Uganda’s journey toward a greener and more sustainable transport sector is gaining momentum, with E-Bus Xpress playing a pivotal role in realizing the country’s national e-mobility vision.The E-Bus Xpress is Uganda’s first electric mass transport initiative by Kiira Motors Corporation, currently operating in Jinja.Speaking at the National E-Mobility Expo 2025, Eng. Ian John Kavuma, CEO […]
By Our reporterGULU – The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division has conducted a financial literacy training to equip soldiers with practical investment skills.The training, led by Division Operations Training Officer Col Orombi Oloya on behalf of the Division Commander, stressed the importance of sound financial planning and disciplined saving.Col Oloya praised the […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Parliament has stood over debate on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill, 2024, stopping the proposed law from progressing to its second reading. According to the report of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, the object of the Bill is to establish a legal, institutional, and regulatory framework to […]
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited transport a transformer out of a ware house in Kampala recently. By Stephen Wandera Ouma KAMPALA – Within the first six months since Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) took over UMEME, the government agency has added 648,404 new connections to the national grid, the company official has revealed. […]
Rukia Nakadama (C) with otherguests at the launch of the Chinese Enterprises in Uganda Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2024. By Our reporter KAMPALA – Ugandan Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio Rukia Nakadama said on Wednesday that Chinese enterprises are strengthening communities in the East African country through their corporate social responsibility […]
Uganda Airlines plane takes off. By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – Uganda Airlines, often criticised for its heavy financial losses, still holds significant investment potential if strategic reforms are implemented, a new House report has revealed.The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE) on the airline, has pointed out that despite incurring a net […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni flags off the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Bukasa–Ssentema–Kakiri Road at Bukasa Catholic Church in Bukasa Village, Bukasa Sub-county, BusiroCounty recently. (Courtsey photo.) By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – The Committee on Public Accounts (Central Government) has drawn the attention of legislators to exaggerated costs of government-funded infrastructure projects.In its report on […]
Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Johnson Musinguzi By Our reporter PARLIAMENT – The taxman has in recent months been smiling all the way to bank after surpassing the monthly collection targets on the backdrop of a crackdown on middlemen in customs operations, the Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Johnson Musinguzi, has revealed. […]
CAPTION: President Museveni (centre seated) with Ugandan in diaspora at State Lodge, Nakasero on Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025. (PPU Photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaNAKASERO – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Ugandans living abroad to formally register with the government through their respective associations, saying the process will enable the state to plan better for […]
