Year: 2026

A worker at Petromax Bulenga, Mityana Road changes Petrol price quotations to a new 5,100 The recent spiraling in fuel prices in Uganda has been attributed to the need to ration the available fuel stocks rather than profiteering. Fuel prices have been rising sharply since early last year but since

MAAIF Minister Frank Tumwebaze The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze has in an address on fake inputs, fake agro-chemicals and fake acaracides on the Ugandan markets said that problem mainly is in the veterinary sector, but also to some extent, "in the agricultural sector." According to

Entebbe expressway toll point The minister of works and transport, Gen Katumba Wamala has revealed that some government officials have applied to be exempted from paying toll fees to use Kampala - Entebbe expressway. As a result, MPs also want to use the road at a zero cost. The minister made

Fire fighters trying to put out the flames. Three people were confirmed dead on Saturday Hima Factory limited in Kasese District has suspended its operations after a Saturday fire outbreak that left three factory workers killed and properties worth millions destroyed. Six other factory employees were injured with three in critical condition.

Museveni in a group photo with soldiers who received medals Office of the Presidency wants Shs4.874bn to procure 1165 medals for for Presidential Awards. This is after Government run out of medals. However, only Shs339Million has been availed, leaving shortfall of Shs4.235bn. The request was made by Sadat Kisuyi, Principal Economist, Office of President while

Patricia Ojangole, the Managing Director, UDB The Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDBL), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, approved projects worth Shs926 Billion of which a total of Shs589 Billion has so far been disbursed into the Ugandan economy to support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic period (August 2020, to-date).This

Makerere University students are demanding the release of their results two years after they failed to access them. The students are accusing the university administration of negligence and failing to respond to their plight. Mutesi Hadijja, a first-year student at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences who is left

Five pupils have died in two separate school dormitory fires. In Kampala police have confirmed four pupils died and three others injured in a fire that gutted New Crest Junior at Kibedi Day and Boarding Primary School in Kawempe Division. The four died in the fire that gutted one of

Government has attributed the shortage and rising fuel prices to the heavy traffic jam of trailers, including fuel tankers at the Malaba and Busia border posts following a protest by cargo drivers over Uganda’s decision to impose a US$30 charge for Covid-19 test. A litre of fuel goes for Shs