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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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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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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Education Minister Janet Kataaha Museveni during the release of the 2025 UCE results. Only 130 out of 429,949 candidates who sat the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations failed all subjects, marking the lowest full failure rate ever recorded at the lower secondary level. The 130 learners obtained Grade
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Equity Bank’s Catherine Psomgen, the Director Public Sector and Social Investment (Centre) with members who participated in the Green Loan Product Development training at Golden Tulip Hotel Kampala. Equity Bank Uganda has strengthened its internal capacity to attract new clients and mobilize green finance opportunities following an intensive training under
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A photo montage of Nile Breweries’ Board of Directors Nile Breweries Limited (NBL), Uganda's leading beer manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Olive Birungi Lumonya as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2026. Ms. Lumonya assumes the position following the untimely passing of Mr.
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The CID Headquarters in Kampala. The CID is investigating UMPS over mismanagement of UGX1.5bn/Courtesy phot0 In January 2026, President Yoweri Museveni made headlines with what was framed as a lifeline to Uganda’s struggling creative industry: a UGX 1.5 billion donation to the Uganda Music Promoters SACCO (UMPS). Announced as a revolving,
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