Who is incoming UEDCL board chair Stella-Marie Biwaga?
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, has named Ms Stella-Marie Biwaga as interim Board chairperson for Uganda Electricity Distribution Comp...
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Janet Museveni Celebrates 40-Year Impact of UWESO, Calls for Continued Investment in Vulnerable Children
First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni, has reflected on the four-decade journey of the Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)...
Labour Day: Inside Mbale park’s daily influx of young workers
At the break of dawn, before Mbale City fully wakes, the Mbale-Kampala road, which leads to Mbale-Sino Industrial Park, is already alive.Thousands of young men and women...
Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance
After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ lead...
Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down On Counterfeits & Unsafe Medicines
President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit med...
Tororo Authorities Replace Contractor on Delayed Aturukuku Seed School Project
Shs2.6 billion school project in Tororo has stalled despite extensions and added funding, prompting a contractor change and renewed scrutiny of procurement practices, con...
Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargain...
Nelson Mandela grandchild joins Uganda’s Jane Acilo in empowerment drive
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Thursday evening, between the two nonprofits, launching strategic collaborations that will...
Parliament Passes National Teachers Bill Without Degree Requirement — But Teachers Who Violate Standards Now Face Five Years In Jail
Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill after removing one of its most contentious provisions — a clause that would have made a bachelor’s degree in educatio...
Parliament Passes National Teachers Bill to Overhaul Uganda’s Education Sector
Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill, 2024, with significant amendments aimed at redefining the standards of education in Uganda.The legislation marks a histo...