KAMPALA — A top Ugandan finance official has highlighted the country’s ongoing challenge with financial inclusion, noting that only a small fraction of Ugandans are able to access loans from commercial banks. Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, said that formal credit access remains…
Kampala — Makerere University Business School (MUBS) and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) jointly celebrated the Certified Knowledge Manager for Sustainable Development (CKM4D) – Cohort 5 at the URA Headquarters in Nakawa on March 12, 2026. The event marked the awarding of certificates to six URA staff, their admission into the KM4PAdU Community of Practice,…
Mityana — The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has directed a developer to remove an illegally established fuel station at Kakindu Roundabout in Kakindu Town Council, Mityana District. According to the environmental regulator, enforcement action was taken after inspections confirmed that the fuel pump facility had been constructed and was operating without a valid Environmental…
The compensation of persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project (EACOP) stands at 98 per cent completion, according to the Director Economic and National Content Monitoring at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Peninah Aheebwa. The revelation follows concerns raised by Kalungu West County MP, Hon. Joseph Ssewungu on the matter. “There…
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…