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At least 27 major road and bridge projects across Uganda have been suspended or drastically slowed down due to a crippling government funding shortfall, the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has told Parliament.

The new bill introduces a far-reaching legal framework aimed at regulating forensic and scientific analytical services in Uganda.

Legislators raised the concerns during debate on a statement by the Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang on Wednesday, 30 July 2025.

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), in collaboration with UN Habitat, has successfully obtained and launched a $1 million grant project from the Government of Japan aimed at stabilizing and mitigating hazards in the high-risk zones of the Kiteezi landfill

The suspects, armed with pangas, terrorized residents and businesses before being cornered in Namanve Industrial Park.

The situation escalated, leading to a physical assault in which the two men allegedly attacked Kakuru and left him unconscious by the roadside.

The government has unveiled a new Public Financial Management Reform Strategy, placing domestic resource mobilization at the heart of Uganda’s growth agenda.

Officials from Jinja Regional Referral Hospital have been tasked to explain circumstances under which they paid Shs1.2 billion to clear water arrears despite being allocated only Shs68 million.

The Ugandan Shilling (UGX) has solidified its status as one of Africa’s strongest currencies, gaining 1.3% against the US dollar in June 2025 and holding firm into July.

Government handed over a fleet of new vehicles to the nation's gazetted cultural leaders

The Commission’s Chairman, Dr. Tanga Odoi, was responding to media reports suggesting that elections were postponed to next week.

Parliament has passed the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025, that will see civilians tried in the courts martial.