The National Drug Authority (NDA) has approved Uganda’s first locally manufactured HIV and malaria diagnostic kits, marking a major milestone in the country’s healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. The approval paves the way for the mass production and distribution of these test kits, which promise faster, more affordable, and accurate disease diagnosis—a critical step toward strengthening Uganda’s healthcare system…
Uganda has maintained its position as one of Africa’s top financial markets, securing a fourth place in the 2024 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index. This is according to the annual report recently released by Absa Group. It highlights Uganda’s strong macroeconomic stability and improving market transparency but underscores challenges in market depth and pension fund…
A political storm is brewing as opposition leaders accuse President Yoweri Museveni of using government programs as a front for early voter mobilization, while he continues his nationwide tours, to monitor development projects. At the same time, the opposition has ramped up its own public engagements, raising eyebrows over whether they are simply mirroring the…
With the 2026 general elections drawing closer, a storm is brewing over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) glaring failure to prioritize voter education, leaving the electorate vulnerable to manipulation by self-seeking political forces. Election analysts argue that the EC’s lackluster approach to civic engagement is creating an environment where Ugandans may be unwittingly coerced into voting…
The President of Uganda, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, flagged-off works for the upgrade of the runway, taxiway, and apron at Jinja Aerodrome on Friday, Japlementation of the Civil Aviation Master plan aimed at modernizing regional aerodromes to promote tourism and trade. On completion, the tarmacked runway will be 30 meters wide by 1,710 meters long,…
Entebbe International Airport recorded 83,661 arriving and 94,722 departing passengers, a total of 178,383 international passengers in March 2025, an average of 5,754 passengers per day.The March 2025 international passenger traffic was slightly higher than the total of 171,990 passengers recorded in the same period of March 2024 by 6,393 passengers. However, the previous month…
Mr. Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has emphasized the importance of continued investment and stakeholder collaboration in the industry. Bamwesigye says a progressive record of performance at Entebbe is good momentum to maintain adding that “The aviation sector is crucial to Uganda’s economic recovery and development.”Air Traffic at Entebbe…
The first Deputy Prime Minister and Kamuli Woman MP Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has accused President Yoweri Museveni and the Speaker Anita Among of bankrolling legislators from Busoga to undermine her. In the viral video clip Kadaga says Kigulu South MP Milton Muwuma and his Kagoma North counterpart Brandon Kintu have been running to Bukedea to…
As Uganda prepares for its 6th multiparty general elections, civil society organizations are warning political parties and individual politicians to desist from disrupting electoral processes. Ms. Faridah Lule, the Executive Director of USHAHIDI Foundation Uganda, a new organization promoting electoral integrity warned against negative statements likely to hurt the 2025/2026 election processes. The CSO has…
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority warmly welcomes Flynas, which commenced direct flights between Riyadh and Entebbe with an inaugural flight that landed at Entebbe International Airport at 0330 hours and departed at 0430 hours on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The Airbus 320 neo was welcomed with a water cannon salute. Flynas will operate three weekly flights…
