Month: April 2025

The plan by the government to establish a national mining company to join the competitive mining sector is generating debate. Some players in the sector are asking why the government is forming state-owned enterprises yet it has for long liberalized. The suggestion of up to 15% equity stake in medium

George Nockrach, the head teacher of Abam Parents Primary School in Lamwo district is in police custody for participating in the theft of 145 pieces of iron sheets meant for the school. Nockrach was arrested on Tuesday together with Charles Oryem, the school PTA chairperson, and Vincent Ojok, the School

Coprian Kasolo alias Arsenal on the Microphones and other colleagues in the High Court. Isaac Ssenabulya alias Kisunsu, the self-confessed kidnapper and murderer of Maria Nagirinya and her driver, Ronald Kitayimbwa has pinned his co-accused Coprian Kasolo alias Arsenal as the leader of the B13 criminal gang. Kisunsu took to

Samuel Busulwa, a concerned resident of Mukono District has sued the Public Service Commission-PSC for rejecting the names of the two people who were appointed members of the District Service Commission-DSC. Busulwa through his lawyer, Kenneth Nsubuga petitioned the High Court in Mukono seeking an order quashing the Public Service

A monthly vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine, an HIV prevention method whose approval for use in Uganda is underway is proving to be safe for use by breastfeeding mothers. This is according to the results of a study released Wednesday and presented at the ongoing Conference on Retroviruses

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has introduced a desktop application and Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) to be used as an alternative invoicing method to enable seamless issuance of e-invoices and e-receipts to clients. The new platforms have been developed to support Value Added Tax (VAT) registered taxpayers who are not designated

Kira\Nalubaale power station. Uganda Government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is slated to pay ESKOM Uganda Shs45.7bn for the buyout of the company's investments in Uganda at the end of its concession at the Kira\Nalubaale power station. The details are contained in the Shs2.386Trn Supplementary budget that

Government through the National Citizenship and Immigration Control is seeking Shs46.784Bn to facilitate the Directorate to purchase more passport booklets. The request is contained in the Shs2.386Trn supplementary budget tabled by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for consideration by Parliament’s Budget Committee. In defending the supplementary request,