Govt targets 1.5 million hectares under irrigation by 2040
Despite rising investments, most Ugandan farmers remain exposed to drought due to limited irrigation access. Photo / File The government has set a target of putting 1.5 m...
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics say
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics sayBlack smoke rises behind the tents housing internally displaced Palestinian families fol...
INSIDE WORKS MINISTRY ROT! Sh500Bn Contractor Arrears, Sh533Bn PAPs Debt, Abandoned Roads & Sh40.6Bn Questionable Bills Expose Management Failures
The Ministry of Works and Transport is facing a damning audit spotlight after the Auditor General uncovered a mountain of unpaid obligations, delayed and abandoned road p...
Minister Ogwang decries poor infrastructure in govt health institutes
State Minister for Sports Peter Ogwang inspects a newly opened classroom block at Ntungamo College of Nursing and Midwifery on August 21, 2026. Minister of State for Spor...
Supreme Court Rejects Gov’t Bid to Overturn Shs50bn Henley Properties Award
KAMPALA — Uganda’s Supreme Court has dismissed an attempt by the Attorney General to overturn a Shs50 billion compensation award to Henley Properties Ltd, ruling that...
Bahati Urges East Africa to Turn $650bn Import Bill Into Industrial Opportunity
Minister Bahati addressing the 3rd Industrialisation Conference 2026 in Kampala this weekKAMPALA — State Minister for Industry David Bahati has urged East African count...
Balaam Blames Graft and 'Untouchable' Staff for Paralysing Local Government Services
Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara has warned that corruption, alleged interference in recruitment and officials shielding themselves from accountability are und...
Tayebwa Bans Committee Sittings During Plenary
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has directed parliamentary committees to stop sitting during plenary and ordered MPs and ministers to attend afternoon plenary sessions, say...
Saudi Arabia, Arab, Muslim countries condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, warn they threaten ceasefire efforts
Saudi Arabia, Arab, Muslim countries condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, warn they threaten ceasefire effortsMore than two-and-a-half years later, Gaza remains mired in a se...
Masaka Leaders Raise Alarm over Rights Abuses in Illegal Fishing Crackdown
Leaders in Masaka District have raised concerns over what they describe as persistent human rights violations and unfair prosecution of suspects arrested by the Uganda Pe...