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Uganda’s Electoral Commission has announced plans to recruit 142,500 polling officials following the release of UGX 56.9 billion by the Ministry of Finance. The development marks a significant step toward organizing the long-delayed LC 1, LC 2, and Women Council elections across the country. The funding is expected to facilitate the entire electoral process. It will cover recruitment, training, and …

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal has allowed the case in which Dentons Advocates sued Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) over a 13 billion legal services contract for arbitration proceedings against Umeme Ltd. The Tribunal in its decision delivered on Friday, found irregularities in the evaluation process, including the unlawful alteration of the winning bidder’s …

On 16 September 2025, another joint dialogue dedicated to discussing legislative initiatives in the field of LGBTI rights protection took place in Kyiv. The aim of the event was to create a platform for dialogue between LGBTI organisations and key partners to advance legislative initiatives on combating hate crimes. During the roundtable, representatives of civil society organizations CSOs [civil society …

KAMPALA– Uganda was classified by the United Nations as a Least Developed Country (LDC) in 1971, joining a group of nations identified as most vulnerable in the global economy. After more than five decades of steady progress—including a stable macro-economic environment, and improvements in health and education—the country was considered for a possible graduation from that category. Minister for Trade …