Andrew Matege

The government has rolled out a major infrastructure overhaul targeting 120 traditional secondary schools built between the 1960s and 1980s, upgrading outdated classrooms, libraries, and laboratories to match modern academic standards and new curriculum requirements.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has backed grassroots anti-corruption barazas led by Hon. Balaam Barugahara and Hon. Justine Nameere, dismissing critics’ concerns and directing the Director of Public Prosecutions to expedite criminal trials against corrupt officials.

A delegation from Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), led by Deputy Chief Coordinator Brig Gen Godfrey Muwanguzi, has concluded a two-day inspection of major petroleum, infrastructure, and agricultural initiatives across the Albertine Graben to evaluate project timelines, environmental compliance, and local economic integration.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has authorized the creation of three new Presidential Industrial Skilling Hubs in Ntungamo, Bushenyi, and Kalangala districts, broadening access to vocational education for vulnerable youth while introducing four new practical trade courses.

Uganda is hosting a Mozambican delegation in Kampala for a week-long bilateral summit aimed at turning historic liberation ties into practical economic projects, focusing on veterans' affairs, agro-processing, and technical training.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted the outgoing Egyptian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Monzer Selim, at State House, Entebbe, celebrating a four-year tenure marked by growing diplomatic cooperation and a projected sixfold surge in Egyptian investments.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned Roofings Group’s Phase IV Level 2 rolling mill complex in Namanve, driving Uganda’s push toward domestic steel production, job creation, and industrial self-reliance.

Hundreds of shortlisted applicants gathered at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds as the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces concluded its physical recruitment exercise to fill 10,400 regular and professional vacancies nationwide.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to health diplomacy by injecting UGX 10 million into the 15th Rotary Cancer Run, supporting nationwide screening outreaches and the construction of a modern cancer treatment facility at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya.

The Uganda Police Force has impounded 178 defective Public Service Vehicles across the Kampala Metropolitan area in a major enforcement operation aimed at removing unroadworthy commercial vehicles from urban roads.

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has tasked 564 Makerere Business Institute graduates to build enterprises, embrace emerging technology, and champion integrity over academic qualifications during the institution's 16th graduation ceremony in Kampala.

Major General Wilberforce Sserunkuma has taken command of the UPDF 4 Infantry Division from Major General Felix Busizoori in Gulu, with Deputy CDF Lt Gen Sam Okiding tasking senior officers to prioritize mentorship and professional development within the force.

Minister of Defence Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka has defended the 2026 UPDF nationwide recruitment exercise before Parliament, emphasizing that the military prioritizes national citizenship and local residency over tribal origins while promising an inquiry into reported enlistment anomalies in Pallisa District.

The UPDF will host 40 military teams at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds from August 22 to 25, 2026, for the second edition of the CDF Interforces Drill Competitions, showcasing military precision, synchronized formations, and creative cultural displays.

Minister of Defence Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Belgian Ambassador Hugues Chantry have held bilateral talks at Mbuya headquarters to review military ties, regional peacekeeping missions in DR Congo and Somalia, and continued support for AUSSOM.

aBi Finance and ASA Microfinance Uganda have unveiled the Shs12 billion SPROUT project to deliver targeted green loans, USSD banking, and business training to 5,000 women-led agribusinesses and farmers across Northern and Eastern Uganda.

Uganda and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have signed a Host Country Agreement in Kampala to establish a UNODC office tasked with tackling transnational crime, cyber fraud, wildlife trafficking, and money laundering.

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Sanjay Tanna, has tasked the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) Board to commercialize locally developed prototypes, fabricate agro-processing machinery for SMEs, and expand public awareness to curb Uganda's UGX 5.97 trillion machinery import bill.

The UPDF Air Force has bid farewell to 56 senior and junior officers during a ceremony at Air Force Headquarters in Entebbe, where Commander Lt Gen Charles Okidi urged the retirees to maintain financial discipline and safeguard institutional values in civilian life.

KCCA has rolled out an aggressive municipal solid waste management model, licensing private collectors and introducing direct "Bring-to-Truck" garbage pickup across 857 villages to lift daily disposal capacity to over 2,100 tonnes.