Judiciary boosts staffing by 49%, enhances access to justice

The Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary, Pius Bigirimana, says courts across the country are now better positioned to deliver timely justice to Ugandans, thanks to a 49.14% increase in staffing levels. Over the last five years, the judiciary has undergone significant transformation. Bigirimana attributes this progress to the dedication of hardworking teams within the judiciary. […]

Government says no new taxes next financial year

Ministry of Finance has tabled the National Budget Framework Paper of up to 57 trillion shillings for the Financial Year 2025/2026. This next budget, the ministry says, won’t introduce new taxes. However, MPs say that this Budget Framework Paper does not align with the National Development Plan 4, whose interest the budget should focus on. […]

Gavumenti eyagala za kussa bitaala mu kibuga

Minisitule y’ebyensimbi etaddeyo okusaba mu palamenti nga bagala ebakkiriza okwewola obukadde 608 eza doola nga zino zigenda kukozesebwa okukulakulaanya ekibuga Kampala n’ebitundu ebyetolooddewo. Tukitegedde nti abakulu bajja na kwagala okubunya amataala mu kibuga olwo kitangalijje bulungi.Kyokka okusaba kuno kugenze okujja, ng’ebbanja lya Uganda lisuza eggwanga ku bunkenke bw’okuyingira akatyabaaga k’ebyenfuna. Bano era banjudde n’ekiwandiiko ky’embalirira […]

Government asked to support migrants’ businesses

The private sector has asked the government to help migrants in Uganda by promoting their businesses for the country’s holistic economic growth and development. In response, the government has promised to create more employment opportunities for them.Government has also promised to put checks and balances on illegal migrant labour organizations that take advantage of young […]

Amb. Mukumbya promotes Uganda as top tourism spot

The Government of Uganda has recently intensified efforts to strengthen the role of its missions abroad, aiming to promote and safeguard the country’s interests in pursuit of inclusive, equitable, and sustainable growth. In the FY 2024/25, the government allocated 55 billion shillings to embassies and missions, supporting efforts to position Uganda as a top tourism […]

FDC activists vow to press on despite terrorism charges

Thirty-six FDC activists out on bail and facing terrorism charges have vowed to continue advocating for national leadership change despite what they describe as “intimidation” by the government. The call came during their first appearance since their July arrest in Kisumu, Kenya, at the FDC Katonga faction office in Kampala. While in Kenya, the government […]

Government announces new oil exploration zones

The government has once again announced new oil prospects in two regions of the country. State Minister for Energy Okasai Opolot says preliminary exploration studies are being conducted in the Moroto-Kadam and Hoima basins, and he has also invited interested investors to participate. Uganda’s known commercial quantities of crude oil are located in the Albertine […]

Uganda ranks low on global AI index as experts aim to train 1 million

The current Government AI Index report by Oxford Insights ranked Uganda 132 out of 193 countries worldwide. The index is based on three pillars: government, technology and data, and infrastructure. While this may not be a positive statistic, local AI experts and hubs, in partnership with the government, have trained a total of 2,567 individuals […]

Police arrest three Makerere university students in protest

A planned protest by Makerere University students, upset delays in the disbursement of their allowances worth around 760,000 shillings each per semester, has ended with at least three of them under detention at Wandegeya police station. As Baker Ssenyonga Mulinde reports, the students, said to be studying on government scholarships, say they are living under […]

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