KCCA enforcement teams confiscating merchandise on the City street in Kampala As the government deadline approaches, street vendors in Kampala have vowed not to relocate to designated markets established by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), citing inadequate space and concerns over a lack of customers. Although KCCA enforcement teams
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Construction of the East African Crude Oil pipeline is ongoing/Courtesy photo Uganda’s anticipated June/July oil production timeline is facing uncertainty due to delays in critical emergency preparedness infrastructure. Despite assurances from government and oil companies that first oil will flow by mid-year — with revenues expected by the end of
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Remigio Achia, Vice Chairperson, Parliament’s Budget Committee. Government has been urged to earmark UGX15Bn to each public University in the coming years so as to improve their dilapidated infrastructure. The call has been made by Parliament’s Budget Committee in their report on the 2026/27 National Budget Framework Paper that was
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Makerere University has asked Parliament for UGX33.687Bn as additional funds to facilitate improvement of Government students feeding allowances, while Makerere University Business School (MUBS) made a request for additional UGX52.825Bn to meet its infrastructural gaps. The request was made by Remigio Achia, Vice Chairperson, Parliament’s Budget Committee while presenting the
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Edward Akol, Uganda's Auditor General The Auditor General, Edward Akol has questioned the capacity of Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) in fighting financial crimes in Uganda. “Out of the 7,975 reports analysed, only 241 resulted into generation of intelligence reports and the difference of 7,734 are to be closed while gathering
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Some of the lucky winners in a group photo dfcu Bank has rewarded eight customers in the ongoing nationwide “School Fiiz! Weight Off!” campaign, reaffirming its commitment to easing the financial pressure that comes with the back-to-school season for parents and school owners across Uganda. The winners received their cash
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The main gate of Kabale University Parliament has revealed that most Public Universities are grossly understaffed, with some of the staffing levels falling below 20% in some Universities. For example, Busitema University has academic staffing level of only 10%, Muni University staffing levels is at 15.65%, Soroti at 19% and
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President Museveni presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony of Bunyoro University in Kikuube in 2025. The University's taskforce is seeking UGX 179 billion/Photo by Emmanuel Okello. The Bunyoro University Task Force Committee is seeking Shs179 billion in the 2026/27 National Budget to finance the construction of the institution. Professor Samuel Kyamanywa,
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The National Drug Authority Tower has its biggest space unoccupied, with eight of the twelve floors not optimally utilized. This revelation is contained the Auditor General’s December 2025 report to Parliament. “Eight of the twelve floors of the NDA Tower were not optimally utilized and the Authority’s internal audit department
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Panelists and Stanbic Bank Leadership pose for group photo during the Forum Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Chief Executive, Mumba Kalifungwa has said Uganda’s future is not something to be observed from a distance, but something to be actively shaped calling on leaders across government, business, finance, and policy to translate macroeconomic
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