June 01, 2022
Uganda: Oil and Gas Land Acquisitions Near Completion
Land acquisition a head of oil and gas developments in the Albertine region stands at 99%, according to the oil companies. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Uganda: Health Workers Appeal to MPs for Improved Working Conditions
Health workers in Eastern Uganda have asked Parliament's Committee on Health to push for improvement in their working conditions citing dilapidated hospital structures and poor… Read more »
Uganda: U.S.2.6 Million Supplementary Budget to Lands Ministry Illegal - Kasaija
The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has apologized for the Shs10.6 billion supplementary budget for Uganda Land Commission (ULC) to pay land… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Uganda: Douglas Singiza Appointed High Court Judge
Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Douglas Karekona Singiza and 15 other judicial officers have been appointed High Court judges by President Museveni. They have been appointed in… Read more »
Uganda: Omoro By-Election - the Will of the People Should Reign, Peacefully
The palpable danger of the pre-election atmosphere in any society mainly stems from a preference for politics over the substance of leadership. Sounds puzzling, doesn't it?… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - DR Congo Trade
Private Sector Foundation Uganda representing private sector business associations in partnership with Government of Uganda will hold the first ever Uganda- DR Congo Business… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Uganda: Feed a Million Mouths International Launches Public Art Project in Katwe
Feed a Million Mouths International (FAMMI) - a social enterprise based in Uganda - has launched the "Kartwe Street Art Project" in the Katwe area of Kampala to impart… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Uganda: Parliament Committed to Fostering Oil Production
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has promised unwavering support from the legislative arm of government towards the production of oil. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's Umeme Mistake
For some strange reason(s), President Yoweri Museveni has a very hostile attitude towards Umeme, Uganda's main electricity distributor. Sources say the president has sworn never to… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Uganda: No Subsidies, No Tax Cuts - Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda cannot take the risk of cutting subsidies and removing taxes from imported products. Read more »
May 21, 2022
Uganda: Jinja City to Become Eastern Uganda Tourism Gateway
Uganda Tourism Board and Jinja City Authority have concluded plans to develop Jinja as a gateway tourism city in the Eastern part of Uganda, executives said on May 19. Read more »
May 19, 2022
Uganda: Ministers, Land Commission Liable for Naguru-Nakawa Land Saga
Parliament has adopted recommendations of the Ad hoc Committee on the Naguru-Nakawa land holding several current and former ministers and the Uganda Land Commission liable for the… Read more »
Uganda: Mbarara Officials Arrested Over Emyooga Funds
The Assistant Commercial Officer of Mbarara City and three Emyooga SACCO leaders are in custody for the alleged misappropriation of over Shillings 30Million. Read more »
Uganda: Astrazeneca's Healthy Heart Africa Screens 3.9 Million Ugandans for Hypertension
AstraZeneca's Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) programme marked two years of action against hypertension on May 17, working in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Uganda: Parliament Directs Govt to Terminate Vinci Coffee Deal
Parliament's Committee on Trade has directed government to terminate an agreement it signed recently with Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. Parliament has described the… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Uganda: Police On Arrest Spree As Three Kampala Gangs Unite
The Police Flying Squad has arrested ten members of another criminal gang that has been terrorizing parts of Kampala Metropolitan area. Read more »
Uganda: Kampala Set to Host First-Ever Hair and Beauty Expo Awards
'The Hair & Beauty Affair' is a social event and platform established to showcase & celebrate the work of beauty artisans working behind-the-scenes, all over the country. Read more »
Uganda: Films - Harnessing Local Resources to Create Top Notch Content
The world today is centered around innovation, which innovation comes at a time when there is a ton of growth around the film industry in Uganda. The rate at which we have seen an… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Uganda: Walk to Work - Besigye Arrested
Uganda Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye has been arrested outside his home after he attempted to revive his 'Walk to work' protests. Security officials say he has now been put… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania's Suluha Hassan in Uganda
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is in Uganda for a two day state visit, and has on day signed health, security, energy and trade pacts. President Yoweri Museveni held a… Read more »
May 09, 2022
Uganda: New Uganda Destination Brand Scoops Three International Tourism Awards
Uganda has been crowned this year's Grand Prix and two times Gold award winner by the International Tourism Film Festival Africa for its film Explore Uganda - The Pearl of Africa. Read more »
May 07, 2022
Uganda: Govt Takes Covid-19 Fight to Schools
The government will start vaccinating 6.6 million children aged 12-17 years when the new school term opens on May 9, according to Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director Public Health… Read more »
March 25, 2022
Uganda: Kenya, Uganda forces Combine Efforts to Hunt the Geologists Killers
A team of security and peace leaders from Turkana County in Kenya have arrived in Moroto to join hands with Uganda security personnel and peace actors to hunt for the group of… Read more »
January 25, 2020
Uganda: Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Accuses Media of Racism After She Is Cropped Out of Picture
A Ugandan young female climate activist has accused international media agency Associated Press (AP) of racism after she was cropped out a photo of activists taken at Davos,… Read more »
April 30, 2018
Uganda: Museveni Wants Seven-Year Term
Just days after the Constitutional Court sitting in Mbale completed hearing of a case challenging amendments passed later year to remove the 75-year constitutional age limit to… Read more »