February 10, 2023
Uganda: More Than 300,000 Pass Certificate of Education
The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) has registered a generally better performance of candidates in the 2022 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations. Read more »
February 08, 2023
Uganda: Chief Justice, Fair Trial Should Be Granted to All
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo's new law year speech is instructive. Read more »
Uganda: Fufa Has an Obligation to Boost Namboole's Revamp
Last week, Fufa announced that The Cranes will have to host their next Afcon 2023 qualifiers in another country after Uganda failed to pass the Caf homologation test for stadiums. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Uganda: Does Uganda Need Standard Gauge Railway Now?
Right from the onset, Uganda and East Africa have had a rocky relationship with rail lines on account of issues stretching from the terrain, jiggers; blood-thirsty lions, and the… Read more »
Uganda: Laws Do Not Become Vague When Challenged in Court
The Observer newspaper of Wednesday, January 18, 2023, carried a headline titled; "Lawyers, judges berate parliament over vague laws," in which the law-making function of… Read more »
Uganda: Suspects Tortured in Police, Prison Cells - New Report
A new report written by Advocates Without Boundaries says there is evidence that detainees are also tortured in gazetted police cells and prison jails to extract information from… Read more »
Uganda: How Can Uganda Meet Its Climate Change Financing Needs?
Climate change is currently one of the greatest challenges facing all countries worldwide. According to the World Bank, climate change could force about 216 million people to… Read more »
Uganda: Why Should Corruption Shock Us Anymore?
I am told of a king who, one time, perhaps under the influence of boredom, set out to prove to his primitive people how high he could urinate. Read more »
Uganda: Auditor General Launches Citizens Feedback Platform
The office of the Auditor General (OAG) has launched a digital platform to enable citizens relay their concerns about the quality of different service deliveries. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Uganda: How Licensing Will Improve Early Childhood Development Centers
The Education sector recognizes Early Childhood Development (ECD) as the first level of education but many youngsters are still missing out on this essential service since ECD… Read more »
Uganda: Researchers Develop Low-Cost Briquette Technologies
Makerere University researchers have designed low-cost and efficient technologies to assist briquette production and utilization as a means of reducing the cutting of trees and… Read more »
Uganda: Makerere to Equip Policymakers With Research Outputs
Makerere University is organizing another first; a roundtable with national policymakers and implementers to avail them consolidated policy briefs from a number of their research… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Uganda: Coffee Farmers Call for More Funding
Coffee farmers have urged government to set aside more than Shs 182.8 billion for the procurement of coffee processing and value-addition machines to ably compete with other coffee… Read more »
Uganda: State House Spends Millions of Dollars a Day
State House spends approximately Shs 2.8 billion daily, a record of its financial year (FY) and supplementary budget allocations between 2016/2017 and 2022/23 reveals. Read more »
January 14, 2023
Uganda: Red Cross to Set Up Sanitary Pads Factory in Mukono
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has announced plans to set up a factory making reusable sanitary pads at Namakwa, Mukono district. Read more »
January 13, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Wants Billions for New Vehicles
Government is set to spend over Shs 21.950 billion on new vehicles for President Museveni and his vice president Jessica Alupo, according to the State House Budget framework paper… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Uganda: We Need More Effort for Refugees to Access Tertiary Education
World over, access to quality higher education is considered a basic human right that everyone, including refugees, ought to enjoy. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Unveils 2023 Plan for Fuel Prices, Land Fights
In a 4,400-word transcript of his question-and-answer session with journalists, President Yoweri Museveni addressed the illegal land evictions, vandalism of electricity… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Uganda: Uganda, DR Congo Sign Pact Over Transmission Line
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are undertaking a feasibility study for the construction of an electricity transmission line from Kasese to Bunia. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Uganda: Namuganza Spills More MPs' Secrets
Berated by some MPs in the media and assailed on the floor of parliament by others, the under-fire Minister of State for Housing, PERSIS NAMUGANZA looked like the loneliest… Read more »
Uganda: Artisanal Gold Miners Defy Govt On Mercury Use
In October, President Museveni signed into the law the Mining and Minerals Act 2022. One of the key provisions in the law is the banning of mercury use in mining activities. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Uganda: Govt Plan to Fund Continuing Students Hangs in Balance
The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) will this year not support any finalists that are struggling to finish their study programmes due to lack of tuition fees. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Uganda: Mobile Fraud Blamed On Abuse of SIM Cards
A few days ago, a music fan attended a concert and while there, his mobile phone was stolen. In a few hours, those that took his mobile phone were able to access his bank account,… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Uganda: Let's Create Housing Solutions a Common Man Can Be Proud Of!
Our lives seem incomplete when we do not have a place we call home. I am not talking about a rented house. I am referring to that place that you own, where you can raise children,… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola! Another Reminder Why We Must Fix Our Public Health System
The current tripartite crisis of food insecurity, climate change, and pandemic outbreaks like Covid-19 and Ebola underscores that Uganda needs a robust and resilient public health… Read more »