Politics & Goverment

Energy Ministry orders UEDCL Board to investigate top management over performance gaps

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryDecember 5, 2025February 28, 2026

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has instructed the Board of the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the performance and conduct…

Engineers Board tasks KCCA boss to reveal engineers, companies behind Nakivubo Channel redevelopment

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryNovember 3, 2025February 28, 2026

A subtle but consequential confrontation is unfolding between the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) over the ongoing redevelopment of the Nakivubo Channel, one of…

URA Defends Pearl Tower Move as Essential to Accommodate 1,000+ New Staff and Modernisation Needs

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisPolitics & GovermentOctober 22, 2025October 29, 2025

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has firmly defended its acquisition of additional office space at Pearl Tower on Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala, framing the decision as a strategic necessity driven…

Uganda’s Tourism Paradox: Ambitious Dreams, Unrated Hotels, and a Regulator Without Teeth

CEO East Africa MagazineHospitality & TourismNews & AnalysisPolitics & GovermentOctober 17, 2025October 18, 2025

Uganda wants to double its tourism revenues, raise annual visitor arrivals to 1.9 million by 2026, and grow the sector’s contribution to GDP to 10% by 2040. But beneath these…

UNBS Boss Sent on Forced Leave as Probe Into Misconduct Allegations Begins

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025October 23, 2025

The Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Eng James Kasigwa, has been directed to take annual leave starting October 15, 2025, to pave the way for investigations…

Uganda’s Parliament Spending Set to Cross a Trillion-Shilling Mark by 2027

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryOctober 6, 2025October 14, 2025

Uganda’s Parliament expenditure is projected to rise steeply each year, crossing the trillion-shilling mark by 2027 and reaching UGX 1.53 trillion by 2029/30, according to a Strategic Plan for 2025–2030…

Uganda confirms accepting US deportees from other African countries

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryAugust 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Uganda has quietly signed on to a contentious U.S. migration plan taking in some non-Ugandan deportees from other African countries so their protection claims can be examined in Kampala. The…

How the Office of the IGG is Redefining the Fight Against Corruption

Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsPolitics & GovermentJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

The Office of the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) has implemented new strategies and digital tools in its efforts to combat corruption, as stated by IGG Beti Kamya Turwomwe during a…

How CAA Ignored Auditor General’s Recruitment Red Flags for Two Years—Until Museveni Intervened

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryJuly 14, 2025July 14, 2025

For over two years, Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) ignored major red flags from the Auditor General about irregular recruitment—an oversight that has now spiraled into a national scandal, culminating…

Ugandans Bash UCAA over “Tasteless” VIP Lounge at Entebbe Airport

CEO ReporterPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryJuly 5, 2025July 5, 2025

In pictures, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) had promised a grand plan and a blend of class for a VIP Lounge that truly speaks to the beauty that Uganda is….