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Local governments decry poor service delivery
KAMPALA, September 5, 2025 — The Uganda Local Governments Association [ULGA] and Urban Authorities’ Association of Uganda [UAAU] have petitioned Parliament, decrying poor service delivery in local governments. The two umbrella associations…
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Tougher penalties included in new Building Control Bill
KAMPALA, September 4, 2025 — Parliament has amended the Building Control [Amendment] Bill, 2025, Cap. 136, making provisions for harsh penalties for illegal construction and reforms to streamline building approval processes. The…
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Health and agriculture projects to benefit from US$ 399mln loans
KAMPALA, September 4, 2025 — Health, agriculture and infrastructure projects stand to be implemented fully following the tabling of loan requests amounting to about US$ 399 million [about Shs 1.44 trillion]. The…
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ULC faces Shs 500bln compensation arrears, Buganda tops regional claims
KAMPALA, September 3, 2025 – – The Uganda Land Commission [ ULC ] has appealed to Members of Parliament to expedite the enactment of the Uganda Land Commission Bill, saying the legislation…
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Lango leaders urge gov’t to use PDM to curb corruption in war compensation
LIRA CITY, August 18, 2025 – Leaders from the Lango Sub-region have called on government to adopt the Parish Development Model [PDM] as a framework for delivering war compensation to affected communities.…
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Teso Cattle Compensation Fund should benefit all households, urges Museveni
SOROTI, August 18, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni on Friday urged that the ongoing cattle compensation exercise in Teso Sub-region should benefit all households, rather than concentrating the funds on a few…
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House grants leave for Qadhis Courts, Environmental Practitioners bills
KAMPALA, August 13, 2025 — Parliament has granted leave to two Private Members to introduce Bills intended to address legislative gaps in the regulation of Islamic personal law courts and the environmental…
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Museveni announces plan to buy Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers
MAYUGE, August 8, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni has announced that the government will purchase the Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers. The President made the announcement on Wednesday while meeting…
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Adjumani revives environmental committees to combat natural resource depletion
ADJUMANI, August 2, 2025 — Adjumani District Local Government, with support from the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative [URRI], has reactivated its District and Sub-county Environment and Natural Resource Committees [DENRCs]. These committees,…
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MPs probe Jinja Hospital officials over clearing Shs 1.2 billion water bill
KAMPALA, July 26, 2025 — Administrators of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital have been tasked to explain circumstances under which they paid Shs 1.2 billion to clear water arrears despite being allocated only…
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