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Health workers in Soroti city have been warned against using government-issued motorcycles for personal errands, including ferrying passengers like girlfreinds, ferrying harvest from their gardens and visiting drinking joints.‎‎City officials said the motorcycles donated  to health facilities is to improve outreach and service delivery, but not for workers to misuse them for their private activities.‎‎The motorcycles were dispatched to the …

Uganda Property Holdings Limited (UPHL), the government company entrusted with managing a multi-billion-shilling property empire stretching from Uganda to Kenya and London, has been caught in a web of financial and operational failures after the Auditor General uncovered a string of glaring weaknesses that have left billions of shillings hanging in uncertainty, prime government assets underutilized and strategic targets abandoned.The …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda Ugandans will head to the polls later this month to elect their Local Council One (LC1) and Local Council Two (LC2) leaders, with the government confirming 28 July 2026 and 10 August 2026 as the respective election dates. The announcement was made by the State Minister for Local Government, Justine Nameere, while presenting a …

By Ben Musanje The Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) which is led by Minister Balaam Barugahara and his junior Justine Nameere, has signed contracts worth UGX 10.39 billion for the rehabilitation of 139.7 kilometres of district and community access roads across nine districts in Northern Uganda under the Rural Development and Food Security in Northern Uganda (RUDSEC) Project. The contracts, …

Rice farmers Newly sworn-in MPs from the Bukedi sub-region have criticised government restrictions on wetland rice growing and fishing, arguing that the measures are being enforced without viable alternative sources of income for affected communities. The legislators, drawn from Butebo, Bunyole East, Tororo North, Samia Bugwe North, Namayingo South, Kabweri, Butaleja and Kibuku constituencies, said their districts remain among the …

  These include the following Permanent Secretaries Ben Kumumanya of Local Government, Robert Kasande of Justice, Dorcus Okalany of Lands, Doreen Katusiime of Tourism, Pius Bigirimana, Dr. Alfred Okidi of Water, Alex Kakooza of OPM, Dr. Diana Atwine of Health, Irene Batebe of Energy, Dr. Ramathan Goobi of Finance, Dr. Amina Zawedde of ICT, Rosette Byengoma of Defense, Dunstan Balaba …

Viewers: 3 By Spy Uganda  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced the postponement of this year’s Martyrs’ Day celebrations following fears of a possible Ebola outbreak in Uganda linked to the worsening situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement addressed to Ugandans, particularly the youth commonly referred to as the “Bazzukulu,” President Museveni said the decision …

The government has committed to recapitalising Pearl Bank as part of broader efforts to accelerate Uganda’s economic transformation. The commitment was made by Finance minister Matia Kasaijja during the release of the bank’s financial year results. Formerly known as PostBank Uganda Limited, Pearl Bank is a fully government-owned Tier One commercial bank focused on promoting financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and economic …

Gov’t Rallies Stakeholders on Building a Mineral Market that Drives Economic Growth, Promotes Sustainable Development – The Voice Uganda HomeBusinessGov’t Rallies Stakeholders on Building a Mineral Market that Drives Economic Growth, Promotes Sustainable Development , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/14/govt-rallies-stakeholders-on-building-a-mineral-market-that-drives-economic-growth-promotes-sustainable-development/

Viewers: 120,003 By Andrew Irumba Kampala: SpekeResort Munyonyo is hosting a high-level Kampala Mineral Markets Consultative Workshop where the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) unveiled sweeping reforms targeting Uganda’s lucrative but largely informal mineral trade sector, including proposals to criminalise mineral negotiations and gold transactions conducted in hotels, balconies and other ungazetted locations. The two-day consultative engagement, …