Govt Scraps Funding for National Celebrations in Cost-Cutting Shift
The government has announced it will no longer finance national holiday celebrations, including Independence Day, Labour Day and International Women’s Day, starting in the 2026/27 financial year. The directive, confirmed on Sunday by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Dr Ramathan Ggoobi, marks a significant policy shift aimed
Inside the Shs 830b Reform Poised to change Uganda’s Spending Rules
The Government of Uganda has unveiled what it calls a groundbreaking USD 200 million (Shs 830 billion) Public Investment Management (PIM) PLUS Operation—an ambitious reform intended to transform how the country plans, prepares, and delivers public investments. At first glance, it looked like a familiar development story: the World Bank
