Politics & Government

The Electoral Commission has confirmed that candidates for the Adjumani West parliamentary by-election will be nominated on September 7 and 8 ahead of polling on September 17, 2026.

Presidency Minister Milly Babalanda has urged Ugandan youth to use smartphones and social media to spread the Christian gospel and promote responsible online behaviour.

What was billed as a football tournament final in Okwalongwen Sub-county, Dokolo North County, on Sunday turned into an important accountability forum as area MP Joseph Jones Ogwal used the…

President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to use roads, electricity, government programmes and other development investments to create businesses, jobs and sustainable household incomes.

Government and private-sector stakeholders have agreed to establish a joint technical working group to address regulatory, technical and financing challenges limiting Uganda’s participation in the emerging carbon market.

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Vice President Jessica Alupo has paid tribute to the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, highlighting his contribution to cultural preservation, national unity, youth empowerment, health and tourism.

Reflections on King Oyo’s Death and Tooro’s Lowest Life Expectancy COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | On the night of August 27, 2026, social media broke news of the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Tooro, at a hospital in the United States. The Kingdom’s Prime Minister, who … The post The tragedy of Tooro appeared first on The Independent Uganda:.

Uganda’s entertainment industry has entered a new tax era, with artists, performers and the businesses that hire them facing a more clearly defined obligation under the Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2026. President Museveni assented to the legislation on August 20. Among its changes is a statutory six percent withholding tax on payments made to public […] The post How new tax regime could change creative industries firs

President Infantino will seek re-election in March 2027, FIFA says monitor.co.ug

CHIMP SPORT: Uganda Finish Third at ICC U19 Women’s T20 ChimpReports

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Vice President Alupo hails King Oyo Daily Monitor

Stakeholders have called for more investment to improve access to health care services especially in hard-to-reach areas. This as they renewed calls for the National Health Insurance Scheme. They made remarks during a medical camp in Sheema District organised…

IGANGA — Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, has launched a Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church digital evangelism campaign dubbed “One Voice27: Mission for All, Hope Starts Here,” urging Christians to turn their smartphones into platforms for preaching the Gospel. The campaign was launched yesterday at Iganga SDA Church during a colourful gathering attended […] The post Minister Babalanda Launc

The move came five years after Uganda gained independence, as the new government sought to address inequalities inherited from the colonial era. Before independence, formal pension arrangements largely served European and Asian colonial civil servants, while most African workers, particularly those in manual employment, were excluded from such schemes and depended heavily on informal community support.

COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | By the time President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took oath of office on 29 January 1986, the young guerrilla had already made his most consequential political decision. He would not govern alone. Of the forty-eight ministers he swore in during those first weeks, nearly half came from outside the National Resistance … The post The logic of Museveni’s forty years of addition appeared first on The

Minister Balaam orders interdiction of Wakiso officials over market stall allocations Daily Monitor

Pay politicians for work done —not for elections they won monitor.co.ug

A high number of female Members of Parliament, female university top performers, and women running major corporate enterprises are often cited as proof of women’s empowerment. However, these successes are largely confined to urban centers. In rural areas, women continue to endure unthinkable suffering, oppression, and neglect. Rural women are routinely deprived of basic necessities, […] The post FR LAZAR ARASU: Why N

Charlotte Kainerugaba Leads Life-Saving Blood Drive as Minister Balaam Backs Campaignkampalapost.com

Government is drafting parole rules that will see eligible prisoners serve part of their sentences outside prison as one of the measures to reduce overcrowding. The Prime Minister, Rt Hon. Robinah Nabbanja told Parliament that the proposed parole rules are being considered by the First Parliamentary Counsel, the office responsible for drafting and reviewing legislations. […] The post Gov’t to introduce parole and non