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Kampala– A few weeks after being sworn in as the duly elected President of Uganda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally released a list of Ministers with whom he will be serving with in this term starting from 2026 to 2031. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni during the swearing ceremony which was held earlier on this month. “By virtue of the powers …

By Aggrey Baba President Yoweri Museveni has elevated Rubanda County East MP Henry Musasizi to the powerful position of Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the newly unveiled cabinet for the 2026–2031 term, marking a major political rise for the youthful technocrat from Rubanda District. The appointment, announced Tuesday evening as part of Museveni’s fresh cabinet lineup, effectively …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has proposed a sweeping new line-up of top government officials, naming the Vice President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Senior Presidential Advisors under powers granted to him by the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. The list, which reshapes key ministries while retaining several familiar faces, sees Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Rose Epel Alupo maintained as …

Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a major reshuffle of Executive, appointing a new line-up of Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Senior Presidential Advisors ahead of the anticipated State of the Nation Address. The changes, announced under the constitutional powers vested in the Presidency, signal both continuity and strategic political recalibration within the ruling National Resistance …

Kampala– After days without hearing from her, the former Speaker and Bukedea Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Annet Anita Among has sent out a message to the new Speaker of Parliament Hon. Jacob Oboth Oboth and his Deputy Thomas Tayebwa. Speaker, Hon. Markson Oboth Oboth and his Deputy Hon. Thomas Tayebwa. “I join my colleagues in congratulating Rt Hon @ObothOboth …

Nabweru, Wakiso — The Chief Justice of Uganda, Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija has asked Parliament of Uganda to increase on Judiciary budget so that it can be in position to address people’s justice needs in a timely manner. Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija being welcomed at Wakiso High Court. On addressing members of the general public at Wakiso High Court …

The second phase of Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme has been officially launched. Originally launched in October 2023 as a three-year initiative running until November 2026, the AWE programme was established to increase the participation of women-owned businesses within MTN Uganda’s supply chain ecosystem across sectors including IT, technical network services, commercial operations and facility management. Since inception, the programme …

Veteran businessman Mathew Rukiikaire has entered the growing battle over the vast business empire left behind by late tycoon Musinguzi James Garuga accusing individuals linked to the family of attempting to unlawfully seize control of key companies tied to the deceased businessman. Court and company records filed before the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) reveal that Rukiikaire has launched a …

In a strong call for unity, accountability, and collaborative leadership, Maj. Martha Asiimwe, Head of the RDC Secretariat and Anti-Corruption Unit in the Office of the President, has rallied leaders in the Karamoja Sub-region to intensify joint monitoring of government programmes and strengthen the fight against corruption to ensure quality service delivery to wananchi. She was speaking during district leaders’ …

The High court has ordered journalist, Henry Lubulwa, to pay Shs 60 million in damages for defaming Letshego Uganda Limited and its chief executive officer, Germany Giles Aijukwe. Lubulwa, through his online publication Entebbe Post, was found liable for publishing defamatory claims alleging that Aijukwe and Letshego had fraudulently sold the house of one Alex Niyonzima. According to court records, …