Home - UG Standard - Latest News

Friday, June 12, 2026

Login

UG Standard - Latest News

From left, Capt. Denish Oola Oyaa, retired Col. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale stand in the dock at the Criminal Division of the High Court on Tuesday. (Photo by Henry Jjemba)

News

Defence lawyers object to Besigye treason trial over absence of accused

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

Uganda's Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, displays the National Budget briefcase ahead of delivering the FY2026/27 Budget Speech at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. The UGX84.39 trillion budget prioritises transport infrastructure, security, education, health, agriculture, energy and industrialisation as government pursues its strategy of full monetisation of the economy and long-term growth towards a USD500 billion economy. Photo credit: Uganda Media Centre.

Business

Uganda Budget 2026-27: What each sector got in the national budget

by LILIAN MUWONGE | UG STANDARD REPORTER

The Dei BioPharma drugs and vaccines manufacturing facility in Matugga, near Kampala-Uganda.

Business

Health allocation hits Sh5.2 Trillion as government moves to cut donor dependency

by Julian Ninsiima | Reporter

Uganda's Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, displays the National Budget briefcase ahead of delivering the FY2026/27 Budget Speech at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. The UGX84.39 trillion budget prioritises transport infrastructure, security, education, health, agriculture, energy and industrialisation as government pursues its strategy of full monetisation of the economy and long-term growth towards a USD500 billion economy. Photo credit: Uganda Media Centre.

Business

BUDGET: Analysts warn rising debt service risks squeezing vital public sectors

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

MOST POPULAR

How to Renew Your National ID Online: NIRA Pre-Registration Portal 2025 Guide

2950 shares
Share 1180 Tweet 738
PLE 2024 Results: Top Schools with 6 in 4 Aggregates

4102 shares
Share 1641 Tweet 1026
FULL LIST: Winners and Losers in the NRM Primaries

2273 shares
Share 909 Tweet 568
NIRA unveils high-tech National ID, mass enrollment set to begin

2472 shares
Share 989 Tweet 618
FULL LIST: Ministry of Education, NCDC publish self-study workbooks amid COVID-19 lockdown

2684 shares
Share 1093 Tweet 663

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

AFRIKA VUKA DAY 2026: University students debate Uganda’s energy future

EDUCATION

MUBS 19th Graduation: Graduands Urged to Embrace Innovation to Tackle Unemployment

At the recently concluded 3rd Oil and Gas Skills Expo 2026, hosted at Makerere University, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that Ugandans carry forward transferable skills into the wider economy

Business

EACOP Champions Skills Transfer as Uganda Prepares for Sustainable Growth

The Fourth Heritage Initiative launches a new framework to retrain the African mind, challenging inherited tribal, religious and colonial scripts.

EDUCATION

Ugandan thinkers launch new framework to rewrite the African mind

OpED

AFRIKA VUKA DAY 2026: University students debate Uganda’s energy future

by HELLEN MASIKA | GUEST WRITER

EDUCATION

Hellen Masika is a Community Mobilizer at Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) On May 29, 2026, the...

Read more

Climate Justice and Its Importance in Advancing Environmental Sustainability on World Environment Day 2026

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

Lydia Biira is the finance and admin manager at the Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC)

OpED

Lydia Biira is the finance and admin manager at the Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) World Environment...

Read more

LYDIA BIIRA: Waste Burning in Uganda: Challenges, Impacts, and Sustainable Pathways for Climate Justice

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

Lydia Biira, is Finance Admin Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment.

News

Lydia Biira, is Finance Admin Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment. Uganda is increasingly confronted with a growing waste management crisis...

Read more

ROGERS WADADA: The senseless murder of Sydney Gongodyo, mob “justice” is a sign of primitivity

by ROGERS WADADA | GUEST WRITER

Mr. Roger Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy).

News

Mr. Rogers Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy). On Monday, a somber mood engulfed the...

Read more

OIL AND GAS

Uganda crosses key oil threshold with 199 wells drilled ahead of production

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi says Uganda has cleared a key threshold for first oil, driving economic growth forecasts to 10.2 percent.

Business

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi says Uganda has cleared a key threshold for first oil, driving economic growth forecasts to 10.2 percent. KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has drilled 199 oil wells, surpassing the 189 wells required to begin commercial oil production,...

Read more

IVAN MWEBE: Can Uganda’s first oil ease regional fuel crisis amid global pressures

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

Ivan Mwebe, is a PR manager at brainchildBurson Uganda.

FEATURES

Ivan Mwebe, is a PR manager at brainchildBurson Uganda. Recent fuel price shocks across East Africa have once again exposed a structural vulnerability the region can no longer ignore. In Kenya, diesel prices have climbed past Ksh 206 per litre,...

Read more

Women in Oil-Affected Communities Demand Justice on International Women’s Day

by SAMUEL SANYA

Oil well (Courtesy photo)

OIL & GAS

Kikuube- Women living in oil-affected communities in Buhuuka Parish, Kikuube District have called for justice, environmental protection and a fair energy transition as the world marked International Women’s Day. Oil well (Courtesy photo) The call was made by the Strategic...

Read more

REAL ESTATE

The Diamond Tower is a proposed 220-meter skyscraper in Kampala’s Kololo neighborhood, designed by Angiletti Design Studio to be the tallest building in Uganda. Scheduled for a 2026 construction start, the 54-story vertical development features 300 serviced apartments, a luxury hotel, and high-performance UV-resistant glazing.

Construction for Uganda’s tallest building Diamond Tower slated to begin in 2026

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

The Diamond Tower is a proposed 220-meter skyscraper in Kampala’s Kololo neighborhood, designed by Angiletti Design Studio to be the...

Sudhir Ruparelia unveils 21-story tower for Kingdom Kampala Phase 2

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

KAMPALA — Property mogul Sudhir Ruparelia has unveiled the architectural designs for Phase 2 of the Kingdom Kampala development, anchored...

Mr. Laurent A. Voivenel, Senior Vice President – Operations & Development, EMEA and India, Swiss-Belhotel International and Dr. Sheikh Mohamed Shakul, CEO of Albushra Real Estate Limited

Swiss-Belhotel launches new brand with Nairobi hotel signing

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

Mr. Laurent A. Voivenel, Senior Vice President – Operations & Development, EMEA and India, Swiss-Belhotel International and Dr. Sheikh Mohamed...

Load More

BUSINESS

Uganda's Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, displays the National Budget briefcase ahead of delivering the FY2026/27 Budget Speech at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. The UGX84.39 trillion budget prioritises transport infrastructure, security, education, health, agriculture, energy and industrialisation as government pursues its strategy of full monetisation of the economy and long-term growth towards a USD500 billion economy. Photo credit: Uganda Media Centre.

Business

Uganda Budget 2026-27: What each sector got in the national budget

The Dei BioPharma drugs and vaccines manufacturing facility in Matugga, near Kampala-Uganda.

Business

Health allocation hits Sh5.2 Trillion as government moves to cut donor dependency

Uganda's Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, displays the National Budget briefcase ahead of delivering the FY2026/27 Budget Speech at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. The UGX84.39 trillion budget prioritises transport infrastructure, security, education, health, agriculture, energy and industrialisation as government pursues its strategy of full monetisation of the economy and long-term growth towards a USD500 billion economy. Photo credit: Uganda Media Centre.

Business

BUDGET: Analysts warn rising debt service risks squeezing vital public sectors

Uganda's Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, displays the National Budget briefcase ahead of delivering the FY2026/27 Budget Speech at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. The UGX84.39 trillion budget prioritises transport infrastructure, security, education, health, agriculture, energy and industrialisation as government pursues its strategy of full monetisation of the economy and long-term growth towards a USD500 billion economy. Photo credit: Uganda Media Centre.

Business

How the new budget will directly impact your wallet, everyday costs

AFRICA

From left, Capt. Denish Oola Oyaa, retired Col. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale stand in the dock at the Criminal Division of the High Court on Tuesday. (Photo by Henry Jjemba)

News

Defence lawyers object to Besigye treason trial over absence of accused

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi says Uganda has cleared a key threshold for first oil, driving economic growth forecasts to 10.2 percent.

Business

Debt servicing, public wages set to consume half of Sh84trn budget

Kampala residents face a Saturday water outage as NWSC conducts essential maintenance at the Ggaba Water Treatment Plant and key reservoirs. Prepare for interruptions.

Business

NWSC announces nine-hour Kampala water shutdown for Saturday maintenance

COURT

Mubende High Court Health Camp focuses on HIV prevention, wellness and ending stigma

FEATURED NEWS

FEATURES

Kampala’s most unlikely theme night – ‘Useless Mondays’ celebrates first anniversary with Don Julio

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

Mondays have a reputation. For most people, they are the day to survive- filled with back to back meetings, overflowing...

The East African Community secretariat proposes a phased rollout of the regional single currency to protect businesses from exchange rate fluctuations.

EAC Proposes Phased Single Currency Rollout to Avoid Deadlock

C-Care Uganda and KCCA have launched a major community cleanup in Kasanvu and Namuwongo to clear waste, open drainages, and combat preventable diseases.

C-Care, KCCA rally Kampala residents to combat cholera and malaria through sanitation drive

Chief Registrar Agnes Alum during the meeting.

Judiciary Support Staff Back Weekly Coordination Meetings to Improve Service Delivery

TOURS AND TRAVEL

UTB Board CEO Juliana Kaggwa

News

AFCON 2027 Could Be Uganda’s Biggest Tourism Moment Yet

by Yusuf Nsubuga | Senior Reporter

UTB Board CEO Juliana Kagwa The Sports fraternity converged at the 10th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) this...

Read more

Uganda Suspends Flights and Border Markets Over DRC Ebola Outbreak

Uganda, Tanzania sign pacts to boost regional tourism

Uganda eyes affluent Central Asian travelers in strategic tourism push

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Government agencies meet over audit findings

by Yusuf Nsubuga | Senior Reporter

Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have convened to review and respond to issues raised in the Auditor General’s report...

Read more

Kayanja Sodomy Case Enters a New Twist

Uganda’s Climate Crisis: How Young People in the Rwenzori Region are Fighting Back

Can UEDCL’s “WETEREZeeee” Campaign End Power Theft in Uganda?

ADVERTISEMENT

No Result

View All Result

© 2024 Ugstandard - Latest News by Digital/New Media company.