The State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, committed to engaging the government to have all the political prisoners released, and last week, 18 of them, including Olivia Lutaaya, pleaded guilty and are yet to serve a light sentence of four months and then after will be released after spending over four years in prison.

Ugandan migrant workers in the Middle East alone contribute about USD 900 million (over UGX 3.2 trillion) per annum to the Ugandan economy.

The challenge of garbage collection is not only limited to the USAFI market, but many other markets around the city still face a big challenge of garbage heaps, which not only cause business losses but also pause a big health threat.

In Uganda, the UBOS report of 2014 indicated that out of 6.4 million Persons with Disabilities, 2.1 million are persons with visual impairment, constituting 33.2% of the disability community.

The Kiteezi landfill incident that claimed over 35 lives and displaced a number of families was decommissioned, and the government has warned residents around the area to vacate because there is a possibility of another collapse, which could be soon or in the near future.

The mission of UCFR is to provide a nonpartisan network for information sharing, research, and communication focused on Uganda’s relations, with the main objective being to provide a platform for information sharing on foreign policy.

UNBS has developed over 4,862 standards, which include 1,133 standards in the Food, Agriculture, and Forestry sector, 1,465 standards in the Chemicals and Consumer Products sector, 1,488 standards in the Engineering and Construction sector, and 776 standards in the Services and Business Management sector.

The landfill has been decommissioned, and people staying around Kiteezi have been warned that the incident could happen anytime, though some still remain hesitant and have refused to leave the place.

The State Minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Children and Youth Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has said that rapists and defilers should never be given bail once arrested.

The Minister for Gender Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), Betty Amongi Ongom, has clarified that the Grow Loan Enterprise for women under the MGLSD and Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is not money meant for startup businesses but rather money to grow already existing businesses.

The Inspector General of Government, Betty Kamya, has vowed to follow up and investigate the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) after being accused by the general public of releasing figures that are not adding up.

The Government of Uganda is set to commission the Kiira Vehicle Plant, scheduled to take place on Monday, October 7, 2024, in Jinja, Eastern Uganda.