Parliament has suspended the enforcement of the charcoal trade ban pending a government explanation on the availability and affordability of alternative sources of cooking energy. Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth directed the suspension during a plenary sitting on October 14, 2026, after MPs questioned whether ordinary Ugandans were prepared to abandon charcoal. The speaker asked the…
The government has assured Parliament that preparations to redevelop markets across Kampala and the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area have been completed and that construction works will begin soon. The State Minister for Kampala, Kabuye Kyofatogabye, told MPs on the Presidential Affairs committee that government had already identified a contractor and was awaiting final clearance from…
Three days from now (January 22, 2026), voters in Kampala will make one of their most consequential decisions in years: whether to hand Erias Lukwago a fourth term or entrust the city to the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Ronald Balimwezo. Many have dubbed it the “lawyer” versus the “engineer.” Does the city still need Lukwago’s…
