May 01
Uganda: Absa to Reward Card Customers With All-Expenses-Paid Trip in Island Escape Campaign
Absa Bank Uganda has launched the Island Escape card campaign, a rewards initiative offering its Personal Prestige and Premier Banking customers the chance to win an… Read more »
Uganda: KCCA Calls for Unified Multi-Sectoral Action to Combat Air Pollution in Kampala
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has convened a public dialogue with a cross-section of multi-sectoral stakeholders, calling for collective action to combat air pollution in… Read more »
Uganda: EU, Utb Partner to Launch 2026 Pearl of Africa Tourism Awards to Boost Sector
The European Union Mission in Uganda has partnered with the Uganda Tourism Board to launch the 2026 Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) Awards. Read more »
Uganda: Over 1,200 Veterinary Professionals Petition Govt Over Sharp Licensing Fee Hike
More than 1,200 veterinary professionals and paraprofessionals from over 92 districts across Uganda have petitioned State Minister for Animal Industry Frank Tumwebaze, demanding an… Read more »
Uganda: New Advocates Urged to Uphold Integrity As 113 Join the High Court Bar
The acting Chief Registrar of the High Court, Pamella Lamunu Ocaya, has described the entry of 113 new advocates into the legal profession as both a privilege and a weighty… Read more »
April 30
Uganda: Museveni Launches Uganda's First Anti-Tick Vaccine
President Museveni has commissioned Uganda's first locally developed anti-tick vaccine, marking a major milestone in efforts to combat tick-borne diseases affecting livestock. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Sets 2030 Target for Electric Public Transport Shift
Government has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to transition Uganda's transport sector to electric mobility, with a target to fully shift public transport and motorcycles to electric… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Launches Inter-Ministerial Committee to Streamline Migration Governance
Government has launched a new coordination framework aimed at strengthening migration governance and harmonising all related interventions under a single national structure. Read more »
Uganda: Janet Museveni Celebrates 40-Year Impact of UWESO, Calls for Continued Investment in Vulnerable Children
First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni, has reflected on the four-decade journey of the Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO), noting that… Read more »
Uganda: MP Katabaazi Says Current Form of Sovereignty Bill Fails On Precision, Foresight, Due Process
Public Policy Commentator and Rukiga County Member of Parliament-elect, Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi, has warned that the current form of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026,… Read more »
Uganda: Parliament Committee Clashes Over Sovereignty Bill Amid Questions On Amendments and Foreign Influence
Parliamentary scrutiny of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill intensified on Thursday as MPs on the joint committee engaged the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Attorney General… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Clarifies Sovereignty Bill - 'It Is About Policy, Not Private Money'
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has moved to de-escalate growing public anxiety over the proposed Sovereignty Bill, dismissing claims that the legislation aims to stifle foreign… Read more »
Uganda: Judgement Day for Okello in Ggaba Daycare Murders Case
By the close of business this Thursday, Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the brutal killing of toddlers at a daycare centre in Ggaba, will learn his fate. Read more »
Uganda: Bushenyi Road Crash - Drivers Renew Calls for EPs
Eight people were killed early Saturday in a crash along the Mbarara-Bushenyi-Ishaka road, sharpening calls for the urgent return of automated traffic enforcement systems amid… Read more »
Uganda: Boda Rider Lynched Over Suspected Bag Snatching
Police in Arua City are investigating a case of murder by mob action following the killing of a 20-year-old boda boda rider in Central Division. Read more »
Uganda: Okello Convicted of Ggaba Daycare Murders, Awaits Sentencing
The High Court has convicted Christopher Okello Onyum of murdering four children at a daycare centre in Ggaba, after Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha ruled that the prosecution had… Read more »
April 29
Uganda: More Ugandans Take Up EACOP Jobs As Project Nears Completion
Ugandans are increasingly taking up the majority of jobs on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project as it moves closer to completion, the company has announced. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Signs New Labour Law but Minimum Wage Remains Elusive
President Museveni has assented to the Employment (Amendment) Act, 2025, introducing sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening worker protections--but leaving the contentious issue… Read more »
Uganda: PWDs in Kabale Cry Out Over Eviction, Warn of Return to Street Begging
People with physical disabilities operating in Kikungiri, Kabale Municipality, have raised concern over their future after being instructed to vacate the area, warning that the… Read more »
Uganda: Flood Victims Storm Naguru Police Headquarters Over Delayed Compensation
Traders affected by last year's devastating floods in Kampala on Wednesday converged at the Naguru Police Headquarters, demanding government intervention over delayed compensation. Read more »
Uganda: Ntungamo Faces Rising HIV, TB Burden As Rights Body Probes Barriers to Care
Ntungamo District is grappling with a growing dual public health challenge, with HIV/Aids prevalence rising to 6 percent--above the national average of 5.1 percent--alongside… Read more »
Uganda: Bunyoro Leaders Pile Pressure On Govt to Prioritise Women's Empowerment
Leaders in Masindi District under the Bunyoro Kingdom have intensified pressure on government to prioritise women's empowerment, warning that persistent challenges continue to hold… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Signs Landmark Copyright Law to Boost Earnings for Creators and Curb Piracy
President Museveni has signed into law the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Act, 2026, completing a legislative process that began with Parliament's passage of the… Read more »
Uganda: President Museveni Assents to Eight Major Laws, Tightens Health, Energy and Justice Systems
President Museveni has signed into law eight major Acts of Parliament, introducing wide-ranging reforms in Uganda's health, energy, labour, justice, and public sector management… Read more »
Uganda: Government 'Quietly Edits' Sovereignty Bill, Narrows 'Foreign Agent' Definition Amid Criticism
The government has tabled sweeping amendments to the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, currently before Parliament's Legal and Defence Committee, in a move that substantially alters… Read more »
