BusinessFocus Reporter

Members of Parliament on the Finance Committee have questioned officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development over the skyrocketing fuel prices across the country. Fuel prices have been rising sharply since early last year but since the beginning of this month, they have risen more sharply by

More than 300 pigs have died from African Swine Fever in Terego, Arua City, and Arua district. African Swine Fever is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease of pigs and wild boar that usually presents with symptoms of high fever, decreased appetite and weakness, red blotchy skin lesions, diarrhea,

Parliament’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee has asked the Ministry of Energy to conduct a study on the status and performance of power distributors UMEME, as its concession comes to an end. UMEME was granted a 10-year concession in 2015 subject to renewal. As of December 2021, UMEME had made

Security head arrive in Kasindi for the joint meeting that discused among issues teh protection of road works from Kasindi-Beni Ugandan forces, together with the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo-FADRC have agreed on opening up a second axis for offensive action against the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF in the

Gulu University has installed modern science equipment worth 197 Million Shillings to bolster practical lessons. The equipment purchased in July last year with the University fund will aid practical education for third-year students pursuing Bachelors of Science in Education and majoring in Physics. The new equipment includes 10 dual power

The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights - ISER, a civil society organization has sued the government for alleged failure to put in place a legal framework to regulate school dues and requirements. In their application before the High Court Civil Division in Kampala, ISER together with Michael Aboneka and

Makerere University students are pushing for mass COVID-19 vaccination to ensure that the institution fully reopens with physical learning activities across the board. This stems from communication by the university management to maintain online lectures in a staggered manner in addition to limited physical appearance even after the full reopening

The Health Ministry is yet to upload the data of the more than 6.5 million Ugandans who took COVID-19 jabs on its portal citing technical challenges. Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the COVID-19 Incident Commander, says that they experienced challenges when many people turned up for COVID-19 vaccination at the same time.

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance is seeking 70.6 billion Shillings to implement the Parish Development Model (PDM) through developing a community information system. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister of ICT tabled the request before parliament’s committee on ICT on Monday. The committee is currently considering the financial