By Our reporterKAMPALA – The hospitality industry is counting losses due restrictions impossed following the outbeak of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in the DRC.The players in the sector blame the losses on misinformation and the ill-advised travel advisories.For Uganda, for example, most of the tourists come from the US, Canada and Europe, countries and regional […]
KAMPALA – Henry Musasizi delivered his first budget speech as Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on Thursday.The 84.4 trillion shilling 2026/2027 budget is aimed at implementing the government’s Tenfold Growth Strategy, aimed at growing to 500 billion dollars by 2040 from 53 billion in 2025.The economy is estimated to have grown by 6.4 […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, left, arrives at Kololo Independence grounds Thursday June 11th, 2026. (PPU photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaKAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has placed his hope in the anticipated oil revenue to boost the economy through building critical infrastructure.In a speech to Parliament following the presentation of the National Budget to Parliament for Financial […]
By AgenciesThe United States has announced an additional $20 million to strengthen Ebola preparedness as part of wider regional efforts to contain the outbreak in East and Central Africa.The funding, announced by the U.S. Department of State in coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), brings total direct U.S. Ebola response […]
CAPTION: Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi on te flour of Parliament recently. (Courtesy photo). By David BasekkeKAMPALA – The unveiling of a 30-member Shadow Cabinet by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, has ignited a constitutional and political debate that extends far beyond parliamentary procedure. At stake is not merely the composition […]
By Agencies DAR ES SALAAM: THE Government is set to present its 2026/27 national budget in Parliament tomorrow, where the Finance Minister, Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, is expected to table a fiscal plan that will guide taxation, public expenditure and key national economic priorities, at a time when the country continues to record economic growth and strengthen efforts […]
CAPTION: President William Ruto greets Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale in Wajir on 1 June 2026 during the Madaraka Day celebrations. © Twitter/William RutoBy AgenciesWAJIR – During his Madaraka Day speech on 1 June 2026 in Wajir, marking Kenya’s 63rd anniversary of internal self-rule, President William Ruto spoke emotionally about the occasion. Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi […]
CAPTION: Speaker Oboth Oboth hands over copies of the Constitution and Rules of Procedure to Hon. Tom Butime Butime at Parliament, June 10th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Nineteen ministers have taken Oaths of Allegiance and as Members of Parliament following their approval by the Appointments Committee. The 19 ministers are ex-officio Members of Parliament […]
CAPTION: L-R Dr. Bernadette Nambi Karuhanga (Director NCDC) and Dan Odongo (ED UNEB). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to merge the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) into a single institution.The proposed merger is among the key reforms contained in the forthcoming Curriculum, […]
CAPTION: Dr. Kizza Besigye, left, and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, right in the dock recently. (File photo). By our reporter KAMPALA – Jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have filed a fresh application before the High Court Criminal Division seeking the termination of criminal proceedings against them […]