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Winners pose for a photo at the 2024 Annual Agents Awards and 2025 Incentives Launch at the Golf Course Hotel in Kampala.     The Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG), a black-owned African investment manager with a strong history of fostering investment growth, hosted the 2025 edition of the 2024 Annual

Parliament has approved a request by the Ministry of Public Service to allocate Shs5 billion for recognizing individuals who contributed to Uganda’s independence. The initiative aims to instill patriotism, unity, and national pride among future generations. The decision followed the presentation of the 2025/26 Budget Framework Paper by Achia Remigio,

The Ministry of Works and Transport is considering a second closure of Karuma Bridge on the River Nile to complete critical repair works on the facility that connects northern Uganda to the central region. Gen. Katumba Wamala, Minister for Works and Transport, revealed this on Wednesday while appearing before Parliament’s

UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo.    The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is seeking to revise the working conditions for Examination Markers and Checkers following protests in December 2024 over low pay. The proposed changes include requiring markers to stay within designated premises during the exercise. James Kubeketerya, Chairperson of

Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have expressed concerns over State House’s request for UGX83.033Bn to cover presidential donations and an additional UGX10Bn to purchase vehicles for President Museveni ahead of the 2026 general elections. The request was presented by Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Presidential Affairs Committee, while

Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of overShs1.2 trillion to facilitate the transfer of funds from rationalised government agencies to the receiving institutions.   The supplementary expenditure schedule No.2 for the financial year 2024/2025 was presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has urged the public to provide information on poor agronomic and harvest practices along the coffee value chain. “I hereby urge anyone with information regarding poor agronomic and harvesting practices along the coffee value chain to immediately report it to the

Government has intensified efforts to promote clean energy use and efficiency with the introduction of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill, 2024. The bill tabled before Parliament by State Minister for Energy, Hon. Sidronius Opolot on Tuesday, 04 February 2024, seeks to regulate energy consumption, curb waste and enhance the

The Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline has made strict proposals for the dress code of Members of Parliament (MPs). Presented by the chairperson, Hon. Abdu Katuntu, during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 05 February 2025, the report also came tough on the dress code for UPDF representatives in the

The country’s national development finance institution is lined up to receive US$275 million to accelerate socio-economic development in the country. The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi, tabled a request for government to borrow the monies to capitalise the Uganda Development Bank