Kampala, March 12, 2026 – Members of Parliament have criticised the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) for withholding Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results over malpractice while failing to take action against school administrators and invigilators accused of orchestrating the cheating. During a tense plenary sitting, lawmakers argued that the current approach punishes innocent pupils while…
Kampala – In a rare show of parliamentary assertiveness, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has put the Uganda Police Force under intense scrutiny over the arrest, detention and dismissal of officers assigned to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi during the 2026 presidential campaigns. What began as a routine review of the Auditor General’s 2024/25 report on…
Kampala – Uganda’s public debt has climbed to UGX130.9 trillion, driven largely by increased domestic borrowing, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Data contained in the Quarterly Debt Statistical Bulletin for December 2025 shows that the total debt stock rose from US$34.21 billion (UGX128.6 trillion) in…
Kampala, March 10, 2026 – Legislators have demanded accountability from the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance over the controversial internet shutdown imposed during the January 15 general elections, questioning who authorised the move and why it disrupted critical services such as mobile money. The issue came to the fore during a meeting of Parliament’s…
Kampala, March 10, 2026 – Members of Parliament have put the Uganda Police Force on the spot over its continued deployment at the home of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, questioning the justification for the security presence amid reports of vandalism and assault. The concerns were raised during a session of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC–Central…