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During a parliamentary session on March 11, 2025, the Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa, urged Ugandans to bear with the ongoing power outages, attributing them to the transition process following the expiration of Umeme’s concession on February 28, 2025. She revealed that the outages could persist until April 2025 as the government seeks funding to equip Uganda Electricity Distribution...

The Uganda Police Force (UPF) requires an additional US$62 million to implement Phase III of the national CCTV project. This disclosure was made by Police Undersecretary Aggrey Wunyi while appearing before the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on Tuesday, 11 March 2025. Wunyi stated that the project is currently in the planning and budget approval phase. The State Minister for...

The government has been called upon to boost funding for the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to enhance ICT in education through the provision of computers, upkeep, and development of infrastructure in schools. Through the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF), UCC implemented the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund (UCUSAF) from 2016 to 2023 to promote ICT adoption via broadband...

In an effort to position Uganda as a prime travel destination for French and Spanish-speaking travelers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda’s Embassy in France, announced a strategic familiarization trip for top French and Spanish media influencers. This initiative, scheduled from 9-15 March 2025, will provide influencers from both countries...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has rallied the people of Kawempe North to vote for a political party that understands and has solutions for their problems.  “First of all, elect a party which understands your problems. If you don't do that, you will not get a solution. Therefore, don't...

The Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has disclosed that the forthcoming 2025/26 Alternative Budget will prioritize the fight against corruption, describing it as the biggest impediment to Uganda’s development. He emphasized that, time and again, Ugandans are deprived of essential services under the pretext of insufficient funds, yet reports of embezzled public resources continue to surface. He made these...

Colonel Deo Akiiki, the outgoing Deputy Director of Defence Public Information, has officially handed over office to Major Bilal Katamba. Col Akiiki was recently appointed as the Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Presiding over the handover ceremony at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya, Major General Felix Kulayigye, the Director of...

A delegation from the Forum of Parliamentarians in the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (PF-ICGLR) is in Uganda as part of an investigative mission on stability and security in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The delegation, headed by the Speaker of Zambia’s National Assembly and President of PF-ICGLR, Rt. Hon. Nelly Mutti Butete, is also scheduled...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted Rt. Hon. Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia and current President of the Forum of Parliaments of the Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR), alongside Rt. Hon. Anita Among, the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, at State House Entebbe. President Museveni and...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met and held discussions with former Nigerian President, H.E Olusegun Obasanjo this afternoon at State House Entebbe. The high-level meeting centred around bilateral trade, regional peace and security.  During the meeting, President Museveni and his guest also discussed strengthening economic ties between Uganda and Nigeria while exploring collaborative efforts to enhance stability across the region.