Who Will Protect Uganda’s Older Persons When Abuse Comes from Family?
By Diana N. Kintu Kampala, Uganda: For an older person, home should be a place of safety. But Uganda is confronting a difficult reality: some of the people older persons…
Museveni Backs Multiple East African Refineries to Boost Regional Value Addition
By Caroline Nakire LAMU, Kenya President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has backed the development of multiple oil refineries in East Africa, saying countries in the region should process their petroleum resources…
Uganda, World Bank Make PIMS Mandatory for Project Approval
By Walimbwa Moses Finance Minister of State Henry Musasizi and World Bank officials during a meeting at the Ministry of Finance in Kampala where they discussed strengthening project appraisal and…
Banks Are Looking Beyond the Balance Sheet. Uganda Puts ESG in the Spotlight
By Diana N. Kintu Minister of Water and Environment Hon. Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire Briefing the press ahead of the event, A strong balance sheet is no longer the only…
World Bank, Uganda Push Faster Delivery of US$4.6bn Projects
By Walimbwa Moses Ugandan Government and World Bank officials during the Country Portfolio Performance Review held in Kampala to assess the implementation of the US$4.6 billion development portfolio. Uganda and…
Government Sets Sh79.22tn Budget Framework for FY2027/28
By Walimbwa Moses Finance Minister Henry Musasizi presents the FY2027/28 Budget Strategy during the launch of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Budget (PACOB). Government has set a preliminary Sh79.22 trillion…
“Signatures Aren’t the Measure of Success,” Minister Says as Uganda Signs New US Health Deal
By Diana N. Kintu Kampala, Uganda A deal is only as good as what it changes on the ground, and Uganda’s Finance Minister wanted that point understood before the ink…
PDM Financing Hits Shs4.3 Trillion as Beneficiaries Reach 3.57 Million
By Wakibi Iddi Government financing push worth Shs4.317 trillion has reached more than 3.5 million Ugandans under the Parish Development Model (PDM), putting billions of shillings into household enterprises as…
OPM Warns of Arrests Over Misuse of Cattle Restocking Funds
By Caroline Nakire KAMPALA – The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has warned that individuals implicated in the misuse of funds under the ongoing cattle restocking programme will be…
Uganda Taps Korean Diaspora to Drive Investment
By Caroline Nakire Uganda is seeking to harness the capital and expertise of its citizens living in the Republic of Korea to drive investment and technology transfer. The call was…