Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija has reinstated Martin Anthony Nsubuga as the Chief Executive Office (CEO) of the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA). Nsubuga’s renewed tenure at the helm of URBRA will last five years, starting 1st May …
Read More »SGBV survivors still struggle to access justice
Gulu, Uganda | URN | West Nile women rights activists have renewed calls for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence to seek for justice amidst barriers like cultural and religious believes that continue hindering them from reporting to the authorities. The call follows concerns that many survivors suffer in silence …
Read More »Uganda eyes Dutch expertise in genetics and greenhouse tech to drive industrialization
THE HAGUE, Netherlands | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Embassy of Uganda in Brussels has initiated a high-level trade mission to the Netherlands, prioritizing the acquisition of Dutch agritech and infrastructure to drive Uganda’s transition into a technology-led, value-added economy. The five-day mission, organized in partnership with the Netherlands-African Business Council, aims …
Read More »Foreign Affairs minister Gen Jeje Odongo in Turkey
Antalya, Turkey | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Abubaker Odongo will this week hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Antalya. The minister will seek to fortify Uganda’s diplomatic footprint and explore avenues for mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkey, officials said. Gen Odongo is in Turkey …
Read More »Banks relying on economic growth, but Iran war still a threat
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Commercial banks in Uganda continue to announce what they call impressive results for the year 2025, boosted by the country’s 6.5 percent growth, but are worried 2026 might be a reverse if the middle east conflict persists. Absa Bank Uganda is the latest to release …
Read More »Gen. Muhoozi takes over road contracts
Uganda’s challenge is not just building roads—but building a system where speed, transparency, and accountability move in the same direction Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the quiet hours of April 11, at exactly 02:20am East African Standard Time, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces of the UPDF and …
Read More »UDC to take 82% of Trade ministry budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have raised a red flag after learning that a single entity is lined up to take the lion’s share of funding to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. The sharp imbalance proposed in the FY 2026/27 budget for the ministry will …
Read More »Absa Bank Uganda unveils School Greening drive to address climate pressures in Northern Uganda
Drive is to grow 700,000 trees in 300 Schools Across Northern Uganda Gulu, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Absa Bank Uganda, has announced a bold commitment to grow 2 million indigenous, fruit, shade and medicinal trees over the next three years, reinforcing the bank’s long-term dedication to climate action, environmental …
Read More »IGG warns officials on non-compliance to Wealth Declaration
Arua, Uganda | URN | The Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG), Dr Patricia Okiria, has warned that public officers and leaders who fail to declare their wealth by the end of April will be dragged to the Leadership Code Tribunal to answer a case of violating the Leadership Code …
Read More »Karamoja leaders demand wider iron sheets prosecutions after Nandutu sentencing
Moroto, Uganda | URN | Local leaders in the Karamoja sub-region are demanding the prosecution of all government officials implicated in the iron sheet scandal, saying the conviction of former Karamoja Affairs State Minister Agnes Nandutu alone does not deliver justice to the Karamojong people. On April 10, the Anti-Corruption …
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