ECONOMY SET TO ROAR! Gov’t Projects Double-Digit Growth Despite Global Turmoil
Uganda’s economy is projected to expand by 10.2 percent in the 2026/27 financial year, marking the country's first return to...
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GOLD RUSH, EMPTY TILL! Civil Society Warns Uganda Gains Little Despite Export Boom
Civil society organizations have raised concerns that Uganda is deriving limited benefits from its booming gold exports, despite the mineral...
Parliament works enter final phase, 3m Kg Steel installed
New Parliament Chambers works have entered into the final phase as contractor completes steel works and embarks on roofing ....
BUDGET: OIL CASH WINDFALL! Uganda Eyes Middle-Income Dream as Shs1.44 Trillion Revenue Loom
Henry Musasizi delivered his first budget speech as Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on Thursday. The 84.4 trillion...
NIRA SHAME! Extortion Bug Catches Kikuube District NIRA Officials
Allegations of extortion and bribery have emerged in Kikuube District against officials of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA),...
SMILES FOR ARTS TEACHERS! Government Enhances Salaries in New Budget
The government has increased the budget for education, skills development, and sports in the 2026/27 financial year, with a small...
NO NONSENSE! Gen Museveni Warns Against ‘Cheap Politics’ on Trade Order, Wetland Encroachers Crackdown
President Yoweri Museveni has defended the government's enforcement of the Trade Order and environmental protection measures, urging political leaders to...
CHANGE OF GUARD! Anite Bows Out as Mukalazi Takes Over Key Investment Docket
By Evans Najuna It was a change of guard at the Ministry of Finance as Hajjat Amina Mukalazi officially took...
HUNTER HUNTED! Court Orders LC1 Chair, SHA-CU Operative, Cop, RDC, Attorney General to Pay Sh50M for Assaulting Resident
The High Court in Mukono has ordered state operatives, police officers, and local officials to compensate a farmer over a...
SOUTH SUDAN WAR LINK! UPDF Says Returnees Were SPLM-IO Mercenaries not Kony Rebels
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has clarified that the Ugandan nationals repatriated into the country last week were hired...
NKUTU FAMILY WAR! Court Finally Speaks, Hands WILL Executors Power Over Multibillion Estate as Youngest Son Questions Rush
A major court ruling has been delivered in the bitter inheritance war that has engulfed the family of the late...
MISSING POLICE PRADOs SCANDAL! Top Police Bosses Probed Over ‘Ghost’ Sh5bn Vehicle Procurement Deal
Several senior cops, some at the level of directors within the Uganda Police Force, are not happy after missing out...
ALL IS WELL? Alupo’s Hubby Missing Again as VP Takes Oath
Whispers are growing louder in political corridors after Vice President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo's husband, Peter Abeine, was once again...
WHO STOLE IT? Panic at Ministry of Defence as M7 Orders Probe of Sh231Bn Veterans Compensation Cash Loot
President Museveni has directed leaders of veterans’ associations to convene for a comprehensive audit of more than 231 billion shillings...
KABALE! Fire Guts Butogota Trinity College Dormitory, Property Worth Millions Destroyed, Student Held
Police in the Kigezi Region have revealed that a Senior Four student arrested in connection with the torching of a...
OUT OF ORDER! Makerere University Again Loses Bid to Reclaim Katanga Land Court
After over a century of Building For The Future, the future now seems to be overtaking Makerere University. The great...
PROBE WIDENS! Police Doubt Sh19M Ransom Was Sole Motive in Ntinda Woman’s Kidnap and Brutal Murder
Detectives investigating the kidnapping and murder of 52-year-old Lydia Babirye Ssengendo of Ntinda-Kigowa say they are not convinced that the...
OATH POSTPONED! Five Ministers Miss Swearing-In Over Citizenship Queries, Illness
Four newly appointed ministers did not take their oaths of office on Monday as colleagues in the new cabinet gathered...
ENDING OVERSEAS HORROR! Gov’t Finalizing New Policy to Protect Migrant Workers’ Lives and Money
Uganda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is finalising the development of the National Diaspora Policy 2026, which is expected to be...
KONY’S BOY WANTS THE FRONTLINE! Uganda’s No.1 Enemy’s Son Demands UPDF Deployment After Military Training
Ali Saloongo Kony, the son of fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, has expressed frustration over delays in...