Voters queuing to cast their votes during a demonstration exercise of how the Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVK) will work during the 2026 elections. The exercise took place at Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala today. The Electoral Commission has adjusted the polling dates for elections of representatives of Special Interest
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The Board of Directors of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has today announced that Diageo PLC has agreed to sell its majority stake in EABL and its shareholding in the Kenyan spirits business, UDV (Kenya) Limited to Asahi Group Holdings (Asahi). This acquisition of EABL represents the first time a
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UEDCL and Absa bank officials in a group photo after signing the loan agreement Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has signed a multibillion deal with Absa Uganda to boost the giant utility’s distribution network. The five-year US 50 million (about sh190 billion) financing, signed this morning at the UEDCL
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Coffee remains Uganda’s key foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports for the last twelve months (November 2024-October 2025) have totaled 8.4 million bags worth US$ 2.4 billion (UGX 8.2 Trillion) compared to 5.8 million bags worth US$ 1.3 billion (UGX 4.88 trillion) in the previous year (November 2023-October 2024). This
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The Ugandan delegation is led by Dr. Gerald Kyalo, Commissioner for the Coffee Development Department at MAAIF A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has started its week-long coffee value addition mission in China with a strategic visit to the new Consulate General premises in
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A group photo of heads of delegations The 6th Annual National Content Conference officially opened today at Mestil Hotel, Kampala, under the theme “Beyond the Drill: Cultivating a Legacy of Empowered Nationals and Enterprises in Uganda’s Oil Age.” The event brings together government officials, industry leaders, regulators, financiers, and Ugandan
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Olive Birungi Lumonya (Left), the Deputy Director General, UCAA and officials from ICAO unveiling the report Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) in partnership with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Government of the United Kingdom, has presented the Final Draft Report of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Feasibility Study
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Eng. James Kasigwa (Left), the UNBS Executive Director handing over the certificate to Dr. Rosemary Kusaba Byanyima, Executive Director of MNRH during the award ceremony at the UNBS head offices in Bweyogerere. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has awarded Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) an Integrated Management Systems
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Delegates together with Uganda’s Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala (3rd right on the front row) at the ongoing 48th East African Consultative Meeting on Facilitation of Air Transport at Speke Resort Munyonyo Uganda, through the Ministry of Works and Transport and Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, is
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Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, Chairperson, Electoral Commission The Electoral Commission (EC) has updated Ugandans on the progress of implementation of activities under the Roadmap for 2026 General Elections, revealing, some of the basic statistics ahead of the polls. Addressing the press on Wednesday at EC offices in Kampala, Justice Simon
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