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7 new political parties in the offing ahead of 2026 elections

Uganda, May 9 -- Seven groups have applied for registration as political parties at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ahead of the 2026 general elections. These include the National Foundati... Read More


Traders' gains, losses in meeting with Museveni

Uganda, May 8 -- President Museveni yesterday scrapped penalties imposed on traders for not enrolling on the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) but maintained that the governm... Read More


Key issues traders want Museveni to sort out

Uganda, May 7 -- President Museveni is expected to meet city traders today to declare his decision on the tax concerns raised by the business community, including issuance of the electronic receipt fo... Read More


Museveni lectures traders as he meets officials today

Uganda, April 24 -- President Museveni has dismissed key concerns that were raised by the traders before they went on strike two weeks ago, ahead of his meeting with government officials from several ... Read More


Efris: Machine between the taxman and taxpayers

Uganda, April 18 -- Traders in major cities in the country have closed their businesses protesting the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)'s implementation of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing... Read More


Museveni mourns Aliker, grants him official burial

Uganda, April 16 -- President Museveni has ordered that Dr Martin Jerome Aliker be accorded official funeral/burial amid glowing tributes for the former astute entrepreneur and politician who chaired ... Read More


Akamwesi case: Police suspend land protection unit boss

Uganda, April 15 -- The Commander of Land Protection Police Unit (LPPU) has been suspended on allegations of mismanaging investigations into a land dispute reportedly involving relatives of high-profi... Read More


Police suspend land protection unit boss

Uganda, April 15 -- The Commander of Land Protection Police Unit (LPPU) has been suspended on allegations of mismanaging investigations into a land dispute reportedly involving relatives of high-profi... Read More


South Africa's president to visit Uganda for two-day working trip

Uganda, April 14 -- The South African president is expected to start this two-day visit in Uganda tomorrow (Monday), months after his country sent troops under the Southern African Development Communi... Read More


City traders reject minister's pleas, vow to resume strike

Uganda, April 12 -- Traders are to resume their strike next week after rejecting a plea by the Minister of Kampala City and Metropolitan Affairs and the Commander of Military Police to halt the protes... Read More