Current Affairs

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has asked the World Bank for a review of its funded projects to at least make them work.‎

Parliament has asked the government to increase funding to the social protection programme targeting older persons, popularly known as the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE).

The private sector has spoken against the proposed tax reforms, warning Parliament that some of the measures risk constraining investment, deepening informality, and undermining post-pandemic economic recovery.

The private sector has spoken against the proposed tax reforms, warning Parliament that some of the measures risk constraining investment, deepening informality, and undermining post-pandemic economic recovery.

The training, which commenced on April 12, is being held in Bulugeni Town Council and will run until April 25.

Developing countries took a major step to rebalance the global financial system on 15 April, launching the first-ever Borrowers’ Platform during the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) serving as its secretariat.

The Constitutional Court has commenced a high-profile, one-day special session to hear 12 constitutional petitions.

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has appointed Soroti City Woman Member of Parliament Anne Adeke Ebaju as its new Party Whip, replacing Yusuf Nsibambi, who recently defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).

The trial of Christopher Okello Onyum resumed today despite the Uganda Law Society's request to halt the proceedings.

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) office in Kwania has suspended the distributions of National Identity Cards in two sub counties in the district.