Parliament has approved a government request to borrow €500 million, comprising €270 million from Afreximbank and €230 million from Ecobank Uganda and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to…
Kampala is facing a slow-burning ecological crisis. New data presented at the Wetland Situational Analysis and Draft Kampala City Wetland Strategy meeting reveals that the city has lost over 2,000…
Uganda’s fight against corruption has renewed momentum, with the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) recovering Shs4.2 billion from corrupt individuals and institutions across the country in just six months. However, the…
The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has secured a $800 million (UGX 2.92 trillion) financing agreement from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to…
The government needed to borrow more than it had planned to during the month of April 2025 as revenue expectations were not met. This is because its operations during the…
Parliament has passed the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025, that will see civilians tried in the courts martial. The Bill introduces sweeping reforms to the military justice system,…
The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued a nationwide ban on the public display of national examination results, warning that such practices violate Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act,…
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has reaffirmed its commitment to clear all outstanding domestic arrears within the next three years. Appearing before the Budget Committee, Minister of…
Parliament has passed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, approving government spending of an additional Shs4.86 trillion to meet urgent and unforeseen expenditure needs above the budget for the Financial Year…
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has registered 3,623 marriages in just six months since taking over the mandate from the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), marking a major…
