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Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee – Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE) are conducting an oversight visit to Uganda Property Holdings Limited (UPHL) in Mombasa to scrutinise the Auditor General’s observations for the 2024/25 financial year. The Committee, led by the COSASE Chairperson, Hon. Nkunyingi Muwada, inspected the 24 properties owned by UPHL in...

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged the Attorney General to thoroughly review and provide legal advice on all international treaties and agreements before they are presented to Cabinet and Parliament for consideration. Tayebwa said greater scrutiny is necessary to ensure that Uganda does not enter into international commitments containing provisions that conflict with the country’s laws or national...

By Sarah Natoolo The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has officially commissioned 80 field data collectors following the successful completion of a 15-day training in preparation for the 9th Round of the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2026/27. The trained personnel have been organized into 16 teams, each led by a Field Supervisor and in order to enhance effective communication and...

Uganda has been commended on its fight and management of the deadly disease Ebola. In a meeting held in Kampala, the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Director General, Dr. Dr Jean Kaseya and World Health Organisation Africa Regional Director Prof Janabi said the two agencies committed to using some of the recommendations presented by the Ebola response on how...

District leaders from across the Lango sub-region have expressed support for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s 4-Acre Model after touring a demonstration farm established at the Lango Zonal Presidential Industrial Skilling Hub in Lira. The visit, organised by State House, aimed to equip local leaders with practical knowledge on modern farming methods and encourage them to mobilise communities to adopt commercial...

The Special Forces Command (SFC) on Sunday 2nd August 2026 conducted a series of handover and takeover ceremonies as senior officers assumed new responsibilities following recent appointments within the force. Lt. Col. Frank Murema officially handed over the office of Deputy Director of Operations at the SFC Headquarters to Lt. Col. A.C. Kaawe before taking over command of the 16...

Anniversary campaign launched on the company's birthday puts renewed focus on the communities and consumers who built the business over eight decades. Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) today marked its 80th anniversary by launching 80 Years at the Heart of the Pearl, a nation-wide anniversary campaign that celebrates the people and communities that have shaped the company's journey since its establishment in...

Legislators have tasked the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) to explain persistent delays in connecting Ugandans to the national electricity grid and continued power outages despite significant government investment following the Umeme buyout. During an appearance before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (Central Government), Committee Chairperson Patrick Nsamba questioned why improvements in electricity distribution have remained limited despite UEDCL receiving...

By Sarah Mawerere Mentioning FIFA in a malaria awareness is connecting the massive global reach of the World tournament to health advocacy where the passion for football is channeled into defeating malaria. The "FIFA Malaria Championship" refers to public health advocacy initiatives such as; the United Against Malaria and current Zero Malaria FC campaigns, that use the global popularity of the...

Governor Michael Atingi-Ego joined the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Principal Judge, and other senior judicial officers at a pre-departure briefing ahead of their visit to Uganda’s oil and gas operational areas. The engagement was organised by the Judicial Training Institute in partnership with the Petroleum Authority of Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company. In his keynote address, "Custodians of...