Uganda, Japan sign contract for construction of new Karuma Bridge
The new Karuma Bridge is expected to improve road safety, reduce travel time and support economic growth by ensuring uninterrupted movement of passengers and cargo along...
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Uganda Shilling rebounds as government eyes oil-era forex inflows
Bank of Uganda data shows the local currency briefly strengthened further to about Shs3,646 per dollar earlier this week before surrendering some gains as demand for fore...
Ugandan general (the president's son) says $3.1bn railway project with Turkish contractor "cancelled"
Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that th...
Court Denies Mandatory Bail to NUP’s Mufumbiro
The Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kawempe-Kanyanya denied a mandatory bail application filed by jailed National Unity Platform’s Deputy Party Spokesperson, Alex Waiswa...
FY 2026/27 National Budget Reading Set for June 11
KAMPALA — The Government will on June 11, 2026, present the national budget for the 2026/27 financial year, with officials promising a private sector-driven spending pl...
I’m Not Your ATM Machine — Tayebwa Tells New MPs as He Reveals Shs10m Daily Pocket Money for Bailouts
Newly reelected Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has warned newly-elected Members of Parliament against treating the offices of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker...
M7 Tells IGG to Avoid Auditor General’s Office in the Anita Among Investigations, Says That Office Has to be Probed
President Museveni is deliberate about the IGG playing a very big role in the Anita Among investigations in order to sanitize and give credibility to the entire exercise...
Architectural firm fined Shs446m over Kabira Country Club expansion project
The Commercial Court has ordered an architectural firm to refund more than USD132,000 (about Shs446 million) to Meera Investment Ltd after finding that it breached a cons...
BREAKING: Starlink gets license in Uganda
President Museveni has today witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and operational license agreement between the Uganda Communications Commission and S...
Guide to MPs’ swearing-in ceremony
day after the swearing-in of the President, the Parliament of Uganda commences the swearing-in of its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs). Over 500 legislators of t...