Government has tabled before Parliament a supplementary budget request worth Shs6 trillion, to finance additional expenditure requirements across ministries, departments, agencies and local governments for the 2024/2025 financial year. The request was presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musaasizi, during the plenary sitting held on…
The long-awaited elections for Local Councils 1 and 2 will be held by the end of April 2026, the Minister of State for Local Government, Hon. Victoria Rusoke, has said. The minister made the revelation during a plenary sitting presided over by Speaker Anita Among, on Thursday, 12 March 2026. The term of office for…
KAMPALA — A new study has revealed high levels of psychological distress among minibus taxi drivers operating in Kampala, highlighting a largely overlooked occupational health challenge in Uganda’s informal transport sector. The research conducted by Linda Kyomuhendo Jovia, a medical doctor and public health graduate from the Makerere University School of Public Health, found that…
WAKISO — Police in Matugga have rescued a three-year-old girl who had allegedly been kidnapped and arrested two suspects in connection with the incident. According to the Uganda Police Force, the child was reported missing on March 8, 2026, after leaving home at around midday to play with friends in the neighbourhood but failed to…
KAMPALA — The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially confirmed that the payment of allowances for temporary election officials who served during the recently concluded 2025/2026 General Elections is now underway. In a press statement released this week, the Commission sought to ease the growing anxiety among thousands of individuals who were recruited to manage the…