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Following the 2026 general elections, where the National Resistance Movement (NRM) secured a fresh mandate under the theme Protecting the Gains and Securing a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status, the horizon for the next five years (2026 to 2031) is defined by a shift from recovery to aggressive industrialization. With a 71.65 per cent victory in the January 15 …

Post Views: 1 BY kWERONDA ABROSEIN KIGEZIThe Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmas Asiimwe aka Auncle O, has urged the judiciary to expedite the case of Dr. Kizza Besigye, who has been in prison since November 2024 without being released. The Bishop made the remarks today during the second day of the Youth and Students Convention taking …

Questions Arise as Tororo District Council Allocates Land to Gov’t Agencies in Opaque Manner – The Voice Uganda HomeBusinessQuestions Arise as Tororo District Council Allocates Land to Gov’t Agencies in Opaque Manner , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/09/questions-arise-as-tororo-district-council-allocates-land-to-govt-agencies-in-opaque-manner/

Leading Contractor Springwood Capital Commends Gov’t on Mineral Markets and Buying Centres Regulations, 2026 – The Voice Uganda HomeBusinessLeading Contractor Springwood Capital Commends Gov’t on Mineral Markets and Buying Centres Regulations, 2026 , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/08/leading-contractor-springwood-capital-commends-govt-on-mineral-markets-and-buying-centres-regulations-2026/

Viewers: 90,039 By Spy Uganda The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Hon. Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has called for urgent investigations into allegations of illegal school charges and the denial of education to vulnerable learners at Buheesi Senior Secondary School in Bunyangabu District. The Minister made the remarks while responding to a formal petition delivered by Pan-African …

The government is planning major reforms that could eliminate the role of middlemen and car agents in Uganda’s motor vehicle registration process as officials move to curb delays, hidden charges and alleged exploitation of motorists. The proposed changes emerged during a high-level meeting convened by Works and Transport minister Edward Katumba Wamala involving vehicle dealers, clearing agents, officials from the …

Education researchers have urged the government to institutionalise routine termly data collection for decision-making, and to promote data-driven planning and resource allocation in order to improve efficiency in the education sector. The clarion call was made during the closure of a two-year project aimed at scaling up data use in the education sector. With funding from the International Development Research …

Viewers: 90,002 By Spy Uganda The Justice Forum (JEEMA) has blamed government policy failures for Uganda’s rising unemployment, warning that the country’s growing job crisis is a result of deliberate choices rather than circumstance. In a Labour Day statement released on May 1, the party said unemployment and underemployment among youth aged 18 to 30 now stands at 64 …

Viewers: 40,001 By Spy Uganda Attempts by the government to soften the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 have failed to ease parliamentary concerns, as lawmakers across the political divide pushed back against proposed amendments tabled by Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka. Appearing before Parliament’s Joint Committees on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Defence and Internal Affairs on April 30, …

Viewers: 50,002 By Spy Uganda  The government has revised key provisions of the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, following mounting concerns from stakeholders over its scope and potential implications, particularly regarding Ugandans living abroad. Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Minister of State for Internal Affairs David Muhoozi returned to the Joint Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and …