Parliament
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Trade
Trade ministry to inquire into China Town supermarket expansion
KAMPALA, October 2, 2026 — Members of Parliament [MPs] on Public Accounts Committee [PAC-Central Government] have tasked the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] to address public concerns over the growing…
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Local manufacturers cry foul over digital number plate monopoly
KAMPALA, September 29, 2026 — The Uganda Manufacturers Association [UMA], an umbrella organisation representing manufacturers in the country, has called for the scrutiny of the monopoly being enjoyed by a foreign firm…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kiryandongo parish official arrested over alleged extortion of PDM beneficiaries
KIRYANDONGO, September 28, 2026 — Maureen Aliguma, the Parish Chief of Kyemba parish in Kiryandongo Subcounty, Kiryandongo district, has been arrested on the orders of Resident District Commissioner [RDC] Dan Muganga. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
How Speaker Oboth brokered BOU-SACCO licensing stand-off
KAMPALA, September 25, 2026 — Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has brokered a solution to a stand-off between the Bank of Uganda [BOU], and Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Union Limited…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BoU warns excess gov’t borrowing could crowd out private sector
KAMPALA, September 22, 2026 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has warned that higher-than-planned government borrowing could push up interest rates and undermine private-sector access to credit, even as…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kwania women launch SACCO to boost savings and household incomes
KWANIA, September 22, 2026 — Women in Banya Parish, Inomo Subcounty, Kwania district, have launched a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] to promote a culture of saving and improve household incomes.…
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Museveni calls on Ugandans to intensify fight against cancer as king Oyo is laid to rest
FORT PORTAL, September 14, 2026 — Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Tooro, laid to rest at the Karambi royal burial grounds in southwest of Fort Portal City,…
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Health
Tororo Hospital seeks referral status as MPs flag hygiene gaps
TORORO, September 12, 2026 — Health workers at Tororo General Hospital have asked Parliament to support the elevation of the facility to a regional referral hospital, citing its infrastructure, equipment, staffing and…
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Speaker Oboth vows crackdown on PDM corruption in Tororo
TORORO, September 11, 2026 — The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has warned sub-county and parish leaders in West Budama Central County, Tororo district, against mismanaging funds under the Parish Development…
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Health
MPs irked by stock-out of sickle cell drugs in Busoga
JINJA CITY, September 9, 2026 — Several hospitals in the Busoga Sub-region have gone for four months without essential medicines used to treat sickle cell disease [SCD], worsening the burden faced by…
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