Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

By Kaziba Moses TORORO - Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has urged communities in Bukedi to embrace coffee and cocoa growing as a route out of household poverty. Oboth was speaking at the launch of the Coffee and Cocoa Household Poverty Eradication Initiative, a programme aimed at raising incomes in a region with strong agricultural potential but persistent poverty levels. The...

By Tumwine Byaruhanga Uganda’s Season A vanilla harvest will run from June 29 to September 29, 2026, with government warning farmers, traders and processors against harvesting immature beans. The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, said the harvest window follows a national vanilla maturity survey and scientific analysis. He directed farmers to selectively harvest only fully mature...

By Samuel Ssenono A new aviation industry report has warned that engine maintenance bottlenecks could continue disrupting single-aisle aircraft operations well into the next decade unless manufacturers, airlines, lessors and maintenance providers move faster to ease pressure on the supply chain. The report, published by IATA, focuses on maintenance, repair and overhaul challenges facing the latest engines powering aircraft such...

By Gloria Gwitabinji Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has set out his agenda for the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, placing budget discipline, revenue mobilisation and Uganda’s tenfold growth strategy at the centre of his tenure. Musasizi outlined the priorities while chairing his first top management meeting at the ministry. He said his focus will be to move Uganda from...

By Tumwine Byaruhanga Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has met Bank of Uganda Governor Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego and senior officials from the Central Bank to discuss stronger coordination between fiscal and monetary policy. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Governor Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba and other Bank of Uganda officials. Musasizi was accompanied by the Minister of State for General Duties,...

By David Mwanje A study by Ssempebwa Kato Daniel of Bugema University has raised concern over depression among people caring for cancer patients. The study found that between 20 and 50 percent of cancer caregivers experience significant depressive symptoms. It says this is higher than the estimated 5 to 10 percent in the general population. Daniel says caregivers play an important role...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said he is praying that he and First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni live to 100 years, as he marked her 78th birthday with a personal message reflecting on family, exile, the Resistance struggle and their reunion in Nairobi more than five decades ago. Museveni said reaching 100 would allow them to witness what he called...

By Eddy Olwa Uganda has taken its tourism campaign to the streets of Paris, with three branded buses now carrying images of the country’s attractions across some of the French capital’s busy routes. The two-week campaign, which runs until July 8, 2026, was launched near the Eiffel Tower under the theme “Explore Uganda – The Pearl of Africa.” The buses carry images...

By David Mwanje Centenary Bank has launched GonzaPay, a digital wallet that will allow users to send money, receive payments and access selected financial services without necessarily holding an account with the lender. The service, unveiled in Kampala, is open to both Centenary Bank customers and non-customers, placing the bank deeper into Uganda’s crowded digital payments market. Centenary Bank says the wallet...

By Sulphine Bonabana Drinking beet juice every day for two weeks may help lower blood pressure in older adults, according to new research linking the drink’s nitrate content to changes in bacteria found in the mouth. The study found that concentrated nitrate-rich beet juice lowered blood pressure among older adults, but did not produce the same effect in younger adults. Researchers say...