Nairobi/Lagos – A diplomatic spat appears to be brewing after Nigeria denied a visa to Rachael Ruto, the daughter-in-law of Kenyan President William Ruto, despite longstanding visa-free travel for Nigerian citizens to Kenya — highlighting a key asymmetry in travel policy between the two African states. Kenya officially abolished visa requirements for citizens of most…
Kampala, March 2, 2026 – Parliament’s watchdog committee has demanded a detailed explanation from the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) over how more than Shs5.1 billion was spent on supply contracts, raising fresh concerns about financial accountability in donor- and government-backed programmes. The directive was issued by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State…
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…