Month: November 2024

Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi The Ministry of Finance has issued the First Budget Call Circular for the 2025/26 national budget, with the total budget standing at Shs57.441Trn, down from the ambitious Shs72.136 Trillion 2024/25 budget. According to the circular issued by Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) in partnership with the Uganda Aeronautical Information Services Officers’ Association (UGAISOA) has planned the 2024 Aviation Run on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at Mayor’s Garden in Entebbe, starting at 6:30 am. According to UCAA, the Aviation Run is one of the events organized by the Authority to

Lawmakers on Parliament’s Agriculture Committee have raised concern over the increased occurrence of aflatoxins in food produced in Uganda, with many admitting to losing residents in their areas to aflatoxins-induced diseases like liver cirrhosis. This followed a presentation made by Agnes Kirabo, Executive Director, Food Rights Alliance, where she called

Minister Kasaija appealed for more focus on job creation to prevent disastrous results of youth unemployment Members of the National Social Security Fund will be paid an interest rate of 11.5 percent for the year 2023/2024, an increase from the 9.7 that was declared the previous year. This makes the

Parliament’s Health Committee has raised concern over the discriminatory practices at abattoirs and slaughterhouses that ban the slaughter of pigs on these premises, saying this imposes health risks on pork eaters in Uganda due to the absence of formal places where pigs eaten in Uganda are slaughtered. Samuel Opio, Vice

Parliament has learned that the managers of Suuma Construction Company are forcing Ugandans working at the construction of Hoima Stadium to test for HIV, and those found HIV positive have been relieved of their duties. The revelation was made by Hoima West MP, Joseph Ruyonga, who asked the government to

Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi The Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has asked Gov’t to reveal details of the agreement it signed with Dei Bio Pharma after the owners of the company revealed plans to repay the Shs723Bn it obtained from taxpayers, yet at the time of approval of the

The ground view of Karuma Hydropower Station. The mega powerhouse is under the ground  Karuma Hydropower Station is finally due for commissioning almost 12 years since construction began. With a generation capacity of 600 megawatts, it is the largest electricity plant in the country, capable of producing 4,373 Gigawatt Hours