confront corruption widely viewed as entrenched within...
Museveni scraps funding for public holiday events; money to be channeled to development priorities
The holidays most likely affected by the new policy are those usually marked with state-led national ceremonies, including Liberation Day, Janani Luwum Day, Women’s Day...
Muntu says Uganda’s anti-corruption fight must target institutions, not individuals
Former military chief Mugisha Muntu addresses party members at the Catholic Social Centre in Mbarara City on May 26, 2026. PHOTO/COSLINE NAKAHIIRA.Former presidential can...
Mbale factories create jobs for school dropouts
Before Mbale city fully wakes, the Mbale-Tirinyi road, which leads to Mbale-Sino Industrial Park, is alive with activity. Hundreds of young men and women move from either...
DR. OPUL JOSEPH, PhD: Trillions Shillings Planted Before Skills leading to Kwashiorkor Harvests: Why PDM Must Stop Watering Rocks instead of Seeds
Dear all political and technical line leaders directly /indirectly concerned with PDM ranging from H.E the President of Uganda, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Security...
Gov’t deficit lowered in April despite revenue shortfalls
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government reduced its net borrowing or fiscal deficit in the month of April, amidst the global supply disruptions and lower revenue collectio...