The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released 99% of the funds budgeted for the financial year 2024/2025. This follows the final quarterly release of 19.79 trillion shillings—25.64%…
Uganda Airlines has strengthened its commitment to aviation safety and environmental sustainability by spearheading a community cleanup at Kigungu Landing Site, a lakeside settlement directly behind Entebbe International Airport. This…
Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi, contracted by the Ugandan government to build the 273-kilometer Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Malaba to Kampala, has delivered heavy construction machinery to the site and…
Finance Ministry Tables Seven Tax Bills Ahead of 2025/2026 Budget The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has gazetted seven Bills and presented them to Parliament ahead of the…
How Decomposing Algae Robs the Lake of Oxygen and Suffocates Aquatic Life A pungent, sulphur-like stench rising off the surface of Lake Victoria has alarmed communities along its shoreline. Still,…
Since 2014, obtaining a national ID in Uganda has been a slow, centralized process that often requires long trips to National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) offices. However, with the…
Uganda is on the verge of rolling out a new framework of social media regulation, one that has triggered anxiety among civil society groups, content creators, and internet freedom advocates.…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is facing accusations of using chemical weapons in South Sudan, but the military has strongly denied these claims. Reports circulating on social media allege…
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has launched a major crackdown on non-compliant businesses, announcing plans to permanently deregister at least 10,001 companies. The move, according to URSB, is aimed…
