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The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Hon. Balaam Baruhagara Ateenyi, has emphasized the importance of balancing national security concerns with civil liberties, including media freedoms. While Ugandans have the right to free speech, these freedoms come with responsibilities and legal limitations to ensure stability. Recent concerns have arisen over the misuse of media platforms, including hate speech,...

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has questioned the Judiciary over the mismanagement of funds and the accumulation of arrears. In the financial year 2023/24, the Judiciary accumulated arrears amounting to Shs13.371 billion. During the same session, it was revealed that the Judiciary spent Shs790 million on arrear payments, despite the funds not being included in the institution’s annual budget. The committee...

Parliament has enacted the Public Service Pension Fund Bill, 2024, which mandates that public employees contribute five percent of their salaries to the pension plan. The Bill, which was presented for its Second Reading by the Minister of Public Service, Hon. Muruli Mukasa, on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, introduces a contributory pension system aimed at establishing a sustainable source of...

Members of Parliament have united in offering prayers and well wishes to Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, who has been hospitalized for the past 12 days. During the plenary session on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, Speaker Anita Among led the House in a moment of prayer for the Pontiff’s recovery. “The Pope is said to be suffering from...

Hon. Dr. Can. Ruth Nankabirwa the Minister for Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development were at Bulange Mengo at UK- Uganda- Buganda event. The event was aimed at strengthening the collaboration between the Ministry and Buganda Kingdom in the areas of waste management and promotion of clean cooking technologies. She informed the Kingdom officials who were led by the first Deputy...

The Office of the Prime Minister with the Presidential CEO Forum (PCF), held the validation meeting for PCF Resolutions, which took place today on the 26th February 2025 at the Office of the Prime Minister. The purpose of the validation meeting is to receive presentations from National Planning Authority on the integration of the PCF Retreat Resolutions into the National Development...

The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), together with its Agencies including the Uganda Tourism Board, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute, Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute, Uganda Museum and the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre in partnership with Talent Africa Group has today launched the highly anticipated “9th edition of the Pearl of...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni underscored the importance of wealth creation in developing the country and shifting away from past reliance on mere infrastructure projects.  He made the remarks while meeting with the leaders in Ankole sub-region at Bushenyi Boma grounds in Ishaka-Bushenyi Municipality.  President Museveni began by highlighting the challenges faced by developing countries, including the wars in the Democratic Republic...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially commissioned the Ankole Zonal Presidential Industrial Hub in Muko Village, Mbarara District.  The hub is part of a nationwide initiative, with 19 similar hubs across Uganda.  The hubs initiative which is spread across the country with 19 training centres aims to equip over 12,000 youths annually with vocational skills, promoting wealth creation, employment and sustainable development...

Legislators on the National Economy Committee have raised concerns over the government’s last-minute appeal for a US$190 million loan to facilitate the Umeme buyout. According to Members of Parliament, the loan proposal was tabled for review barely a week before the government’s lease agreement with the power distributor expires on 1st March 2025. While appearing before the committee on Tuesday, 25th...