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Parliament Pays Tribute to King Oyo ChimpReports

Speaker Oboth gives ROKO construction 10-month deadline for new parliamentary chambers PML Daily

KAMPALA — The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (Central) has called for a forensic audit of government’s Shs3.49 trillion contingent liabilities following concerns over possible double recording, duplicate budgeting and alleged collusion in some cases involving government entities. The committee, chaired by Hon. Patrick Oshabe, made the call on Thursday, September 3, 2026, when officials from […] The post MPs

The People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has delivered a sharp broadside directed at Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni’s government as detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his former lawyer Erias Lukwago continue to face seriou…

CHIMP SPORT: Baby Victoria Pearls Crush Malawi to reach semis ChimpReports

Voting has started in the National Resistance Movement primary to select the party’s flag bearer for the September 17 parliamentary by-election in Adjumani West Constituency.

The Buganda Kingdom has commended UNESCO and the Government of Japan for supporting efforts to preserve and restore royal tombs and other cultural heritage sites, including the Kasubi Royal Tombs.

She warned that East Africa could not afford to lose another voice to fear, saying the region should not become one where democracy survives only in.

CHIMP SPORT: Maroons off the Mark ChimpReports

CHIMP SPORT: Kasango, Mbabazi shine as 10 golfers earn Magical Kenya Open Pro-Am slots ChimpReports

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Local governments are unlikely to achieve the one trillion-shilling local revenue collection target set for 2026. Officials at the Local Governments and fiscal experts blame the anomaly on legal, technical and administrative challenges that continue to constrain revenue mobilisation. The Local Government Finance Commission (LGFC) set the ambitious target after local … The post Local government

Kampala — The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has appointed Naphtal Baguma as its new Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2027. Baguma was appointed by the Society’s Central Governing Board following a selection process aimed at identifying a leader with the experience, institutional knowledge and leadership capacity to guide the organisation […] The post Naphtal Baguma Appointed Uganda

The Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) has questioned officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over Shs1.3 billion paid to officials at seven of Uganda’s mission abroad for travel within their countries of posting at rates for travel abroad. The query was raised during a meeting of the committee chaired by Hon. Patrick Oshabe on […] The post MPs probe use of foreign travel rates for inland trips app

The recovery of funds disbursed under the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme in Nakaseke District has come under scrutiny after legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) learned that only shs28.2 million has been recovered over the past year. The committee Hon. Betty Nambooze, heard that of the shs25 billion that was disbursed to […] The post Low recovery of PDM funds in Nakaseke worries M

KAMPALA — In a sharp exchange of words on X that has drawn wide attention within Ugandan political circles, Kazo District Woman MP Molly Kamukama has traded barbs with Eastern Region Older Persons MP Ofwono Opondo, turning a casual online dig into a pointed challenge over age eligibility and political priorities. The exchange began on […] The post ‘YOU ARE AN IMPOSTOR!’ Molly Kamukama Strips Ofwono Opondo Naked Over

Minister warns parents against using children as source of income on streets Daily Monitor

By Marly Hornik, Brian MaloneyUnlike the Big Apple, the mayor’s native country has strict election rules.

Parliament has directed officials from the Ministries of Finance and Works and Transport, as well as contractors, to explain why more than 30 bridge projects have stalled.

Parliament will on Thursday hold a special sitting to honour the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died last week aged 34.

President Yoweri Museveni has christened Uganda’s crude oil “Pearl Sweet”, with the slogan “Born of the Pearl”, as the country enters the final stretch towards commercial oil production. Museveni unveiled the name today Wednesday at the Kingfisher Development Area in Kikuube district. The name draws on Uganda’s long-standing identity as the “Pearl of Africa” while […] The post Museveni names Uganda’s crude oil ‘Pearl

Parliament launches probe into digital number plate delays costing Shs4b weekly Daily Monitor

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled “Pearl Sweet” as the official name of Uganda’s crude oil, ahead of the country’s anticipated first oil production. President Museveni announced the name on today during a visit to the Kingfisher Oilfield in Buhuka, Kikuube District, where the Kingfisher Central Processing Facility (CPF) has reached mechanical completion, marking a […] The post PEARL SWEET: President Musev

The United States government has donated vials of an experimental Ebola antibody treatment, MBP134, to Uganda’s ministry of Health, with the treatment showing potential to prevent deaths among Ebola patients. Dr Charles Ayume, state minister for Health in charge of primary health care, received the vials on behalf of the government and described the donation […] The post Ebola: US donates death-preventing treatment t

KASSANDA, UGANDA — In a major political boost for Kassanda District, prominent grassroots mobiliser and adolescent counsellor Hope Nankunda has been declared the official National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer for the National Council elections. Nankunda’s rise to the national stage follows her smooth, unopposed endorsement during the party’s district-level selection process. The NRM Electoral Commission […] T