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The government has set electricity tariffs for the first quarter of 2023 beginning January to March. The new tariffs announced by the Chairperson of the Electricity Regulatory Authority-ERA, Dr, Sarah Kanaabi Wasagali, show that domestic users shall pay 250 Shillings for the first 15 units purchased in a month known

The Clerk to Parliament has written to the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Simon Byabakama notifying the electoral body about a vacancy in Serere County. This follows the death of the area Member of Parliament, Patrick Osabe on 19th, December, 2022. Section 3 (1) of the Parliamentary Election Act, 2005 provides that

President Museveni meeting Kiruhura leaders President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of Kiruhura and Kazo to stop lamenting about bad roads in the districts as the cause of their poverty but instead focus on doing things that will improve their household incomes. Accompanied by the First Lady, Janet Kataaha

Accused: Tanga Odoi The Makerere University Convocation chairman, Dr. Tanga Odoi has been accused of trying to rig the forthcoming association assembly elections. Charles Odongotho, one of the contestants for the post of chairperson speaking to Uganda Radio Network said Dr. Odoi, the outgoing chairman of the Convocation has usurped

Schools are yet to recover fully from the effects of the COVID-19-induced closures nearly a year after their reopening. Uganda had the longest closure of schools anywhere in the world. The 22-month closure caused profound disruptions to children’s learning and overall well-being, exacerbating the pre-existing learning crisis by increasing learning losses, and

Sakit Kokop is a reformed Female Genital Mutilation-FGM surgeon in Kween district. Kokop is currently struggling to make ends meet because of the FGM ban. Prior to the enactment of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act 2010, Kokop used to earn between 30,000 and 50,000 for each girl she

A model farmer in Ayabi Sub County pumping water from his dam. Residents of Odalowang in Ayabi Sub County in Kwania District have failed to utilize the Shillings 2 billion dam constructed by the government in 2017. The World Bank-funded dam was meant to provide water to the farmers for irrigation

President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of Kiruhura and Kazo to stop lamenting about bad roads in the districts as the cause of their poverty but instead focus on doing things that will improve their household incomes. Accompanied by the First Lady, Janet Kataaha Museveni on Wednesday met farmers

Uganda’s Public debt is set to increase from the current 48.4 percent to 53.1 percent in the financial year 2023, according to the estimated budget for the financial year 2023/24 released by the Ministry of Finance. For a debt to be sustainable, particularly for developing countries of which Uganda is part,