CAPTION: Representatives of KACITA appearing before the Committee on ICT and National Guidance appear before Members of Parliament on Wednesday October 29th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reportPARLIAMENT – The Kampala Capital City Traders Association (KACITA) has petitioned Parliament over a crackdown on public Wi-Fi hotspot resellers, calling for affordable licensing requirements to protect livelihoods and […]
Our reporterKAMPALA – The Uganda shilling has weakened sharply against the US dollar, sliding from approximately Shs 3,604 in March 2026 to around Shs 4,500 by late October, prompting the Government to appeal for calm and announce a raft of fiscal and monetary measures to stabilise the currency.Delivering a statement to Parliament on the State […]
By Our reporterMOMBASA – Ugandan and Kenyan private-sector bodies have signed three agreements on tourism, trade and investment at a regional summit in Mombasa, Kenya.The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed on the opening day of the fifth Uganda–Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit at the Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa on 26 and […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, centre, poses for a photograph with Iranian investors at State House Entebbe on Monday, October 26, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Iranian investors to establish agro-processing factories in Uganda instead of acquiring large tracts of land for commercial farming, saying the […]
CAPTION: Some of the partners who participated in the cleanup exercise on Friday, October 26th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), through its Eco Champs team, has partnered with the Green Action for Sustainable Production (GASP) and the Luzira community for a massive clean-up activity aimed at promoting […]
By AgencyMOMBASA – Plans are on course for Kenya’s first ever export of crude oil from the Lokichar Basin in Turkana on December 1, Senators have said.Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi on Friday said the country is set for its first commercial exportation of crude oil.“Beginning December this year, we should be seeing crude […]
CAPTION: Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, left, greets religious leaders at Bugongi Town Council Playground in Sheema District on Saturday, 24th, 2026.Saturday 24th, 2026. (PPU Phpto). By Our reporterSHEEMA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged farmers in Sheema District to embrace irrigation, pasture growing, fertiliser use and commercial agriculture to boost productivity, protect their livelihoods against drought […]
CAPTION: South Sudan President Salva Kiir in a photo montage with oil infrastructure. (File photo) By Agency JUBA – South Sudan’s resource renaissance could begin with seismic data rather than drilling rigs, as East Africa’s sole oil producer looks to bring its next barrels online. With 14 exploration blocks available to investors and limited seismic coverage across […]