Byarugaba, Sabiti appointed senior presidential advisors

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director Richard Byarugaba and Moses Sabiti as Senior Presidential Advisors on Exports and Industrial Development. The appointments are part of the President’s efforts to strengthen Uganda’s export performance and boost industrial growth. Museveni said the two advisors will work with the exports…

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Baryomunsi will never be minister again, says CDF

Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance Minister Chris Baryomunsi will not be reappointed to Cabinet, following comments the minister made criticising the CDF’s social media activity. The remarks came after Baryomunsi, while speaking on Capital FM last Saturday, said Gen. Muhoozi’s frequent posts on X…

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Parliament, army, police seek billions for salaries and cars

Key government agencies, including the Uganda Police Force (UPF), Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), the Ministry of East African Affairs, and Parliament, have requested additional funding totalling hundreds of billions of shillings in the 2026/27 National Budget Framework Paper, presented to the Budget Committee by Remigio Achia, Vice Chairperson of the Committee. The UPF is…

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