PM Nabbanja, Police Get Major Allocation in Shs 8.1tn Supplementary Budget
Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of Shs 8.1 trillion for the 2025/26 financial year after being recalled from recess to consider urgent expenditure schedules. The process began on October 20, 2025, when the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) presented the first schedules amounting to Shs 1.696
EU Unveils €1.4 Billion Package to Boost Uganda’s Private Sector
Uganda’s private sector is poised for a major boost following the European Union’s announcement of a €1.4 billion (approximately Shs 5.9 trillion) investment package aimed at enhancing trade, productivity, and enterprise competitiveness under the Sustainable Business for Uganda initiative. The funding—unveiled during the National Catalytic Stakeholder Consultation on the review
Stanbic launches Digital Creators Summit
In the run-up to the forthcoming Stanbic Ongea Digital Creators Summit 2025, scheduled for December 11, Stanbic Bank has announced a scholarship programme to motivate Uganda’s digital creators. The initiative reflects the bank’s broader support for the government’s digital transformation strategy in sustaining Uganda’s economic growth. Part of this strategy
DRC declares end of 16th Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province, after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days since the last patient was discharged from treatment centre on 19 October 2025. “On behalf of the government and taking into
World AIDS Day: Sex Workers Receive Comprehensive SRHR Services and Commodities at Kigungu Landing Site
Due to the high HIV prevalence at major fishing and landing sites across the country, more than 300 women and sex workers at Kigungu Landing Site have received Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV services as the world marks World AIDS Day. During the session, community members
Playing the Flat Trombone Gave Kamukama Hope for a Better Life
I first saw Kamukama Taddeo performing a soulful South African melody on a flat trombone. From a distance, the music pulls you in warm, steady, and impossibly precise. You instinctively want to move closer, to see the musician bring each note to life. But up close, reality hits: Taddeo has no
NUP’s Mpaka Cross to NRM After Withdrawing From Mbarara Race
Peter Mpaka, who recently withdrew from the Mbarara City North parliamentary race, and Mark Itogooro Nyabihemu, the former NUP mayoral candidate for Mbarara City, have both quit the National Unity Platform (NUP). The two were officially presented to President Museveni at the Golf Course grounds in Booma Cell, Mbarara City.
Masaka School for the deaf gets computers and scholastic materials to boost their learning
Staff members of Stanbic have donated an assortment of items to Masaka School for the Deaf as part of the celebrations to mark the International Children’s Day. While handing over the donation, Grace Semakula, the Chief Executive of SBG Securities said, “At Stanbic Bank Uganda, we are driven by our
NUP Seeks Justice for Slain Supporter Misaki Okello
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has vowed to drag the government to court over the killing of their supporter, Misaki Okello. The announcement was made by NUP coordinator Mwiru Paul. Mwiru said the party is liaising with the family to take legal action against the government, noting that if accountability is
Africa Investment Forum Accelerates Push for Universal Electricity Access
The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), hosted the inaugural “Mission 300 Day” on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) 2025 Market Days in Rabat,
