March 01, 2023
Uganda: Omoding Sworn in As New Serere County MP
Emmanuel Omoding has taken oath as the newly elected Member of Parliament for Serere County. Serere County is located in Serere District in Teso sub-region. Read more »
Uganda: Officials Implicated in Iron Sheet Saga Must Be Punished - Speaker
Speaker Anita Among has said that officials found culpable in the alleged diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable youth in Karamoja should be punished. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Uganda: Live - President Ramaphosa Hosts Uganda's Museveni
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni for a state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11am today. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Uganda: Kilembe Hospital Closure Leaves Community Stranded
Kilembe Hospital which is the biggest medical facility near Kilembe town and serves the residents of the Rwenzori mountains sub-region beyond as a general hospital is on the verge… Read more »
February 23, 2023
East Africa: Kenya, Uganda Start Talks to Create One-Stop Border Post in Conflict-Ridden Area
Kenya and Uganda have initiated talks for the opening of a One-Stop Border Post in Lokiriama in northwest Kenya to boost trade and open up the far-flung area, the Interior Ministry… Read more »
February 18, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Pledges Support to Union Development Agency
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday afternoon participated in the virtual meeting of the 40th Session of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA) with other Heads- of -State… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Uganda: Invest in Public Transport to Reduce Road Carnage - MPs
Members of Parliament have called for massive investment in public transport in order to reduce road carnage. Read more »
Africa: Africa Cannot Afford Failing to Implement AfCFTA - AU Commissioner
Africa cannot afford failing to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) has said. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Appoints New Advisors
President Museveni has released a list of newly appointed senior presidential advisors in which he among others retained the First Son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Gen Salim Saleh. Read more »
Uganda: DP Asks Government to Bring Back Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Democratic Party (DP) asked the government to bring back the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill if it is serious about fighting the vice in the country. Read more »
February 09, 2023
Uganda: Why Parliament Debates Homosexuality
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa last week led the August House into a debate about homosexuality. Read more »
February 07, 2023
Uganda: Vice President Alupo Calls for Uja to Champion Responsible Journalism
Vice President Jessica Alupo has called on members of Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) to exercise responsible journalism saying all rights come with a duty of responsibility,… Read more »
Africa: Paul Biya's Embarrassing Video
During the USA-Africa summit in December last year, President Paul Biya of Cameroon was videotaped in a highly compromising situation. Old and senile at almost 90, he entered the… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Uganda: Ruto Urges Faster Action As Tshisekedi, Kagame Meet in Burundi
Kenya's President William Ruto has called on leaders from the East African Community (EAC) to urgently address the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more »
February 03, 2023
Uganda: NSSF's Ugx 6 Billion Request Was Legal - Minister Amongi
The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, has rejected a claim by the board chairperson of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) that she irregularly… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Uganda: Minister Namuganza Censured Over Contempt of Parliament
Parliament on Monday censured the state minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development Princess Persis Namuganza over derogatory remarks and disrespectful conduct. Read more »
Uganda: Parliament Names Select Committee to Probe NSSF
Mbarara South Division Member of Parliament, Hon. Mwine Mpaka was named Chairperson of the select committee to investigate operations and management of the National Social Security… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Uganda: Financial Literacy Key to Development - Speaker Among
Speaker Anita Among has urged political leaders to train communities financial literacy if the dream to achieve an economically transformed Uganda is to be realised. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Uganda: Parliament to Investigate Shs588 Billion Tax Exemptions
Muwanga Kivumbi was unamused by the majority report, and noted that government could be losing well up to Shs8 trillion in tax exemptions, which he said makes no sense in light of… Read more »
Uganda: Proposed Budget Cuts of Elderly Grants Irks MPs
Members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection have decried proposed budget cuts on the senior citizens' grant for the next financial year. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Uganda: Government to Ensure Workforce Acquires Appropriate Digital Skills
The government through the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance reiterated its commitment towards re-skilling and up-skilling the government workforce to acquire appropriate… Read more »
Uganda: Ministers to Present Statement On Entebbe Airport Extortions
The Ministers for Works and Internal Affairs have been directed to present a joint statement to the House on allegations of extortion at Entebbe International Airport. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Uganda: Among Calls Out Cosase for Poor Performance
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among revealed that the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises has been the worst accountability committee… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Uganda: Decentralise Local Government Revenues to Boost Services - MPs
Members of Parliament (MPs) have called for the amendment of the Local Government Act to improve service delivery. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Uganda: The Role of RDCs, MPs in Countering Theft of Govt Medicines in Public Health Facilities
When President Museveni was launching the National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse in Kajjansi, off Entebbe road, in November 2022, he made a statement on drug theft… Read more »