Four children killed in machete attack at Ggaba nursery school
A machete-wielding assailant, today, Thursday, attacked Gaba Early Childhood Development in Kabuuma Zone, killing four children in an incident that has shocked residents near Lake…
Parliament to scrutinises weighbridges amid sugarcane theft complaints
Parliament has deferred debate on sugarcane weighbridge regulation to April 15, directing state minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry) David Bahati to return with a detailed ministerial statement, as scrutiny intensifies over weighbridges linked to sugarcane theft and unregulated trade. The decision pauses any immediate policy action following recent closures of roadside weighbridges in…
Business
TotalEnergies revamps LPG filling plant in Jinja
TotalEnergies has commissioned a revamped Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling and storage plant in Jinja, aimed at boosting supply of clean cooking energy in Uganda. The facility, originally constructed in 2016 and scheduled to begin operations in 2017, reached full operational completion in December 2025 following refurbishment. The upgraded plant is equipped with automated filling…
Uganda has enough fuel stock until May – govt
The government has assured the public that Uganda has sufficient fuel reserves to last until late May, dismissing social media…
Economics of forgiveness: A final chance to reset your business debt
There are moments in a nation’s fiscal journey that pass quietly, and others that define whether a business rises or…
Investments in small-scale industries could lead to improved incomes
Uganda has discovered its latest love interest; international airports. We have always had one international airport at Entebbe and some…
Education
Here’s why AI is Uganda’s fastest route to a $500 billion economy
This article is specially addressed to President Museveni. It is a bold call to embrace the one laptop per child…
Dr Ruhweza’s The Whisper of Trees explores how poetry mirrors our life
Poetry has long been regarded as the language of the soul, a form of expression that captures emotions, experiences, and…
Five pupils win full scholarships from Pride Bank
In parts of Eastern and Northern Uganda, where the cost of schooling often forces promising students to abandon their studies,…
TECHNOLOGY
Can One Tech Hub rewrite Uganda’s youth employment story?
Uganda’s youth unemployment crisis is no longer just a statistic—it is a daily reality for millions. The 2024 census lays it bare: 16.1 per cent of young people are out of work, more than 10 million are neither employed nor in training, and another 700,000 enter the job market each year. Yet inside the National…
Uganda to maintain Facebook ban — ICT minister
The government will maintain the suspension of Facebook in Uganda, minister of state for ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku, has said. Facebook, owned by Meta, was blocked in January 2021 after the platform removed hundreds of accounts it described as fake and linked to the ministry of ICT and pro-government influencers ahead of…
Kenya’s AI Bill is a wake-up call for Uganda
Early this year, Kenya’s Senate introduced the Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026. This is a comprehensive framework for how AI should be developed, deployed, and governed. It is a landmark moment, not just for Kenya, but for East Africa. And Uganda should be paying close attention. Our two countries not only share a border but a…
Lifestyle
Time to ignore those book blurbs
What do you look for in a novel? What catches your eye? If you are anything like me, you immediately gravitate towards the cover art. However, the cover art merely piques your interest. You won’t buy the novel until you flip the book over to read the synopsis. I no longer follow that approach. I…
So, Michael B. Jordan won an Oscar; who care
The 98th Oscars ended a week ago, and once again, Ugandans could not care less. Yes, people love Michael B. Jordan, who won the Best Actor award for Sinners. But Sinners was not that big of a hit among Ugandan viewers. You can say the same for Hamnet, One Battle After Another, KPop Demon Hunters,…
Project Hail Mary is a must-watch, going by ratings
Based on a Sci-Fi/Adventure novel of the same name, written by Andy Weir (who also wrote The Martian), Project Hail Mary follows a seemingly ordinary science teacher, who wakes up on a spaceship light- years from Earth. Ryland Grace does not know who he is, how he got there, or why he was selected to…
Sports
The revival of NEC FC’s Basangwa
The Stanbic Uganda Cup quarter-final draw last week concluded with some interesting match-ups. Yet, none was probably as highly billed as the one between the defending champions, Vipers SC and NEC FC on Friday, April 3 at the MTN Omondi stadium, Lugogo. Both NEC and Vipers have not been beaten in the six second round…
Other News
In Kampala, Russian words build unlikely bridges
At Makerere University, a new language is beginning to take root. The air is no longer filled only with the…
The hidden complexities of HIV’s Lenacapavir
Global health is evolving rapidly, with breakthroughs turning into medicine. The latest advancement in viral research is Lenacapavir, an FDA-approved…
Health experts sound alarm over weak tobacco taxes
Health experts sound alarm over weak tobacco taxes Uganda’s standing as a regional leader in tobacco control is beginning to…
