Anita Rukundo Tayebwa, the newly appointed honorary consul of The Bahamas to Uganda, has pledged to strengthen links between the two countries’ tourism sectors to help Uganda benefit from The Bahamas’ experience. She made the remarks on Thursday evening after presenting her letters of credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Amb. Adonia Ayebare,…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is dealing with a new land ownership dispute in Temangalo, Wakiso District, with Members of Parliament worried about how unresolved claims could affect workers’ savings and the Fund’s investments. This comes after the family of the late Daniel Saku Mugwanya Kato asked Parliament to help arrange an out-of-court settlement…
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The High Court in Rukungiri has set December 16, 2026, for delivery of judgment in an election petition filed by People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) candidate Ingrid Turinawe Kamateneti, challenging the election of Gen. Henry Tumukunde as Member of Parliament for Rukungiri Municipality. Turinawe had cited discrepancies in the results from the polling stations as…
President Yoweri Museveni has rejected proposals to use Uganda’s foreign exchange reserves to stabilise the shilling, arguing that the currency’s depreciation reflects reduced dollar inflows and should instead be addressed by boosting domestic production and cutting non-essential imports. Museveni said Uganda was experiencing a mismatch between the supply of dollars and demand from importers, partly…
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The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) has warned that the latest sanctions imposed by the United States could further harm victims of serious crimes and disrupt programmes providing reparations and rehabilitation to affected communities worldwide. The warning comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Friday that the Trump…
Kabweri County Member of Parliament Patrick Godfrey Wakida has blamed Uganda’s weakening shilling on domestic economic pressures, including declining foreign currency inflows, investor uncertainty and rising demand for dollars, arguing that the country’s economic challenges cannot be explained solely by external shocks. In an October 9th, 2026 statement posted on his X handle, Wakida said…
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