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Uganda is mourning the death of Rt. Hon. Gen. Moses Ali, who passed away at Nakasero Hospital at 4:00 p.m. Announcing his death, President Yoweri Museveni described Gen. Moses Ali as a long-serving soldier and political leader who dedicated much of his life to serving the country. The President also commended Gen. Moses Ali for his contribution to the development of...

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Sanjay Tanna, together with the State Minister for Industry Hon. David Bahati participated in the Presidential CEO Forum 2nd Information Tour, which took place at the Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve. The Tour themed "Amplifying Uganda's Industrial Agenda for a Ten-Fold Growth Economy" was organised in partnership with Uganda Investment Authority. The...

By Daniel Mugoya Deputy Speaker of Parliament and President of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged OACPS member states to make trade, industrialisation and value addition central to their development agenda. Tayebwa made the remarks while addressing the 121ST OACPS Council of Ministers at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.  He challenged the 79-member...

The Government has reviewed the food situation in Karamoja as it prepares to deliver additional emergency food relief to the sub-region. The review was conducted during a meeting chaired by the Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hon. Sam Engola, on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja. The meeting brought together ministers and members of the Karamoja...

The government's rehabilitation programme for Ugandans repatriated from South Africa is restoring hope, rebuilding confidence, and equipping returnees with the knowledge and skills needed to become productive citizens, Maj. Gen. Henry Matsiko, Joint Staff Political Commissariat of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), has said. Speaking to the returnees at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi, on Thursday, July 16,...

The Ministry of Education and Sports has suspended all school trips and educational excursions across the country with immediate effect following the deadly school bus crash in Kapchorwa District that has now claimed 21 lives. The directive, issued by Acting Education Minister John Chrysostom Muyingo, comes a day after the crash involving a King David Junior School bus returning from...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on officers from the War College of Mali to embrace patriotism, Pan-Africanism, economic transformation and strategic security as the foundation for Africa's prosperity, stability and long-term development. The President made the remarks on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at State House Entebbe while delivering a Lecture of Opportunity to a delegation of student officers from...

The Force Commander of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Hon. Lt Gen Sam Kavuma, has called on the 12th Parliament to emulate President Yoweri Museveni's pragmatic leadership and translate government policies into tangible development at constituency level. Lt Gen Kavuma made the call during a debate on a motion expressing Parliament's gratitude to President Museveni...

Uganda has begun a critical 42-day countdown towards being declared free of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus outbreak, following the absence of new confirmed cases for the past 21 days. The Minister of Health, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, told Parliament on Thursday that although the last patient had been discharged from the Ebola Treatment Unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda cannot...

Police have confirmed that 21 people, including 20 pupils and one adult, have died in a fatal road crash involving a school bus belonging to King David Junior School, Ndejje, Makindye Division, Kampala. The crash occurred yesterday evening at Chekwatit Village, Kimawa Parish, Kawowo Sub-county in Kapchorwa District, after the pupils had visited Sipi Falls on an educational tour. According to...