Uganda: Ugandan Microscopic Diagnosis Project Wins Huge Google's Grant

Google.com, the philanthropic arm of Google, has given a research grant and additional support of $1.5 million (about Shs 5.58 billion) to a Makerere University research project… Read more »

Uganda: Ministers Need to Discard Personal Grievances Against the Speaker

The recent suspension of Uganda's parliament due to the absence of cabinet ministers in afternoon sessions exemplifies the government's flagrant disregard for both taxpayer money… Read more »

Uganda: Why Ministers Hate Speaker Among

In a move that startled the nation, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among recently suspended a parliamentary session due to the absence of all 82 ministers. Read more »

Uganda: Fewer Children Under Five Years Are Dying - New Survey

The recently released 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) indicates a significant reduction in child and infant mortality rates. Read more »

Uganda: KCCA Scrambles for New Funding Sources Amid World Bank Exit

Several weeks ago, the World Bank suspended new projects in Uganda due to concerns over the newly enacted Anti-Homosexuality Act, which discriminates against individuals based on… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Not Meeting Bare Minimum Standards Required in Service Delivery

For decades, the chronic underfunding of quality public services in Uganda has created a service gap due to government's inability to meet even the bare minimum standards required… Read more »

Uganda: 'Is a Money-Free Election Possible for Uganda's Politicians?'

On September 5, 2023, President Yoweri Museveni addressed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearers and chairpersons from the five divisions of Kampala, urging them… Read more »

Uganda: Who Will Own the 2026 Crowd? the Kyagulanyi-Muhoozi Struggle

In his book Tears & Triumph; My Life With Yoweri Museveni and Others, Onapito Ekomoloit, former press secretary to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, delves into the president's… Read more »

Uganda: How Museveni Is Using Bobi's Popularity Against Muhoozi

My esteemed senior and intellectual friend, Yoga Adhola, there's always a hidden layer to President Museveni's actions. Read more »

Uganda: Ahead of the Highly Anticipated Budget Cuts, Govt Should Increase Schools' Capitation Grants

Acquisition of appropriate knowledge and skills is a cornerstone of development in any society. Read more »

Uganda: Kampala Geopolitics Conference Scheduled for October 17 and 18

The sixth edition of the Kampala Geopolitical Conference will take on October 17 and 18, 2023. Read more »

Uganda: How Bobi Wine Can Actually Govern Without Nakasero

As you know, dear reader, I am acutely obsessed about a return to the old order where Ugandans organically organised, mobilised and developed themselves. The days of cooperatives,… Read more »

Uganda: Sarah Babirye Kityo, the Netball Boss Moving and Shaking Things!

The Uganda Netball Federation has never had a boss, who has been such an influential public figure as Sarah Babirye Kityo. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Netball Administration Walking Through Slippery Path

In what may seem to be a defiant action, suspended Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) boss Sarah Babirye Kityo convened a UNF executive meeting at the body's offices on Friday,… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandans Allowed to Cultivate Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes

Uganda's parliament has enacted the landmark Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill 2023, signaling a pivotal change in the nation's approach to controlled substances. Read more »

Uganda: World Bank Fallout - Can Uganda Survive Without Foreign Assistance?

Over the years, scholars of all walks of life have voiced their opinions on the subject matter of foreign aid, and the impact it has had on the recipient 'needy' countries. Read more »

Uganda: Govt Moves to Prioritize Safety and Security of Citizen's Data

Government is set to prioritize the safety and security of Ugandans' data due to a rise in cybercrime, the minister for ICT Chris Baryomunsi has said. The minister revealed this… Read more »

Uganda: Charcoal Crisis Hits Kampala

On May 24, President Yoweri Museveni issued Executive Order Three of 2023, banning all charcoal burning and trade in Northern and Northeast Uganda. Read more »

East Africa: South Sudan, Uganda Yet to Resolve Dispute Over Impounded Grain Trucks

Uganda still has to negotiate with the government of South Sudan for the release of dozens of trucks that were impounded for containing grains contaminated with aflatoxins. Read more »

Uganda: Govt Eyes Tough Options Amid World Bank Cuts

Less than two months since Uganda's ministry of Finance released its annual budget, the government body is reviewing those plans after the World Bank - the country's biggest… Read more »

Uganda: World Bank Shouldn't Pick & Choose Which Rights to Vigorously Defend, and Ignore

On August 8, 2023, the World Bank released a statement to the effect that Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 (the AHA) "fundamentally contradict[ed]" the Bank's values. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Reverses Directive Amid Media Uproar

A riveting turn of events unfolded at Entebbe on August 10, as President Yoweri Museveni, flanked by Prime Minister. Robinah Nabbanja, and the minister of ICT, Dr. Chris… Read more »

Uganda: Lands Ministry Rolls Out Second Housing Symposium Edition

In a collaborative effort, the ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development (MLHUD) and Habitat for Humanity Uganda (HFHU) unveiled the second edition of the National Housing… Read more »

Uganda: What Uganda Needs to Overcome Impasse With the World Bank

There has been a significant standoff between President Museveni and the World Bank over the latter's suspension of public funding to Uganda. Read more »

Uganda: 'Those From Among You' Versus 'Bobi Wine - the People's President'

On July 27, 'Those From Among You,' a documentary series on the five-year bush war that catapulted the ruling regime to power, premiered in Kampala. Read more »