Muhamadi Matovu

Women committee elections at district and city level are set for August 28, with candidates already nominated across Uganda as the Electoral Commission prepares to oversee the next stage of the grassroots women's leadership elections.

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has partnered with the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) to expand citizen monitoring of government contracts and projects across Uganda.

State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives David Bahati has urged Ugandan businesses to expand beyond the domestic market by investing in manufacturing for the wider East African and African markets.

The 18th Interforces Games have opened in Gulu, bringing together four uniformed security institutions as commanders use sport to promote teamwork, discipline and operational readiness.

Cabinet has approved a €31.98 million French loan to finance construction and equipping of the Uganda Cancer Institute's Mbarara Regional Oncology Centre.

The 2026 Rotary Cancer Run is seeking to bridge the gap in access to advanced cancer treatment by raising funds to establish and equip a modern cancer treatment centre at St Francis Hospital Nsambya.

President Museveni has urged East African countries to remove trade barriers and create a larger regional market to support Uganda's growing manufacturing sector and industrialisation drive.

Young African agroecology entrepreneurs are calling for easier access to finance, land and product certification, saying costly standards and bureaucracy are limiting business growth.

Finance Ministry warns accounting officers they could lose their positions, budget releases and access to financial systems for breaching stricter budget execution rules.

President Museveni's Deputy Presidential Press Secretary Faruk Kirunda is among 82 Ugandans appointed as Patriotic Officers by the Patriotic League of Uganda.