Busoga – The recent decision by some sugar factories to reduce the price of sugarcane has drawn sharp criticism from community leaders and farmers, raising questions about the timing and motive of the price cuts just a month before elections in the region. Barugahara Balaam Ateenyi, the state minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development…
Barely a week after his dismissal from the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS), former warder Lawrence Ampe has joined the campaign trail of National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, to mobilise support for political change. Ampe appeared alongside Bobi Wine on Saturday during a campaign engagement in Ngora District, where…
Following Parliamentary approval, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has formally executed financing agreements to borrow up to USD 2 billion (about UGX 7.12 trillion) from global petroleum trader Vitol Bahrain E.C. to support strategic national oil and infrastructure investments. The financing, to be repaid over seven years, is expected to unlock several key projects…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to restore night ferry operations on the Ssese Islands in a move aimed at easing transportation, boosting trade and improving livelihoods in Kalangala District. The President committed while addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign rally held at Kibanga Primary School playground in Kalangala. He said he had been…
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has officially summoned popular singer Rebecca Kukiriza, known as Chosen Becky, to answer for the alleged exploitation of children during her recent wedding festivities. The summons, dated December 17, 2025, follows the viral circulation of images from a ceremony held on Monday, December 15. The Ministry alleges…