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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) executive director, George William Nyombi Thembo, has stated that the communications sector has made substantial progress in the past five years as a result of the increased adoption of technology across key sectors of the economy, growing broadband access, and expanded digital infrastructure. He stated this on June 10 during the official transition ceremony at …

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Bundibugyo District is facing serious allegations of conflict of interest and abuse of office following claims that several senior district officials and politically connected individuals have allegedly used their positions to influence procurement processes and secure government contracts for companies linked to them and their relatives. The allegations center on senior technical officers and district leaders, including the District Education …

Henry Musasizi delivered his first budget speech as Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on Thursday.The 84.4 trillion shilling 2026/2027 budget is aimed at implementing the government’s Tenfold Growth Strategy, aimed at growing to 500 billion dollars by 2040 from 53 billion in 2025.The economy is estimated to have grown by 6.4 percent to 69.3 billion dollars or about …

Allegations of extortion and bribery have emerged in Kikuube District against officials of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), with residents claiming they are being charged illegal fees to access services that are meant to be free.Residents from Kyangwali and Katikara parishes in Kyangwali Sub-county say NIRA officials conducting the ongoing mass national registration exercise are demanding between Shs …

The government has increased the budget for education, skills development, and sports in the 2026/27 financial year, with a small upward adjustment from the previous allocation.Currently, primary classroom teachers earn a minimum of 499,684 shillings per month regardless of their qualification, while secondary classroom teachers (arts) receive a minimum of 960,288 shillings for degree holders and 745,000 shillings for diploma …

President Yoweri Museveni has defended the government’s enforcement of the Trade Order and environmental protection measures, urging political leaders to stop what he described as “cheap politics” that encourages disorder and environmental destruction.Speaking during the presentation of the FY2026/27 national budget at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Thursday, Museveni used analogies from the human body to argue that every public space …

Kololo, Kampala — Under clear skies at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, Uganda’s newly appointed Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Henry Musasizi, delivered his first national budget speech on behalf of the Government of Uganda, unveiling an ambitious Shs 84.3 trillion budget for the Financial Year 2026/27.   The budget, the largest in Uganda’s history, arrives at a pivotal …

KAMPALA, Uganda — Budget speeches often arrive with impressive figures, ambitious targets, and promises of transformation. Yet the true measure of a national budget is not what is announced on presentation day, but what changes in the economy over time.   The FY 2026/27 National Budget, presented by Finance Minister Henry Musasizi on June 11, 2026, marks perhaps the most …

KAMPALA — Across East Africa, finance ministers have presented some of the most ambitious budgets in the region’s history. Collectively, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda are planning to spend well over US$90 billion in the 2026/27 financial year, while the wider region, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, is mobilizing public expenditures exceeding US$125 billion. The numbers are …