[Nile Post] Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng told Parliament on Friday that the funding withdrawn were covering key programs such as HIV/Aids (Shs243.2 billion), malaria (Shs121 billion), tuberculosis (Shs60.2 billion), and human resource support (Shs67.8 billion).
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Government has presented a Shs40.7 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, outlining significant investments across key sectors to drive economic growth and development.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Government has revised the loan request to buy out electricity distribution company, UMEME, from over US$190 million, to over US$118 million.
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MGLSD), in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has launched a Migrant Workers' Support Centre at the ministry's headquarters.
[Nile Post] Magogo's comments came in response to widespread complaints on social media about the prices for tickets to games at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
[Nile Post] The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes Region H.E Huang Xia yesterday paid a courtesy call to President Museveni at State House Entebbe.
[Nile Post] The Busoga Malaria Eradication Project, spearheaded by Kazibwe in partnership with the Busoga Health Forum, aims to combat the disease through mass screening, treatment, and extensive indoor residual spraying.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Government has tabled before Parliament the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, aimed at allocating up to Shs4.8 trillion to critical priorities including defence, security and infrastructure.
[Independent (Kampala)] Equity Group Holdings has registered 12% growth in Profit After Tax to US$377million (Kshs. 48.8 billion) up from US$377million (Kshs. 43.7 billion) for the period ended 31st December 2024, reinforcing the continued success of the Group's diversified business model and prudent financial management.
[Independent (Kampala)] A focal point of this year's event was the success of Tooke Flour, an innovative product made from green bananas developed under the Presidential Initiative for Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) led by Florence Isabirye Muranga.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Supreme Mufti, Sheikh Muhammad Shaban Galabuzi, has encouraged Muslims to embrace a culture of saving and investing for the betterment of their communities.
[Nile Post] Statistics body, UBOS has dismissed as untrue, reports that they want to remove Buganda from the map of Uganda.
[Nile Post] The Ugandan government has introduced four tax bills aimed at reforming the country's tax regime, including a proposal to use the National Identification Number (NIN) as a Tax Identification Number (TIN).
[Independent (Kampala)] Countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, would suffer the most
[Independent (Kampala)] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan said on Thursday it had increased security measures for First Vice President Riek Machar, downplaying reports that the SPLM-IO leader had been placed under house arrest.
[Nile Post] At least seven people were killed in Wednesday's flooding that wreaked havoc across the Kampala Metropolitan area
[Nile Post] Kampala residents face devastation after floods claimed lives and destroyed homes. With growing frustration, they blame government mismanagement, inadequate compensation, and poor waste disposal for worsening the situation.
[CPJ] Kampala, Uganda -- After two weeks of attacks by masked anti-terrorism agents, police, and soldiers on Ugandan journalists covering an upcoming by-election, voting day proved even worse -- forcing three major media houses to pull their reporters from the day's top story.
[SciDev.Net] Kampala -- Ugandan researchers have developed a method to transform the waste generated by leather production into a nutrient-rich agricultural solution for coffee farming.
[Nile Post] Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has to signed three major concession agreements with private investors to develop and manage high-end tourism infrastructure in Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth and Kidepo Valley national parks.
[Nile Post] Minister Musasizi outlined the stringent penalties for non-compliance, saying an operator of a casino, gaming or betting activity who does not use or is not integrated with the gaming and betting centralised payments gateway system is liable to pay a penal tax equivalent to double the gaming or withholding tax due or five thousand five hundred currency points, whichever is higher.
[Nile Post] The Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi has called on the government to inform Parliament about the measures being implemented to improve Kampala's deteriorating drainage system.
[Nile Post] Senior government officials have dismissed as false and inflammatory social media claims suggesting that Buganda has been removed from Uganda's national map.
[Nile Post] The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has commenced the third and final phase of verifying its party membership and register as it prepares to release its much-anticipated party roadmap ahead of the 2026 general elections.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Exiting electricity distributors Umeme Limited have issued a statement today saying they expect an estimated buy out amount of $234 million to be paid by Uganda government by March 31, 2025. They reiterated that the 20-year Umeme Concession for electricity distribution ended after the 28th of February 2025 and is currently in the Retransfer Transition Period.
[Nile Post] Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the rampant corruption in the recruitment process, particularly in City and District Service Commissions.
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has intervened in a land dispute in Kiboga District.
[Nile Post] The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has announced that its membership has risen to 20.7 million, up from 18 million last year, as the party finalizes its register ahead of the 2026 general elections.
[Nile Post] Each beneficiary received a package containing five kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of posho, one litre of cooking oil, salt, sugar, and soap.
[Nile Post] The council session, initially convened to pass the 2025/26 district budget, was abruptly cut short when tensions spiralled out of control.