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Construction works on the Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula Road are progressing, with approximately 40 kilometres of the road reaching the formation stage. The formation stage involves preparing and compacting the ground in readiness for the next phase of road construction. Major box culverts have also been installed at road crossings, while construction of the River Bukora Bridge has reached 40 per cent completion. The progress...

Police Exodus SACCO has assured its members that the institution remains fully operational following a recent court ruling. In an official statement, the SACCO said the court decision has not disrupted its operations, assuring members that their savings, investments and other financial activities remain secure and continue without interruption. The SACCO urged members to remain calm and refrain from speculation, encouraging...

The Committee on Physical Infrastructure has questioned the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) over the post-construction approval of structures at Ham Shopping Centre, owned by businessman Hamis Kiggundu, which was constructed over the Nakivubo Channel. The concerns were raised on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, when KCCA Deputy Executive Director Benon Kigenyi appeared before the committee, chaired by Hon. Mwine Mpaka,...

The Attorney General, Hon. Sam Mayanja, has told Parliament that a notice expressing an intention to resign by the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Fauzat Wangadya, does not constitute an actual resignation. Mayanja said Wangadya remains the substantive Chairperson of the Commission because, under established legal practice, a resignation only takes effect after a formal resignation...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today commissioned the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Meat and Beans Processing Factory at Katonga in Kisozi, Gomba District, with a call to farmers to embrace commercial production and support Uganda’s agro-industrialisation agenda. The modern processing facility is a joint venture between NEC, the commercial arm of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), and Kenyan investor...

The Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Without Portfolio, Rt. Hon. Rukia Isanga Nakadama, has underscored the importance of mindset transformation, character development, and values-based education in addressing social challenges affecting communities, especially the youth. Rt. Hon. Nakadama made the remarks today while representing Uganda at the 14th World Ministers Forum held in Busan, Korea, under the theme: “Social Problems...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today received a special message from his Angolan counterpart, H.E. João Lourenço, during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, H.E. Téte António, at the President's Kisozi farm in Gomba District. The Angolan Foreign Affairs Minister led a delegation to Uganda to deliver the message on behalf of President Lourenço. President Museveni and the delegation also discussed matters...

By Wadulo Arnold Mark On July 14, 2026, Oxford Economics Africa released a detailed study of Uganda’s formal alcohol market, analyzing trends from 2020 to 2025. The report uses Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) as a case study to show how regulated manufacturing connects rural farmers to national revenue goals and the government's ambitious plan to grow the economy ten times...

By Samuel Ssenono The World Bank has retained Uganda in the low-income category for the 2027 fiscal year, even as the government maintains that the country has attained lower-middle-income status. The World Bank's latest Country and Lending Groups classification places Uganda among 25 low-income economies, defined as countries with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of US$1,175 or less based...

President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, returning both to Parliament for reconsideration over concerns that some of the proposed tax measures could distort competition, encourage tax avoidance and negatively impact the economy. The two Bills were passed by the 11th Parliament ahead of the 2026/27...