Andrew Matege

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hosted a delegation from Al Mansour Holdings at State House, Entebbe, to broker an economic partnership between Uganda and Qatar. The multi-sectoral talks focused on deploying Qatari capital, technology, and equipment into fruit processing, coffee value addition, pharmaceuticals, energy, and logistics to drive job creation.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered 10,017 newly passed-out police constables and immigration officers to reject corruption and ignore senior bosses who try to lure them into graft. Speaking at PTS Kabalye, the President emphasized that health and integrity are vital weapons for state service, while IGP Abas Byakagaba detailed plans to deploy the recruits to bridge a steep national police deficit.

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially commissioned the newly constructed Ruhengyere Army Primary School in Kiruhura District. Funded under the guidance of CDF Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and managed by the Special Forces Command, the modern campus transforms a school that started under tree shades into a robust educational facility serving both military families and local civilian communities.

Community leaders from Napak and Nabilatuk districts have demanded harsher penalties and increased troop deployments to combat a resurgence of cattle theft. Speaking at a joint security meeting chaired by 3 Infantry Division Commander Maj Gen Wilberforce Sserunkuma, residents protested the frequent release of suspects and called for grassroots disarmament operations.

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has received advanced GeneXpert diagnostic machines funded by the US Government through PEPFAR to enhance tuberculosis detection. The new technology addresses a critical 40 percent gap in undetected cases, aligning the military health system with national standards to accelerate the elimination of TB and HIV co-infections.

A dramatic 20-year paternity battle over the estate of late music icon Prince Paul Kafeero has concluded after DNA results disqualified 21 out of 25 claimants. Funded by Minister Balaam Barugahara and confirmed by state laboratories, the forensic findings leave just four verified biological children to inherit the legacy of the legendary Kadongo Kamu singer.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed Egyptian investors targeting Uganda's dairy sector with plans to construct a modern milk processing plant in Ngoma. Highlighting Uganda's annual production of 5.4 billion litres of milk, the President emphasized that the partnership will boost value addition, quality control, and regional export markets.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Hon. Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in an official State House directive. Enacted under Article 99(1) of the Constitution, the appointment positions Hon. Kasolo to manage Uganda's foreign policy and global diplomatic engagements in the absence of a substantive minister.

MTN Uganda has remitted UGX 54.27 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to fund rural connectivity and digital inclusion. The statutory 2% revenue contribution will finance infrastructure in underserved areas and support the Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT), pushing Uganda toward its goal of universal connectivity by 2030.

Makerere University has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’s University of Fukui to elevate STEM education and teacher training. The partnership introduces the Japanese Lesson Study model to Ugandan schools like King's College Budo and lays the groundwork for a new regional Centre for Teacher Professional Development.

The Electoral Commission has released a progressive roadmap for local council (LC1 & LC2) and Women’s Council elections across Uganda's 71,214 villages, backed by a Shs56 billion government budget, with double-voter registration commencing July 6 and polling scheduled throughout July and August 2026.

The government and NWSC have launched the Shs14.24 billion "Hoima 2" water project, drawing from River Kafu to boost daily supply by 2,000 cubic meters ahead of the AFCON 2027 tournament.

Uganda has launched a two-week mobile transit campaign in Paris featuring QR-coded buses showcasing mountain gorillas, aiming to capture 10,000 summer tourists from France, Spain, and Portugal.

State House Diaspora Unit Head Mohammed Bagonza has met with UEUKA President Dr. Manoj Joshi in London to build a structured investment and skills-transfer pipeline for Ugandans abroad.

State House will launch the construction of 17 new zonal industrial hubs before the end of the financial year, as 4,560 youth enroll in free vocational training across Uganda.

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has represented President Museveni at the first-ever Olympic Tooke Run in Bushenyi, celebrating the commercial evolution of Uganda's banana-flour industry.

President Museveni has welcomed a proposal by Andile Ramaphosa to export elite Ugandan Ankole cattle genetics to the SADC region and build a B.O.T. laboratory to eliminate counterfeit agricultural inputs.

President Yoweri Museveni has warned military officers at Kimaka that Africa must politically integrate to develop space-age defense capabilities or risk becoming an obsolete "boy scout movement."

The Ministry of ICT and KCCA are deploying smart sensors, automated weighbridges, and energy-conversion hubs to transform Kampala’s Buyala dumpsite into a digitized, data-driven waste industry.