Oil Fuels Uganda’s Return to Double -Digit Growth
By Diana N Kintu Uganda’s economy is projected to expand by 10.2 per cent in FY 2026/27, marking the country’s first return to double-digit growth since the 1990s. Finance Minister…
PDM Reaches Over Four Million Beneficiaries Nationwide
By Diana N Kintu The Parish Development Model (PDM) has reached more than four million beneficiaries across the country, according to Finance Minister Henry Musasizi, who presented the FY 2026/27…
APEX Assessment Finds Moderate Progress, Calls for Stronger Execution
By Diana N Kintu The Office of the President has convened a Pre-APEX meeting to deliberate on the endline assessment of the implementation status of the 23 Presidential Strategic Guidelines…
PS Opens Masaka Workshop, Urges Stronger Extension Services for PDM
Diana N Kintu The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Local Government, Mr Ben Kumumanya, has officially opened a stakeholder workshop in the Greater Masaka Sub-region, calling for strengthened extension…
One Market, One Currency, H.E. Calls For Faster East African Union
By Diana N Kintu President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for accelerated regional integration within the East African Community (EAC), emphasising the need for improved infrastructure, enhanced trade cooperation, and…
What the Employment (Amendment) Act, 2025 Means for Employers and Employees
Ssenkayi Marvin Ezra Uganda’s employment law has received its most significant overhaul in nearly two decades. On 29 April 2026, the President assented to the Employment (Amendment) Act, 2025, a…
Heroes’ Day 2026 to Be Marked Virtually Amid Ebola Precautions
By Diana N Kintu Uganda will commemorate the 37th Heroes’ Day Anniversary on 9 June 2026 in a scientifically managed format at State House, Entebbe, with strict observance of Standard…
‘’Recruitment into UPDF is Free, Report Fraudsters,” Army Warns
By Diana N. Kintu The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched the General Recruitment Exercise 2026, urging Ugandans to seize the opportunity to serve their country while warning against…
H.E. Museveni Launches Construction of Kidepo International Airport in Karamoja
By Diana N. Kintu President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially launched the construction of Kidepo International Airport in Karenga District, a project expected to transform tourism, trade and investment in…
New Ministers Sworn In as Uganda’s Cabinet Begins Work
By Caroline .N President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Uganda’s newly appointed ministers at State House, Entebbe, officially ushering in the country’s new Cabinet for…