Uganda Maintains Mid-2026 First Oil Target Despite Auditor General Concerns
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda has reaffirmed that the country remains on course to achieve its long-awaited first oil by mid-2026, pushing back against concerns raise...
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Opposition Unveils Alternative Budget, Warns of 'Illusion' of Economic Growth
Uganda’s opposition has tabled an alternative Shs71.4 trillion budget, warning that rising debt obligations and rigid expenditures are squeezing service delivery, while...
Museveni Urges Coffee Farmers To Support Zero Export Of Unprocessed Raw Materials
RUKIGA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni called on coffee farmers to support the government’s push to stop the export of unprocessed raw materials, saying the move...
Inside Centenary Bank’s Anti-Fraud Technology Protecting Customers’ Money
As digital banking adoption accelerates across East Africa, concerns over cybercrime continue to grow, with fraudsters increasingly targeting unsuspecting users through s...
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...
DPP Pushes Digital Transformation to Strengthen Justice Delivery
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has launched a high-level engagement with regional officers to accelerate its digital strategy, focusing on impro...
Here’s why AI is Uganda’s fastest route to a $500 billion economy
It is a bold call to embrace the one laptop per child policy and digitize education to achieve Uganda’s $500 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dream and accelerate E...
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Expands Electric Fleet with New Kayoola E-Coaches
Entebbe — Kiira Motors Corporation has delivered two additional 13-metre Kayoola Electric Coaches to the Civil Aviation Authority, expanding the national electric bus f...
Heavy container trucks, fuel tankers must get off Ugandan roads - Museveni declares in Kenya
Museveni explained that Uganda’s roads currently carry passengers, light cargo, heavy goods and petroleum products at the same time, creating congestion and inefficienc...
Uganda’s Public Debt Hits Record UGX 130 Trillion as Domestic Borrowing Surge Raises Alarm
KAMPALA – Uganda’s public debt has surged to a record US$34.86 billion (UGX 130.84 trillion) as of December 2025, piling fresh pressure on the government’s fiscal m...