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...
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Uganda Secures $521m Global Fund Grant for Health Fight
Kampala — Uganda has received a significant boost in its fight against major infectious diseases after the country secured a USD 521 million grant under the Global Fund...
Gov’t Tables Shs84.2 Trillion Budget, Confirms Salary Enhancements and PAYE Relief
The government has unveiled a proposed UGX84.2 trillion national budget for the Financial Year 2026/2027, with projected domestic revenue of UGX44.5 trillion, as part of...
Most Marketable University Courses In Uganda 2026
Every year, thousands of Ugandan students make one of the most consequential decisions of their lives with very little reliable information to guide them. Which course sh...
Govt Freezes New Road Projects as Budget Shortfall Forces Shift to Clearing Arrears
Government has halted new road construction projects for the 2026/27 financial year and will instead prioritise completing ongoing works and clearing nearly Shs948 billio...
Tax Push Sparks Backlash as Experts Warn Shs4.8tn Drive Could Stifle Growth
Economists and tax experts warn that government’s plan to raise Shs4.8 trillion through new taxes, including a fuel levy, could increase inflation, slow construction ac...
How Mobile Money Taxes Are Squeezing Life Ouf of Small Businesses
Rising mobile money transaction and withdrawal charges are increasingly eating into the profits of small businesses in Uganda, with traders and MSMEs warning that the hig...
Uganda sets dates for EALA by-election
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Parliament of Uganda has released the official roadmap for by-elections to fill two vacant seats in the 5th East African Legislative Assembly...
NRM Henchman Warns M7, Wife Janet On Attending Endless 2026 Election Victory Celebrations Parties…
National Resistance Movement (NRM) political activists who also double as the chairperson of the children and grandchildren of the 1981 war veterans in the Luwero Triangl...
Government warns Ugandan fuel companies over ‘superficial’ pump price hikes
As of Friday, pump prices exceeded Shs 5,300 at some outlets such as TotalEnergies, yet according to PS Batebe, Uganda has fuel stocks lasting over two monthsUganda’s g...