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NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The contentious Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 was passed in Parliament on Tuesday night after nearly seven hours of heated debate. It capped a legislative process completed in just 20 days, an unusually rapid timeline that has triggered scrutiny over Parliament’s constitutional oversight role. The passage …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has come out to clarify that “Uganda’s free flow of investment and remittances will not be affected” by the proposed Sovereignty Bill. The bill has faced a storm over its reach, with the Bank of Uganda and the Uganda Bankers Association …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assented to eight new laws, setting in motion sweeping reforms that will reshape Uganda’s health regulation, labour protections, energy efficiency, justice system, and creative industries. The presidential assent, announced by the State House Uganda on Wednesday, marks the final constitutional stage …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A prolonged crisis in Uganda’s tea sector—marked by financial strain, market challenges, and weak regulation—has forced the government to step in with new laws and a planned 310 billion shillings investment to revive the industry. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, said the …

Governments in Africa are pushing for local processing in a bid to turn their vast critical mineral reserves into factories, skills and long-term jobs. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Across Africa, governments are tightening export rules and changing mining laws to make sure they keep more value within their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To restore professionalism and discipline in managing Uganda’s workforce, Members of Parliament have endorsed tough penalties against unqualified and unlicensed human resource (HR) practitioners. The proposals are among many others contained in the Human Resource Management Professionals Bill, 2025, introduced by Workers’ MP,  Margaret …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Scouts Association has called on Parliament to amend the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Act, which has been in existence since 1920 and took effect in March 1922. The association argues that the Act is no longer relevant and is hindering their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation has called on government to present laws regulating genetically modified organisms (GMO), to provide for the ongoing research on gene drive in the country. The Gene Drive Technology, which is being done under the Uganda Virus Research …

NEWS ANALYSIS  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Biden administration has ratcheted up protectionism and industrial policy amid surging economic tensions with China. Legislation passed in 2022 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to spur domestic production of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and to support other decarbonisation goals. The …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israelis were stepping up on Thursday their protest against the controversial government plan to overhaul the judiciary, blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s route to the airport ahead of an official trip to Italy. On a nationwide “Day of Resistance,” dozens of demonstrations were being held …