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
PM Nabbanja Directs Hamis to Expand Nakivubo Channel Culverts to Prevent Flooding
PM Nabbanja Directs Hamis to Expand Nakivubo Channel Culverts to Prevent Flooding Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has directed city businessman Hamis Kiggundu to create additional space for culverts in the Nakivubo Channel to improve water flow and prevent future flooding. The directive follows recent floods along the channel, which damaged
Jolin Rugari Committed to High Court for Trial Over Son’s Death
Jolin Rugari, wife to Chris Rugari, the Honorary Consul of Zimbabwe to Uganda, has been committed to the High Court for trial over the alleged murder of her two-year-old son, Nganwa Rugari. Mrs. Rugari is accused of killing her child in April this year. Her housemaid, Robinah Nabbanja, has also
Uganda to mark National day At Expo 2025 Osaka
Uganda will mark its National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, on 8th October 2025, with a programme that brings together business, cultural, and diplomatic engagements. The event will showcase Uganda’s economic opportunities, cultural richness, and commitment to strengthening relations with Japan and the international community. Expo 2025, which opened
Gov’t signs fertiliser MoU to boost agricultural production
The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], has signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with Itracom Fertilizers to enhance crop yields and promote sustainable agriculture across the country. Itracom Fertilizers, based in Bujumbura, Burundi, is a leading producer of organo-mineral fertilisers and currently
Strike Chaos: Nabbanja Halts Meeting as Traders Demand Release of Arrested Colleagues
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has been forced to adjourn a meeting with Kampala traders after tensions escalated over the continued detention of more than 15 traders arrested during the ongoing strike. According to a police report read at the meeting, the traders who were arrested on the first day of the
Museveni Backs Ham Kiggundu’s Plan to Transform Nakivubo Channel
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown his support behind an ambitious proposal by entrepreneur Hamis Kiggundu aimed at revitalizing the Nakivubo Channel. In a letter dated August 2, 2025, and addressed to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, Museveni praised Kiggundu’s plan as both “imaginative and simple,” noting its potential to address
Over 1,300 NRM Members Pick Nomination Forms Ahead of 2026 General Elections
At least 1,300 members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have picked expression of interest and nomination forms as the party kicks off preparations for the 2026 general elections. Hundreds of party supporters and aspirants thronged the NRM Electoral Commission offices to express their intent to contest for party
Court Remands Diplomat’s Wife Over Death of Two-Year-Old Son
Nakawa Magistrates Court has remanded Jolin Dusabe Mutesi, wife to Chris Rugari, Zimbabwe’s Consular General to Uganda, for allegedly killing her two-year-old son, Nganwa Rugari. Appearing before Grade One Magistrate Frank Namanya, Mutesi was charged alongside her maid, Robinah Nabbanja. The two were subsequently remanded May 6, 2025. Mutesi was
