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Burundi refugee numbers in Uganda swell

The number of Burundian refugees arriving in Uganda since November 2014 is now over 7,700 with the refugees coming in at a rate of...

External reserves dwindle, remain healthy

Uganda’s external reserves have gone down by about 9 per cent, amounting to US$266.5 million, after the balance of payment position registered a deficit...

Roads top budget priority list again

The roads sector has for the fourth year running topped the priority areas of government spending which will amount to Shs 23,972 billion in...

Fire scare at Kakira sugar factory

A fire has broken out at Kakira Sugar works (KSWL), damaging part of the sugar cane and injuring several people. According to an eye-witness the...

Tax burden, large public debt repayment weigh heavily on Uganda’s 2016 budget

KAMPALA-Uganda’s Shs24 trillion budget for financial year 2015/16 is heavily clouded with new measures to generate more money through taxation, public debt repayment and recurrent...

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