KAMPALA, May 25, 2026 — West Budama Central Member of Parliament [MP] Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth has been elected Speaker of the 12th Parliament, securing a landslide victory. Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija, who presided over the election process, officially confirmed the outcome and declared Oboth-Oboth the Speaker-Elect. The newly elected Speaker dominated the vote, polling …
HOIMA, May 25, 2026 — Julita Coffee Works Ltd, a Ugandan agricultural company, is seeking a new partnership with Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom to promote coffee growing in the oil-rich kingdom. A team of Julita officials, led by Michael Julius Tumwebaze, the company’s Managing Director, recently held an engagement with Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Prime Minister Andrew …
KAMPALA, May 25, 2026 — I first came to know Arsenal F.C. in 1995 during the European Cup Winners’ Cup final against Real Zaragoza. In the dying moments of the match, Nayim’s astonishing long-range effort beat goalkeeper David Seaman and handed Zaragoza the trophy. It was heartbreak for Arsenal supporters — yet, strangely enough, that …
SOROTI, May 25, 2026 — Women in the Teso sub-region have been urged to form cooperatives in order to access financing and training opportunities under the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [GROW] project, launched by Pride Bank in Soroti City. Funded by the World Bank to the tune of US$ 217 million …
LIRA CITY, May 25, 2026 — The National Oilseeds Project [NOSP] is targeting 120,000 smallholder farmers across Uganda, according to programme implementers. Funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD], the OPEC Fund for International Development [OFID], and other development partners, the US$ 160.847 million seven-year project is operating in 81 districts across the …
KAMPALA, May 24, 2026 — Uganda’s export earnings rose by 45.6 percent year-on-year to about US$ 1.45 billion in March 2026, up from US$ 992.98 million in March 2025, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Monthly Report. The growth was mainly driven by increased receipts from gold, oil re-exports, electricity, and tobacco, among …
