Political Economy

The National Council For Higher Education (NCHE) will charge all prospective political candidates Shs2M for verification of their academic documents before qualifying for any elective positions. However, a section of MPs have expressed disappointment over this decision. Leading the criticism was Lyandro Komakech (Gulu Municipality) who informed Parliament that he

Sendugwa (C) and Sempala (L) addressing the press In a bid to be increase voter turn up and enhance public trust in electoral processes during and after the 2021 general elections, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have urged government to ensure full access to Information for the electorate to make  informed

The Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba (pictured) has said under the current circumstances of COVID-19, scientific campaigning is the safest and most effective option available.  In a press statement dated June 21, 2020, Nabakooba said:  “I want to call upon all Ugandans to embrace the guidance under which

Ugandans of eighteen years and above who are in prison or the Diaspora have a right to vote under article 59 of the Constitution, the High court in Kampala has declared. This follows a case filed in 2018 by a Concerned City Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Kalali Steven against

The Chairperson of Parliament’s Budget Committee, Amos Lugolobi questioned the inconsistencies in the budget speech delivered Finance Minister Matia Kasaija (pictured) last Thursday. Raising a matter of national importance on the floor of Parliament today, the Ntenjeru North lawmaker said the speech was different from what Parliament passed, a thing

Today 11th June 2020, Matia Kasaija (pictured), the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development presented the 2020/21 national budget to Parliament and the nation under the theme: Stimulating the Economy to safeguard Livelihoods, Jobs, Businesses and Industrial Recovery. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in January 2020, Government

Business owners in Uganda have a reason to smile going by the set of tax relief measures to businesses contained in the 2020/2021 budget. The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija while reading the 2020/21 national budget speech at Parliament noted that the move is aimed at helping address the short

Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija (pictured) has revealed that total public debt as at December 2019 amounted to United States Dollars 13.3 Billion (Shs49.6 trillion), with external debt accounting for United States Dollars 8.59 Billion (Shs32.06 trillion)or 64.4 percent while domestic debt amounted to United

Kasaija arriving for the budget reading/Daily Monitor photo The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has said that Uganda's GDP is expected to grow to sh138 trillion in financial year 2019/20. He reports that the economy grew by 3.1% in the 2019/20 financial year, which was slower