Nabakooba also warned that climate change must increasingly shape decisions on where and how cities are developed, citing floods, extreme heat, drought and water scarcity as growing threats to property and infrastructure.

Tanna’s mission to Nairobi reflects the commitment of both countries to strengthen their longstanding economic relationship. By addressing trade and industrial matters through direct dialogue, the two governments are seeking to ensure that disagreements over products, standards, or market access do not undermine the wider objective of regional integration.

Pressure is mounting on Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto to reverse his controversial directive to shut down small-scale businesses operated by foreign nationals, with...

Customers face an estimated UGX 2.3 million initial payment for the Starlink hardware kit, while locally advertised kits can cost between UGX 2.7 million and UGX 3 million. Users are also expected to pay a mandatory regulatory charge equivalent to about US$100 plus VAT, estimated at roughly UGX 437,036.

In May 2026, URA issued a public notice asking taxpayers to update their registration details and link existing tax records to their NINs to Business Registration Numbers (BRNs).

The success of the Tenfold Growth Strategy, therefore, will not be measured by GDP figures alone. It will be seen in the number of businesses that grow, the industries that emerge, the products Uganda is able to export, the farmers who gain access to better markets and the jobs created for the country’s workforce.

For Mityana’s women farmers, the challenge is to turn the growing interest in insect farming into businesses that can stand on their own, and make insects a lasting source of opportunity.