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...
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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...
Inside Uganda’s Boda Boda Road Safety Crisis
They are on the road before dawn and still riding long after dark, threading through Kampala’s gridlocked streets for fares that rarely exceed a few thousand shill...
Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%
Government’s plan to double taxes on used clothes signals renewed industrial ambition but risks squeezing low-income consumers and destabilising a fragile garments...
Uganda’s impeding debt crisis
In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a...
SEMUJJU NGANDA: Anita Among Isn’t as Powerful as Andrew Mwenda Portrayed Her
PFF Secretary General Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda vigorously pushed back against journalist Peter Kibaazo’s view during a special edition of Radio Simba’s Lutin...
Moroto vendors’ pleas fall on deaf ears as eviction drive starts
The grader demolishing some of the containers along Moroto town main street.Moroto, Uganda | URN | Despite local leaders’ attempts to halt the eviction, municipal...
BWANIKA JOSEPH: Are Bobi Wine’s critics ready to offer real solutions to Uganda’s challenges?
Uganda’s political conversation is increasingly defined by sharp bombastic and personalized attacks, with National Unity Platform Leader H.E Bobi Wine often at the...
Mbarara Traders Cry Blood as City Crackdown Leaves Thousands Homeless, Goods Seized in Ruthless Town Clean-Up
Tears, anger and desperation have engulfed the streets of Mbarara after a sweeping city council operation to restore “order†turned into a full-blown eviction...
MPs urge caution as government moves to ban old taxis
A number of legislators have expressed mixed reactions to a government proposal to phase out old taxis from Kampala and other urban roads, as authorities push to improve...