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Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has warned individuals against threatening or intimidating parliamentary committee chairpersons as they carry out their oversight responsibilities. Speaking during plenary on Tuesday, Oboth said committee chairpersons have a constitutional mandate to process parliamentary business on behalf of the House and the public. The Speaker cautioned individuals who have been issuing covert or open threats to...

Uganda is hosting a delegation from Mozambique for a week-long bilateral engagement aimed at strengthening cooperation in combatant and veterans’ affairs, agriculture and development. The engagement, being held in Kampala under the theme “Advancing Uganda-Mozambique Cooperation in Combatant/Veteran Affairs and Development Space,” seeks to build on the historical ties between the two countries that were forged during their respective liberation...

Parliament's Committee on Physical Infrastructure has called on government to take over the operations and maintenance of the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway and investigate alleged management and financial irregularities surrounding the road. The recommendations were presented to Parliament on Tuesday by the committee chairperson, Hon. Mwine Mpaka, who said government management of the Expressway would reduce expenditure on private contractual arrangements and...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today met and held discussions with the outgoing Egyptian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Monzer Selim, who paid a farewell call on him at State House, Entebbe. President Museveni wished the outgoing envoy success in his next assignment. “I wish you good luck,” President Museveni said. Ambassador Selim, who will conclude his four-year tour of duty in Uganda on...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today inaugurated Phase IV Level 2 of the Ultra-Modern Rolling Mill Complex at Roofings Group in Namanve, Mukono District, commending the company for its contribution to Uganda’s industrialisation, local value addition and the development of a self-sustaining economy. The President said Uganda’s industrialisation journey must be understood in the context of Africa’s history, noting that...

resident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday, August 24, 2026, met with a Tanzanian delegation led by Mr. Abdulhalim Hafidh Ameir, son of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, at State House, Entebbe. The delegation also included Mr. George Nkya, Mr. Amal Garang, and Mr. Mundhir Mohammed Nassor. The meeting focused on matters of mutual interest between Uganda and Tanzania, including areas of...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has approved the establishment of three new Presidential Industrial Skilling Hubs in Ntungamo, Bushenyi and Kalangala districts as the government moves to expand access to vocational training for vulnerable young people. Two of the new hubs will be established in Ntungamo and Bushenyi districts in the Ankole sub-region, while the third will be constructed in Kalangala...

Hundreds of qualified applicants have turned up at Kololo Independence Grounds as the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) nationwide recruitment exercise entered its final day. The recruitment drive is intended to fill personnel gaps arising from the retirement and completion of service by members of the force. In Kampala, the final verification exercise was conducted by Team Two of Kampala Extra,...

Police have impounded 178 Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) operating in dangerous mechanical conditions during enforcement operations conducted across the Kampala Metropolitan Police area. The operation, aimed at ensuring that public service vehicles are roadworthy and comply with required safety standards, saw 53 vehicles impounded in KMP East, 62 in KMP South and 63 in KMP North. Police said the enforcement is...

Uganda Airlines has presented its strategic growth plan to Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the national carrier seeks to strengthen its operations and position itself for long-term commercial growth. The airline's executive leadership team, led by Acting Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake, met Gen. Kainerugaba at the Special Forces Command Headquarters in Entebbe, where they outlined key...