A section of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) members in Rukungiri district has endorsed Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye as their presidential candidate for the 2026 general elections, despite his continued detention since November 2024.
The endorsement took...
The Government of Uganda has launched a major nationwide campaign to overhaul its meat production systems in a bid to safeguard public health, enhance food safety, and meet international trade standards.
Spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture,...
The $2.3 billion project, expected to take 42 months to complete, will revolutionize Uganda's transportation sector, reducing travel time and increasing efficiency.
The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Ramathan Ggoobi, has said Uganda's economy has demonstrated significant progress, with the size of the economy tripling to Shs 202 trillion in the Fiscal Year 2023/24, up from Shs 65 trillion in FY 2010/11.
Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), during an interview on September 5, 2024, explained how taxes collected by the government have been used for citizens' benefit.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, Ramathan Ggoobi, has presented the economic strategies that are set to trigger swift growth of Uganda's economy from USD 50 billion to USD 100 billion by 2040.
The former Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, has welcomed the high court’s decision to uphold the service award of UGX. 1.7 billion given to four parliamentary commissioners, asserting that it vindicated his team’s stance that it was legally sanctioned.
Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), has said that the Ugandan economy has fully recovered from various shocks and crises, with a significant economic growth of 6% in the previous fiscal year and a notable increase from an average of 4.1% recorded between FY 2019/20 and FY 2022/23.