Month: February 2025

The hiked fuel price has forced mothers in Otuke district to deliver at home. A liter of petrol in Otuke bow costs Shillings 8,000 from Shillings 4,500 early this year while a liter of diesel costs Shillings 6,700 from 3,500. This has prompted several people to pack their motorcycles and

Despite Government’s policy to merge different agencies so as to reduce the cost of administration in Uganda, the Uganda National Association of Building & Civil Engineering Contractors (UNABCEC) has called for the creation of a Local Content Commission so as to support local contractors and service providers. The proposal was

A section of lawmakers have expressed mixed reactions over the proposal by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) to halt the roll out of the Parish Development Model due to absence of data to establish the actual number of beneficiaries. While addressing the press briefing in Kampala this week, Dr. Chris Mukiza,

The milk industry has been one of the most stable and fastest growing of the country’s production sectors in recent years but claims of unsafety of the products last week have unnerved the industry leaders. While appearing on a local TV Dr Sylvia Anguabua Baluka, a Makerere University Lecturer said

The Inspectorate of Government-IG has recovered Shillings 12.6 billion in the past 8 months, the Inspector General of Government-IG Betty Olive Kamya has revealed. According to Kamya, the money was recovered from corrupt government departments and individuals. In June 2022, 45 Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and

URA's Head of Enforcement, Assistant Commissioner Julius Nkwasire, parades before the media an impounded truck and the smuggled goods. Uganda Revenue Authority’s Customs Department has hit the ground running in a bid to achieve Shs 9.7 Trillion 2022/2023 Financial Year target. In this FY, URA is expected to collect Shs

I&M Burbidge Capital, a leading corporate finance advisory firm East Africa, has hosted a dinner for a cross section of Uganda’s high networth individuals to draw awareness to the services the company offers at the Kampala Serena Hotel. I&M Burbidge Capital specialises in advising businesses in the region on significant

The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has tasked Government to furnish Parliament with a list of all marijuana growers in Uganda, following the rampant reports of marijuana abuse within the country. Mpuuga asked, “Will the Prime Minister clarify to this country whether government has a track of where growers apply

Many private schools around the country have closed the second term or plan to do so before the statutory deadline citing the increasing commodity prices, particularly food. According to the national school and institution calendar, the second term was supposed to start on May 9th, 2022, and run for 14

Civil servants will receive their July salaries around August 5, 2022, according to the Ministry of Public Service Finance. By law, all civil services salaries and wages are supposed to be paid on or before the 28th day of every month.   "All accounting officers must ensure that they pay