Hoima City has been selected to host Uganda’s third National Cleaning Day exercise on Saturday, September 26, as the government steps up preparations to improve sanitation ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament next year. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said Hoima was chosen because of its importance as one of the areas expected…
A section of Buganda royals has asked Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to intervene in a long-running dispute over 2.5 acres of land in Maganjo, Wakiso, which they claim is their ancestral property. The royals, led by Prince Daudi Wasswa Wasajja, appealed an inspection of the disputed land, where they also protested the presence of Uganda Peoples’…
Entebbe International Airport handled 169,706 international passengers in August 2026, according to the latest traffic figures from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). This included 88,270 arrivals and 81,436 departures, working out to an average of about 5,474 travellers a day. UCAA said in a statement that the figure marks a rise from July 2026,…
The High Court has dismissed a case by city businessman Dennis Ssengendo, who wanted to cancel a consent judgment in a land dispute with Josiah Muita, after he complained that part of the land he bought at Kireka was actually occupied by an existing road. Justice Patricia Kahigi Asiimwe ruled that Ssengendo had failed to…
Namirembe Diocese is set to host a mass wedding for 60 couples on Friday, September 18, as part of efforts to encourage Ugandans to embrace church marriage and build stable families. The ceremony will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe, with couples expected from different parts of the country, including Nakasongola, Luwero, Mukono and…
Lawyers have been urged to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies while strengthening ethics, cybersecurity, and accountability to protect public trust. The call was made at the opening of the Uganda Law Society’s (ULS) 2026 Digital Transformation Festival at Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo, Kampala, under the theme, “Digital Democracy: Advancing Access to Justice, Innovation…
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were stunned after officials of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital told them that four ambulances reportedly allocated to the hospital cannot be traced. The revelation was made when hospital officials appeared before the committee to respond to queries raised in the Auditor General’s report for the 2024/25 financial year….
The government has warned owners of dilapidated buildings and houses that they could face demolition as authorities move to enforce standards for buildings in cities and municipalities. Persis Namuganza, the Minister of State for Lands (Housing), said the government is determined to ensure that buildings meet the required standards as part of efforts to improve…
Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the chief whip, has become the latest minister to back Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s bid to become Uganda’s president in 2031. Aceng, who is also the Lira City Woman MP and the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) coordinator for the Lango sub-region, visited the office of the PLU chairman in Kololo, Kampala,…
National Housing has been ordered to pay Johnson Kwesigabo, its former tenant on Buganda Road flats, Shs141 million after the court discovered that the company kept money that was meant to be refunded to him, even after the government had paid a subsidy on the purchase of his flat. The dispute arose from Flat 660F…
Entebbe Municipal Council offices fell unusually quiet as MPs on the Public Accounts Committee arrived to follow up on a string of unresolved Auditor General’s queries. The MPs came expecting to find the municipal management ready to answer questions raised against the council. Instead, they found locked offices, empty chairs and a striking absence of…
Legislators on the committee on Defence and Internal Affairs have inspected the ongoing works at the UPDF Hospital in Mbuya, Kampala, as part of efforts to assess its readiness for commissioning. The 250-bed hospital is expected to be commissioned before the end of 2026, according to the Ministry of Defence. Outpatient services are already operational…
The Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP) has introduced a range of environmentally friendly technologies aimed at helping farmers, schools and communities adopt cleaner and more efficient ways of producing energy and handling agricultural products. Ruth Kiwanuka, the chief executive officer of JEEP, said the organisation was promoting technologies such as biogas systems, solar lighting,…
Delegates taking part in the 2026 Uganda Trade and Investment Roadshow visited Zigoti Coffee Works in Zigoti, Mityana District, to learn how Ugandan coffee moves from the farm to local and international markets. The visit gave investors, business leaders and other participants an opportunity to see the different stages of the coffee value chain, including…
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital officials struggled to convince MPs how the facility managed to meet its performance targets despite operating with only about 30% of its approved staff establishment. The officials appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to respond to queries raised by the Auditor General for the financial year ended December 2025. The…
Post Bank Uganda (since renamed Pearl Bank) has been ordered to pay a former branch manager Shs 61 million for unfairly and unlawfully dismissing him after he was placed on a performance improvement plan (PIP) with targets that the court said were unrealistic. Dickson Sanyu, who managed the bank’s Kabale branch, had sued the bank…
Hoima Regional Referral Hospital has operated without a procurement officer for nearly two years, forcing it to rely on an officer from Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, Parliament has heard. The revelation was made when hospital leaders appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (Central) to respond to queries raised in the Auditor General’s report. The…
Wakiso district authorities are planning to open police cases against beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) who have failed to repay the revolving funds they received under the government programme. The officials made the revelation when they appeared before Parliament’s Local Government Accounts Committee during a fact-finding visit to Wakiso. The committee, led by…
A section of youth under the Association for Youth Excellence for Financial Fitness and Empowerment (YEFFE Uganda) has backed a proposal by businessman Hassan Bulwadda to redevelop part of City Square in Kampala. The youth said the proposed development could create jobs, improve the appearance of the city and increase the value of one of…
Prominent lawyer Fred Muwema has been granted permission by the High Court to serve papers on Isaac Nsejjere, a Ugandan businessman living in the United States, clearing a key hurdle in a long-running commercial dispute that stretches back to a 2010 sportswear supply deal. The story goes back to August 24, 2010, when Sports Club…
MPs on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have summoned businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba over a Shs140.487 billion debt that his company, Haba Group, has failed to clear since 2017. The MPs raised the matter while questioning the leadership of Bank of Uganda, led by Governor Dr Michael Atingi-Ego. They said the…
The government has assured investors that Uganda offers a favourable and stable environment for businesses, citing reliable electricity, a stable currency, abundant natural resources and access to regional and international markets. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Sanjay Tanna, made the remarks during the third Trade and Investment Roadshow organised by Equity Bank Group at…
For David Balironda Mukasa, walking through his oil palm plantation in Kalangala is a reminder of how access to financial services has changed the lives of farmers on the islands. Mukasa, who has served in the leadership of the Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust (KOPGT) for more than two decades, says many farmers once struggled…
More than Shs1.5 billion in legal fees claimed from the estate of the late Muhamad Katimbo, who was a prominent businessman in Kikuubo, has been thrown back into dispute after the High Court blocked recovery of some of the fees and ordered the rest to be examined afresh. The ruling followed a fight involving lawyer…
Makindye mayor Yasini Omari has asked Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to approve the purchase of adjoining land to expand and develop the Division headquarters. Omari said the division urgently needs more office space as KCCA prepares to deploy ward administrators, assistant town clerks and assistant ward administrators. He made the remarks during a recent…
Climate scientists have warned that the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon could bring heavy rainfall and flooding to parts of East Africa during the October to December season, although the impact will vary from one area to another. The warning comes as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) forecasts wetter-than-normal…
The burial of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV at the Karambi Royal Tombs in Fort Portal on Saturday was overshadowed by a bitter dispute over who should succeed him on the Tooro throne. Oyo, who died aged 34 in the United States on August 27 while receiving cancer treatment, was buried after nine…
Fifteen head teachers from Butaleja district have publicly endorsed Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), for the 2031 presidential election. The teachers travelled from Butaleja to Kampala to formally declare their support for Gen Muhoozi, becoming among the first groups of civil servants to publicly associate themselves with his political…
Namirembe Diocese is seeking Shs3.5 billion to complete the construction of a new residence for the Bishop of Namirembe, the Right Rev Moses Banja. The new house, which is estimated to cost about Shs5 billion, is being constructed to replace the diocese’s old bishop’s residence, which is among the oldest such houses in the country….
The Commandant of the Military Police Brigade, Maj Gen William Bainomugisha, has cautioned female soldiers against early pregnancy, urging them to first pursue military courses that can improve their skills and chances of career progression. Bainomugisha said female soldiers should take advantage of training opportunities instead of avoiding courses and expecting to remain in the…
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) have questioned the valuation of Luwero district’s fixed and non-fixed assets after finding that some government property had been assigned surprisingly low values. The committee, chaired by Betty Nambooze Bakireke, the Mukono Municipality MP, was examining the 2024/25 Auditor General’s report when it raised concerns about the…
The High Court has ordered Paramount Hospital to pay Medequip Shs48 million as the balance for an X-ray machine supplied in 2019. The dispute started after Medequip supplied Paramount Hospital with a Fuji CR System, an X-ray imaging machine. The agreed purchase price was Shs75 million and required the hospital to pay an initial deposit…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has donated 35 solar-powered street lights worth about Shs100 million to Kabale University to improve security and visibility on the campus. The donation is part of activities marking 35 years of Stanbic Bank’s operations in Uganda under the Standard Bank Group. The bank said the project is intended to make it safer…
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) is stepping up efforts to promote the use of digital technology among lawyers as the legal profession increasingly moves away from paper-based systems. The move comes at a time when the Judiciary is also transitioning from manual court processes to digital systems through the Electronic Court Management Information System (ECMIS)….
Parliament’s committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has halted its interface with the leadership of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) after MPs questioned whether the officials appearing before them had the legal mandate to represent the institution. The committee, chaired by Kyadondo East MP Muwada Nkunyingi, had summoned URSB officials to…
Uganda’s insurance industry expects significant growth as increased government spending on infrastructure projects creates new opportunities for insurers, the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has said. Dr Protaszio Sande, the acting chief executive officer of the IRA, said government-funded infrastructure projects already underway are expected to generate more business for insurers as contractors, investors, and other…
Businesses supported by the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) created and sustained 69,202 jobs in 2025, a 24.6% increase from the 55,553 jobs recorded in 2024, according to a new report. The bank’s 2025 Development Impact Report, launched in Kampala on Wednesday, also shows that the enterprises increased their output, profitability, tax contribution and foreign exchange…
The Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) has directed Nakasongola to suspend and review any deals involving the sale or purchase of district property following concerns over the undervaluation of government assets. The committee, chaired by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze, issued the directive after examining findings in the Auditor General’s report for the 2024/25 financial…
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has defended its decision to acquire a specialised firefighting truck at a cost of more than Shs5 billion, saying the vehicle is essential for maintaining safety and security at the country’s airports. UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye told MPs that the vehicle should not be compared with an ordinary…
Government is set to review the training curriculum of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to improve the quality of graduates and ensure they acquire skills that match the changing demands of the labour market. Moses Kasaki, the executive director of TVET, said the review is necessary because technology is changing rapidly and…
Staff at Capital FM are bracing for a shift in workplace culture as the radio station prepares to relocate from its long-time home in Kisementi, Kololo, to Next Media Park in Naguru this October. The move follows the takeover of Capital Radio 2015 Limited, the parent company of Capital FM, Beat FM and KIIS FM,…
Betty Amongi, the former minister of Gender and Labour, acted illegally and unlawfully when she fired Osborn Turyasigura, an employee in the ministry, over allegations that he used forged academic documents to acquire a job, the court has ruled. In a ruling, Justice Simon Peter Kinobe declared that the decision to terminate Turyasigura was illegal…
Uganda has opened talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to have travel restrictions eased, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has said, as more investors in Dubai express interest in doing business in Uganda. Nabbanja said the restrictions are affecting trade and investment between Uganda and the UAE because they are making it difficult for business…
Four-time national rally champion Ponsiano Lwakataka has called on the government to invest more in motorsport, saying greater support would help young Ugandans develop their talent and create more opportunities in the industry. Lwakataka made the call while speaking to journalists during a fundraising campaign to help him acquire a new Volkswagen Proto rally car…
Smallholder farmers and rural businesses in East Africa are set to benefit from a new $200 million financing mechanism aimed at helping them cope with the growing effects of climate change. The Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) was launched at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, by the International Fund…
Kazibwe Bashir will be paid Shs 200,000 per show on Beat FM, where he will be hosting a talk show, Alipoota Olutagajjjo, every Sunday from 12 pm to 2 pm; three people knowledgeable about the arrangement have told Bbeg Media. That would amount to Shs 800,000 per month. We have been told that Kazibwe, who…
The State Minister for Finance (General Duties) Cissy Mulondo and the minister of State for Industry David Bahati have visited pineapple farmers in Kawundwe Village, Nakasongola, and pledged government support to help them move from growing pineapples to processing and exporting them. The ministers visited members of Kikyusa Pineapple Farmers Cooperative Society, a farmer-owned cooperative…
Only 3,623 marriage registrations have so far been captured in the system of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), with Christian marriages making up the overwhelming majority. The figures were revealed by NIRA executive director Rosemary Kisembo when officials appeared before the Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) at Parliament. Kisembo told…
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) have questioned the management of Trinity College Nabbingo over the construction of a new chapel estimated to cost Shs6.9 billion, saying the project appeared different from what was contained in the Auditor General’s report for the 2024/25 financial year. The committee, led by its chairperson, Betty Nambooze,…
Four radio stations owned by Vision Group have emerged as the leading stations in four of Uganda’s 15 sub-regions, according to the 2026 Uganda National Media Survey (UNMS). The stations are Arua One FM, Rupiny FM, Etop FM and Radio West, which recorded the highest radio listenership shares in West Nile, Acholi, Teso and Ankole…
