Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

The UPDF Engineers Brigade is putting the final touches on a two-classroom block at Kanyankwanzi Primary School in Kabale. The project, which began on November 16, 2025, is 72 percent complete, with plastering nearly finished and only painting and flooring remaining. The Acting Site Engineer, Warrant Officer Two Byekwaso Robert, said the team encountered challenges after demolishing the old structure,...

The Government of Uganda, through National Medical Stores, has today officially flagged off the 5th Universal Coverage Campaign for the distribution of Insecticides Treated Nets at the National Medical Stores Head Office in Kajjansi. The flag-off ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, marking the commencement of a nationwide campaign aimed at reducing malaria-related...

By Arnold Mark Wadulo Uganda’s drive toward Vision 2040’s $500 billion economy is increasingly being anchored in manufacturing investments that combine industrial scale with diplomatic confidence. The expansion of Metro Cement Limited stands out not only for its impact on jobs and construction supply chains, but also as a tangible outcome of deepening Uganda–United Arab Emirates (UAE) economic relations. Metro Cement’s investment trajectory is directly linked...

Makerere University’s Science, Technology and Innovation Education (STIE) programme is set to undergo major modernization after Parliament approved a US$162 million loan to fund the initiative. The loan, sourced from the Korea Export-Import Bank, was sanctioned during a plenary sitting of Parliament on Tuesday, 16 December 2025. The motion was presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic...

On 17th December 2025, The Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) and the Bank of Uganda (BoU) commenced the pilot phase of the Okusevinga Money Market Unit Trust Scheme, a landmark initiative designed to expand access to safe and affordable investment opportunities for Ugandans. Okusevinga is Africa's first government-owned unit trust scheme and represents a strategic shift from...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged voters in Mityana District to rally behind the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and elect leaders who understand and support his approach to governance, warning that poor leadership choices have slowed development in some parts of the country. Addressing a massive campaign rally at Ssaza Grounds in Mityana today, President Museveni said the pace of...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today held a campaign rally at Bukuya Town Council grounds, Kassanda District, where he urged residents to avoid voting opposition politicians, explaining that they cannot deliver effective services to the people they lead. Addressing supporters who braved heavy rains to attend the rally, President Museveni presented the NRM Manifesto and highlighted the seven key contributions the...

The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, has today commenced a working tour of road infrastructure projects in the West Nile region. The tour is aimed at monitoring the progress of ongoing works, assessing road conditions, and ensuring that government investments in transport infrastructure are delivering the intended impact. Over the years, the Government of Uganda, through the...

By Arnold Mark Wadulo The Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA), established following the merger of the Uganda Free Zones Authority and the Uganda Export Promotion Board in 2024, has prioritized a critical reform agenda focused on harmonizing national Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policies with regional frameworks under the East African Community (EAC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This regulatory alignment...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today met a delegation of investors from the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, United Arab Emirates (UAE), who expressed interest in boosting Uganda’s cargo transport sector through the construction of an inland port. Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established by an Amiri decree issued in 1970 by His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah...