Parliament passes UGX 84.3 trillion budget for next financial year
Parliament today approved and passed the 84.3 trillion shilling budget for the 2026/27 financial year, aimed at consolidating the NRM government’s achievements and prom...
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Court Allows Newspaper, Email Service in Petition Against Persis Namuganza
IGANGA: The High Court in Iganga has cleared the way for an election petition against State Minister Persis Namuganza to move forward after allowing the petitioner to ser...
Teachers stuck in debt trap
Today’s economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of educat...
Lugoloobi Breaks Ground for Shs500m Market to Resettle Vendors Affected by Kayunga Crackdown
Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi has launched the construction of a Shs500 million market in Kayunga Town aimed at resettling vendors affected by the recent demoliti...
Parliament passes Lotteries and Gaming Bill introducing 30% tax, targets Shs24b annual revenue
Parliament has passed the Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing a harmonised 30 percent tax on betting and gaming activities with a projection of an an...
Anita Among Invites CDF Muhoozi to Lecture MPs on Security Cooperation
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has invited Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to address Members of Parliament on how the legislature can strengthen c...
Parliament Rejects Tax on ‘Kyeyo’ Earnings, Non-Business Asset Sales
KAMPALA, Uganda – Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans living and...
Why Ainomugisha cut her tubes at age of 24
At 25, Mary Ashley Ainomugisha is sure of herself, her body, and the life she wants to lead. A self-proclaimed feminist, she describes herself as an online activist for w...
High Court Halts Uganda Music Promoters SACCO Operations Over Fraud Dispute
The High Court in Kampala has temporarily stopped the Uganda Music Promoters Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited (SACCO) from operating, following a dispute ov...
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...