NATIONAL NEWS

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...

FORT PORTAL — The Tooro Kingdom has set September 29, 2026, for the coronation of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new Omukama, following his endorsement by the kingdom’s Supreme...

KAMPALA — The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has registered 17,790 businesses through its Mass Business Registration Initiative since the programme was launched in the 2023/24 financial year. The initiative,...

KAMPALA — Businessman and philanthropist Dr Sudhir Ruparelia has joined corporate partners supporting India Day 2026, an annual event that will combine cultural celebrations with a fundraising drive for Ugandans...

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was laid to rest at the Karambi Royal Tombs in Fort Portal on Saturday, bringing to a close days of mourning and ushering...