Month: April 2025

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has denied that the hazardous pesticides banned elsewhere are allowed into Uganda and used on farms. This follows bitter responses by health and agriculture scientists to an opinion by Prof Maurice Ogenga Latigo that the issue of the use of chemicals on

Comprising 351 pages, the 2024 census final report had its authors go a long way to demonstrate the level of accomplishment and quality of life the majority of Ugandans are living. Access to and ownership of land is one of the proxy indicators the census report authors leveraged to paint

Issuance of the digital registration plates for private and public motor vehicles is set to commence on Monday. In November 2023, the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) Project was launched and Digital number plates were rolled out starting with government vehicles. In November 2024, the system was rolled out for

As the dust settles from the Christmas and New Year festivities, Isaac Ssemakadde’s message to his “Radical New Bar” still hangs in the air. “I won’t be indulging in festive cheer, as our struggle against AG Nsumikambi and Injustice Ssekaana is far from over” said Ssemakadde. The President of Uganda

Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has finally released the final report containing the ultimate findings from the 2024 National Population & Housing Census exercise that was conducted last May. This was the 6th time such exercise, ordinarily done every 10 years, was being conducted since Uganda attained independence in 1962.

Electricity consumers in Uganda will pay an average 5.2 percent less on electricity over the next three months, following a revised tariff schedule by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). The review was made possible by the ease in the parameters that determine the cost of grid electricity, including headline inflation,

The police in Mukono are holding a police officer and two Kenyan nationals for diverting a truck carrying 21,600 kilograms of coffee valued at Shs 380 million. On July 4, 2024, a case of stealing goods in transit was reported at Mukono Police Station, prompting an investigation under reference Mukono

The country's inflationary landscape has seen a mixture of modest improvements and persistent challenges. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the Annual Average Headline Inflation for 2024 was registered at 3.3 percent, a significant improvement from the 5.4% recorded in 2023. The drop reflects a combination of price