Vice President, Jessica Alupo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The Vice-President, H.E. Jessica Alupo, has said government will review the decision to stop payment of medical interns adding that the policies of government and their purpose, are for the people. The Vice President made this revelation following concerns by the Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi who reiterated what has been in the media that medical interns will not be paid going forward. Ssenyonyi raised the concerns during the plenary sitting chaired by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth on Wednesday, 10 June 2026. Alupo said that Cabinet will hold discussions…
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Members of Parliament listening to the finance minister speaking to the loan request Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Parliament has approved a government request to borrow up to €168.9 million from the United Kingdom Export Finance (UKEF) and Citi Bank to finance Phase II of the Solar Powered Irrigation Systems Project aimed at boosting coffee production and strengthening climate resilience. The loan approved on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 during a sitting chaired by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth will bolster the project whose irrigation systems will cover about 4,768 acres and directly benefit an estimated 2,562 households. Parliament suspended Rule 162(2),…
Members of Parliament attending the plenary on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been tasked to present a report to Parliament, on the circumstances surrounding incidents of mob justice in the country. The directive by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, follows concerns by Members of Parliament over the death of rugby player Sydney Gongodyo Gyabi, who was killed in a mob justice incident in Kampala on Friday, 05 June 2026, on allegations of theft. Gongodyo played for the national rugby team and the Stanbic Black Pirates Rugby Football Club. Nabbanja…
Shadow cabinet during their first meeting. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has unveiled a 30-member Shadow Cabinet for the 12th Parliament. He defended his leaner cabinet, saying it will be more effective in holding government accountable than mirroring the Executive’s 82-member Cabinet. Ssenyonyi told Parliament that the appointments were made in line with Rule 15(2) of the Rules of Procedure, which requires the Leader of the Opposition to constitute a Shadow Cabinet from opposition Members of Parliament. The new team includes Harriet Nakwede (Kayunga District Woman MP) as Deputy Chief Opposition Whip…
State Minister for Public Service Grace Mary Mugasa taking oath. PHOTO via @Parliament_Ug Sam Mayanja (Attorney General) Justine Kasule Lumumba (Minister of ICT) Tom Butiime (Minister of Tourism) Balaam Barugahara (Minister of Local Government) Kiryowa Kiwanuka (Minister of Defence) Sanjay Tanna (Minister of Trade) Jonard Asiimwe (Minister of Science & Technology) Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo (State Minister for Higher Education) Gen. Wilson Mbadi (State Minister for Trade) Simon Mulongo (State Minister for Industrial Relations) Alice Kaboyo (State Minister for Luwero Triangle) Grace Mugasa (State Minister for Bunyoro Affairs) David Bahati (State Minister for Industry) Beatrice Anywar (State Minister for Environment)…
Kampala, Uganda | URN | 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). This adds to the existing 4.05 billion dollars (15.26 trillion shillings). This CPF will run from 2026 to 2035, and aligns with the country’s Fourth National Development Plan, the Vision 2040 and the Tenfold Growth Strategy. It is designed to accelerate a private sector-led economic transformation and expand opportunities for the country’s rapidly growing population, with major emphasis on job…
The Government of the State of Kuwait has officially barred the recruitment of domestic workers from Uganda, Kenya, and 25 other countries in a massive shakeup of its expatriate labor policies. The sweeping directive, issued via a formal circular by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, introduces strict new boundaries on the Gulf nation’s labor sector. The policy shift follows joint assessments and structural recommendations from Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the Public Authority for Manpower. The Blacklist: 27 Nations Barred from Kuwait Under the newly enacted immigration framework, the recruitment of new domestic staff—encompassing both…
Renowned music producer D’Mario, real name Kabejja Mario, has expressed his disappointment towards the artists he has worked with for not supporting him during his darkest times. D’Mario was arrested close to two weeks back and has been struggling in Luzira Prison following a misunderstanding during a bar night out. Just a few days before his arrest, he had worked as a production manager at Fefe Bussi’s concert, but was surprised that Fefe Bussi didn’t show up to support him. Reflecting on the events that surrounded the night of his arrest, D’Mario said he had gone to watch a live band…
Singer Ava Peace has distanced herself from the circulating nude videos, clarifying that the rumours are being spread by people whose aim is to soil her reputation. At the start of the week, rumours made rounds suggesting that singer Ava Peace’s nude videos had leaked on social media. While rumours and videos continue to spread like wildfire, the singer, through her platforms, has clarified that the person taking part in the video is not her. The singer stressed that she has toiled to put her name out there where it’s heard, and seeing critics soil it with baseless claims is…
L-R Dr. Bernadette Nambi Karuhanga (Director NCDC) and Dan Odongo (ED UNEB). Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to merge the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) into a single institution. The proposed merger is among the key reforms contained in the forthcoming Curriculum, Assessment and Admissions Bill, one of the education sector laws recently highlighted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as being in the government’s legislative pipeline. According to Brighton Barugahare, Commissioner in charge of policy analysis and research at the Ministry of Education and Sports, the…