Uganda: Uganda to Scrap Take-or-Pay Contracts in Electricity Industry

Uganda has scrapped take-or-pay contracts within its electricity industry, a business incentive that has been at the centre of attracting more than $5 billion in the country's… Read more »

Uganda: Electricity Regulator Gets New Technical Director

Eng. Judith Nayiga Ssengendo has been appointed as the new technical director, regulation, at the Electricity Regulatory Authority. Read more »

Uganda: The Need for Night Economy in Uganda

In cities across the world, the night economy (businesses operating and selling at night) is one of the uncelebrated avenues generating incomes and opportunities, particularly for… Read more »

Uganda: Solar-Powered Water Irrigation Sites to Enhance Rural Farming

Government's countrywide project to design, supply and install solar-powered water supply and irrigation systems is gaining steam; and when completed, the 400 solar-powered… Read more »

Uganda: BoU Names Stanbic Bank Primary Dealer of the Year

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has named Stanbic bank as the best-performing Primary Dealer Market Maker (PDMM) for the past year. It is a record 11th time that Stanbic has won the award. Read more »

Uganda: Restructured Nema Set to Triple Its Manpower

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) is in advanced plans to triple its staff numbers as part of its ongoing reforms aimed at handling the increased challenges in… Read more »

Uganda: Is Islamic Banking the Next Gold Mine for Uganda?

Uganda's banking industry performance weakened during the 2011-2014 period due to turbulent economic challenges, and now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traders are protesting… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Money Markets Face Tight Liquidity Conditions

The Ugandan shilling maintained trading within a narrow range between the 3,665 and 3,685 levels throughout the whole week. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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: 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: 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: 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 »

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: 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: 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 »

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: 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »