Current Affairs

Uganda’s economy is projected to expand by 10.2 percent in the 2026/27 financial year, marking the country's first return to double-digit growth since the economic reforms

Police in Mbale City are investigating the death of a 16-year-old Mbale High School student who was found hanging at her home in Industrial Division.

The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has rejected a proposal by the government to provide all intern doctors with lunch. The government's proposal aims to address concerns following the removal of the one million shillings allowance for medical interns

The Electoral Commission (EC) nominated three candidates on the first day of nominations for the Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament by-election.

Nineteen newly appointed ministers have taken the oath as ex officio Members of Parliament, paving the way for them to participate in parliamentary proceedings and fully discharge their executive responsibilities.

A group of 14 individuals, including political leaders, lawyers, journalists, activists, and civil society actors, has petitioned the Constitutional Court in Kampala, challenging the Protection of Sovereignty

Running battles erupted in Lubigi Wetland on Wednesday as security forces moved to evict holdout squatters who had defied earlier eviction orders and continued camping in the area two weeks after their homes were demolished.

The government has publicly acknowledged having information about the whereabouts of Amuria District Woman MP Maggie Etilu, nearly three weeks after her reported arrest. Etilu has been missing since May 23.

The World Bank Group intends to lend Uganda some 2 billion dollars (7.5 trillion shillings) in each of the three cycles over the next 10 years, according to the Bank's new Country Partnership Framework CPF).

Jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have filed a fresh application before the High Court Criminal Division seeking the termination of criminal proceedings against them in a terrorism-related case.