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By Cayen Faith The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has suspended on-street parking along sections of Kampala Road and Jinja Road in a move aimed at improving traffic flow and enhancing safety within the Central Business District. In a public notice issued Tuesday, KCCA said the suspension affects the stretch from the Entebbe Road junction through Kampala Road up to the...

By David Mwanje Lake Victoria Basin is facing a deepening environmental crisis that threatens millions of people who depend on the lake for food, jobs and trade across East Africa. New findings released ahead of the State of the Lake Victoria Basin Report 2025 show growing pressure on the lake from pollution, climate shocks and biodiversity loss. According to the Lake Victoria...

The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has flagged off Uganda’s inaugural export of processed pineapples to China, marking a significant milestone in the country’s agro-industrialization drive. The launch took place in Luwero shortly after the minister attended a swearing-in ceremony. A total of 104 metric tonnes of canned pineapples processed by Deshiburg Company were dispatched to...

The Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has appointed His Excellency Most Rev. Tomasz Grysa, Titular Archbishop of Rubicon, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda. Until his appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, His Excellency Most Rev. Tomasz Grysa has been Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Seychelles and the Republic of Mauritius, and Apostolic Delegate to Comoros and La Réunion. Born on...

A celebratory mood filled Parliament on Wednesday as 184 Members of Parliament-elect took oath on the first day of the swearing-in exercise ahead of the commencement of the 12th Parliament. The ceremony, presided over by Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige, attracted newly elected legislators accompanied by family members, supporters, and political aides. Cultural performances by Crane Performance added colour to...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today hosted the President of Gabon, H.E. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema at State House, Entebbe. The high-level meeting focused on economic transformation, industrialisation, agriculture and regional cooperation. During the meeting, President Nguema congratulated President Museveni upon his inauguration, describing the occasion as historic. “I could not see anyone else winning other than you because you are a...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday held bilateral talks with the President of Mozambique, H.E. Daniel Francisco Chapo, at State House , Entebbe . The , two leaders reaffirming the longstanding historical ties between Uganda and Mozambique and discussing matters of national and regional importance, including security and cooperation among African countries. President Chapo, who is in Uganda for official engagements,...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on African political parties to focus on wealth creation, science, technology and job creation if the continent is to overcome poverty and safeguard its independence. The President made the remarks on the evening of Tuesday 12th May, 2026 during a fraternal dinner organised by the National Resistance Movement Secretariat at Kampala Serena Hotel following...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today  held bilateral talks with the President of Egypt, H.E Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at State House, Entebbe.  The two leaders agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, industrialisation, renewable energy, fish farming and sustainable management of the River Nile. President El-Sisi, on an official visit, was accompanied by Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Dr....

His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today been sworn-in as the new President of the Republic of Uganda. This is President Museveni’s seventh term in office after winning the January 15th, 2026, Presidential elections. The ceremony held at Kololo Independence Grounds attracted several Heads of State, heads of delegations, among other distinguished guests and it ran under the theme: “Protecting the...