Month: December 2025

Lawmakers in Uganda have passed a bill making it a criminal offence to offer money, food or a donation to a street child. Violators of this new law could face up to six months in jail or a fine of $11 (£8.20). The aim of the law is to curb

 The Parliamentary Budget Committee could fail to meet the 31st May deadline of passing the 2019/2020 national budget after discovering a number of discrepancies in the figures presented by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. According to the Public Finance and Management Act 2015, Parliament has a deadline

The State Minister for ICT, Aidah Erios Nantaba should make use of the police force if she's facing any attacks instead of relying on media, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Obiga Kania has advised. “What I know is that Nantaba has been talking to CIID, our position as

Sam Mangusho Cheptoris, the Cabinet Minister of Water and Environment has expressed concerns over the continued depletion of Uganda's natural forests and wetlands.  Uganda's forest cover has been depleted to 8% up from 24% in 1990s, largely attributed to human encroachment for different activities such as tree cutting for charcoal

In line with its mission of providing exceptional services to its clients, the Cooper Motor Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited is offering a 30% discount on spare parts of its New Holland tractors. Francis Kinyanjui, the Parts Manager CMC said the offer is meant to help the New Holland tractor owners

The First Lady and Minister of Education & Sports, Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni, has lauded the e2 Young Engineers Uganda programme for skilling Ugandan children at an early age. Maama Janet, as she is fondly referred to, made the remarks on Friday, May 17, 2019 at State House Nakasero, while meeting the Israeli Deputy Ambassador to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,

Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Mugisha Muntu has revealed that his new Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party is the only group that can lead Uganda to the promised land. Muntu made the promise on Wednesday at Kampala Serena Hotel during the launch of the ANT launch. "Most

Parliament has approved 1.6 trillion shillings supplementary budget request by government for the current financial year 2018/2019. Part of the money will cater for the on-going President Yoweri Museveni's countrywide tour on wealth creation. The approved Supplementary is in addition to the current 2018/2019 budget of 32.7 trillion shillings that