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The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi Government is set to borrow Euro500M equivalent to Shs2.008Trn to finance the 2022/2023 national budget in a move that will see Uganda’s public debt rise further. MPs on the joint Parliament Committees of National Economy and Finance were left furious

The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysestom Muyingo The Attorney General, Kiwanuka Kiryowa has assured both the local and international community not to reject degrees and masters attained by students from Uganda education institutions, saying there is no legal provision that provides for the expiry of courses, but rather,

The National Council for Higher Education- NCHE has said that the qualifications of graduates who pursued courses that expired, but with prior accreditation are valid. In a statement released on Tuesday, Professor Mary Okwakol, the Executive Director of NCHE, emphasized that despite the possibility of the programmes being due for

Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information from the latest month between January 2023 and April 2023 for which food price inflation data are available shows high inflation in most low- and middle-income countries, with inflation higher than 5% in 64.7% of low-income countries, 81.4% of lower-middle-income

Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwnuka (2nd L) chats with other MPs when the House was suspended for a break. He withdrew the bill on a new pension fund Government has withdrawn a new pension Bill that was recently tabled in Parliament. The Public Service Pensions Fund Bill,2023 introduced on 14 March

The plan by the Opposition MPs to warn Parliament on how unviable the proposal by Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development to spend Shs12.7Bn for the purchase of bicycles for Parish Model Development (PDM) Chiefs and payment of rent for their offices, was rejected by their counterparts on ruling Government, who

Student leaders addressing a press conference Student leaders from various public universities in Uganda have called on their fellow students to boycott the mandatory annual fee of 20,000 shillings charged by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). They demand satisfactory answers regarding expired courses being taught in universities. The

Parliament has given the green light for Government to start the implementation of tracking of cars as a measure to fight criminality in Uganda. This followed a report by the Joint Committee of Parliament including the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee as well as the Physical Infrastructure Committee that recommended the

The Minister of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi (pictured) has defended Shs417.976Bn budget allocated to State House in the 2023/2024 national budget, stating that although President Museveni is the smartest President to ever grace Uganda, the Shs350m allocated for purchase of clothes and bedding isn't only used by the President and his