Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

By Joseph Muyingo What started as a small poultry venture supported through the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) empowerment programme has grown into a thriving agribusiness employing local residents and generating millions of shillings in income. Mr. Waswa Abdul Karim Tamale, a resident of Kitukutwe Village in Kira Municipality, is among beneficiaries whose lives have been transformed through the initiative....

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni also Commander-in-Chief (C-i-C) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has today delivered a lecture of opportunity to army officers at the Senior Staff College-Kimaka, Jinja. During the lecture, President Museveni criticised the past African leaders in the colonial era who just looked on when the continent was being taken over by colonialists and attributed part...

By Wadulo Arnold Mark A recent visit to the Buyala Waste Management Facility by officials from the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and other government agencies highlighted efforts to leverage digital technologies to improve efficiency in waste management. The Buyala Waste Management Facility is emerging as a critical waste-handling hub for the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA), currently processing between...

The Uganda Police Force has clarified earlier information regarding the death of 30-year-old Lubega Fahad, admitting that an initial statement issued on its social media platforms contained inaccuracies due to a communication gap from Kiwatule Police Station. According to police, the incident was officially reported and investigations were opened under CRB 064/2026. Preliminary findings indicate that Fahad allegedly posed as...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State to dedicate themselves to Uganda’s historic mission of socio-economic transformation, urging them to move the country from subsistence living to a modern, prosperous and industrialized economy. The President made the remarks today while officially opening a 10-day Cabinet Induction Retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi,...

By sarah Natoolo The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) is facing renewed pressure in its investigation into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited after European regulators ordered the technology giant to restore access to rival artificial intelligence (AI) providers on WhatsApp while a major antitrust case proceeds. The COMESA watchdog launched its investigation earlier this...

By Sarah Natoolo As implementation of the new competition and consumer protection regulations takes effect across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), it has emerged that global technology giant Google and regional telecommunications powerhouse Safaricom were among the companies that reviewed and submitted comments on reforms that are already beginning to affect some of the world's largest...

The 11th Edition of the Olympic Values contests concluded successfully at Olive School Namugongo, inspiring hundreds of students from across Uganda to embrace the principles of Olympism through learning, creativity, and healthy competition. Organized by the Culture and Olympic Education Commission of the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) with support from Olympic Solidarity, this year’s contest was held under the theme,...

By Tumwine Byaruhanga Uganda’s total public debt stood at USD 34.86 billion by December 2025, equivalent to about Shs 126.19 trillion, according to the Ministry of Finance. Of this, external debt was recorded at USD 15.84 billion, while domestic debt stood at USD 19.02 billion. This puts the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio at about 53 percent. The Ministry says the debt has mainly...

By Mwanje Gideon Former President, Uganda Law Students Association (ULSA) I have come to realize exactly why Uganda needs the Law Development Centre (LDC) so badly to protect and regulate its legal system. I am not speaking out of bias, and I know my words may hurt some of the people who have mentored me and who do not agree with...