NATIONAL NEWS

The government has been urged to urgently address persistent electricity supply challenges, delayed connections and concerns over power tariffs, with a statement attributed to Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye calling for...

KAMPALA. The National Unity Platform (NUP) is mourning former Busiro South Member of Parliament Charles Matovu, who has died aged 41, with party president Robert Kyagulanyi describing his death as...

By Hakim Kyeswa Uganda’s debate over charcoal restrictions has brought a critical policy question to the forefront: how can the country protect its forests without making life harder for millions...

Businessman and Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) mobiliser Hajji Muhammad Ssebuufu has highlighted the role of private investment, philanthropy and accountable leadership in Uganda’s development, citing the Ruparelia family’s business...

Water and Environment Minister Kahinda Otafiire has told Parliament that he raised concerns about the feasibility of Uganda’s Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) project before its implementation, questioning the technology’s...

Parliament has demanded a detailed breakdown of fuel prices supplied by the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) to oil marketing companies, as lawmakers seek explanations for rising pump prices and...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is among 20 Ugandans scheduled to receive national honours during Uganda’s 64th Independence Day celebrations at State House Entebbe on October 9, 2026. The list of...

By Patience Namuddu LAMU, Kenya — President Yoweri Museveni has backed the construction of the proposed $16 billion Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Kenya, saying the region needs several...

By Patience Namuddu FORT PORTAL — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for stronger collaboration between cultural institutions and the central government to preserve Uganda’s indigenous languages, culture and traditional...

By Infora Media MBALE — Members of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) team in Bugisu publicly signalled support for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni continuing in leadership beyond 2031 during...

By Patience Namuddu MUBENDE — About 15 metres from a tree that has drawn believers to Boma Hill for generations, another tree is quietly becoming a new centre of prayer....

MASAKA — Government has highlighted more than Shs486 billion in allocations for local governments, targeting priorities ranging from planning and infrastructure to health, roads and agricultural production. The allocations were outlined...

President Yoweri Museveni has used his 82nd birthday reflections to identify what he describes as three unfinished missions for Africa, placing economic integration, political cooperation and continental unity at the...

KAMPALA — Uganda’s preliminary budget resource envelope for the 2027/28 financial year has been set at Shs79.22 trillion, a Shs5.17 trillion reduction from the Shs84.39 trillion approved for the current...

KAMPALA — Parliament is scrutinising more than $3.1 billion (about Shs11.3 trillion) in costs claimed by oil companies for recovery as lawmakers seek clarity on how the expenditures could affect...