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The UPDF is seeking 138 billion shillings for election security ahead of the 2026 general elections and 39 billion shillings for operations in South Sudan. However, the proposed 2025/26 budget does not include funds for the promised salary enhancement for lower-cadre officers. Minister Jacob Oboth defended the request, stating that the police alone cannot manage election security due to the...

Dr. Mulungi Jonathan, a Ugandan medical professional, has been praised for his heroic actions after successfully resuscitating two unconscious passengers during a flight to Brussels. Responding swiftly to the emergency, he applied his medical expertise to stabilize both individuals, earning recognition from the flight crew and fellow passengers. Following the incident, Dr. Mulungi shared a light moment with the crew,...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday hosted the Muslim community for an Iftar dinner at State House Entebbe.  During the dinner, the President congratulated the Muslims for successfully fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.  “We are left with only a few days for Ramadan to end. We pray that God keeps us safe until the end,” he said.  President Museveni also urged...

As Uganda prepares for the 2026 general elections, the Uganda Police Force (UPF) is requesting Shs157 billion in the 2025/2026 financial year budget to facilitate the recruitment of probation police constables (PPCs). With the elections scheduled for January 2026, the force’s Under Secretary, Aggrey Wunyi, emphasized the need for 10,000 new recruits to maintain law and order during the electoral...

In February 2025, Uganda exported a total of 555,756 60-kilo bags of coffee, earning USD 167.78 million. Over the past 12 months (March 2024 – February 2025), the country’s coffee exports reached 6.57 million bags, generating USD 1.72 billion. Below is the detailed report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) ; 05-February-2025-Report-1_Final.pdfI_Download

The 3rd Session of the Uganda-India Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting commenced today, 25th March 2025, at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The meeting was opened by Shri Jay Bhadoo, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, India. The High Commissioner of India to Uganda, H.E. Upender Singh Rawat, and the High Commissioner of Uganda to India,...

Six suspects arrested by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) over illegal forestry activities in Mabira Central Forest Reserve (CFR) have been arraigned in court today at the Standards, Wildlife, and Utilities Chief Magistrate’s Court in Makindye. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Her Worship Kamasanyu Gladys Musenze, the suspects, Twalik Mugabo and Sebufu Edrisa, were charged with unlawful possession of timber and...

The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) has announced a media blackout on the Uganda Police Force following Internal Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafiire’s refusal to apologize for the brutality inflicted on journalists during the Kawempe by-elections. During a parliamentary session, Nakaseke South MP Hon. Lutamaguzi Ssemakula demanded that Minister Otafiire issue an apology to journalists for the violence and abductions suffered...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday Monday the 24th of March 2025, hosted the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), H.E Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan and his delegation at State House Entebbe. President Museveni and his guests discussed matters of mutual interest between Uganda and the UAE as well as regional and international issues. Members...

Yesterday, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, other leaders of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held a virtual meeting in a warm and cordial atmosphere to deliberate on the security situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The Joint Summit of the Heads of State and Government of EAC and SADC was co-chaired...