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Uganda has fertile land, natural resources, a youthful population and an entrepreneurial spirit. So why does so much of its potential remain unrealised? Rotarian Deo Kalikumutima argues that the missing ingredient may be something deceptively simple: discipline.
Uganda has many of the ingredients needed for an electric vehicle revolution: clean electricity, critical battery minerals and a growing market for electric motorcycles. But new research warns that without better coordination, charging infrastructure and clearer policies, the country's ambitious transition could stall before it reaches ordinary
Ugandans are ready to embrace electric vehicles, but high upfront costs, limited charging infrastructure and scarce financing threaten to slow the transition. New research suggests affordability, not demand, is the biggest hurdle.
Power companies say Kampala's electricity upgrade is more than 90% complete, but consumers are still enduring planned outages. They argue the short-term disruptions are necessary to build a stronger grid capable of supporting a fast-growing city and connecting thousands of new customers.
KAMPALA – Ugandan exporters will spend the next four months preparing for a rare opportunity: meeting international buyers face-to-face and trying to convince them that their products are reliable enough for global markets. That opportunity will come during the Uganda Connect International Buyers’ Week, scheduled for November 9 to 15, 2026, at the Speke Resort [...]
The World Bank's latest global opinion survey shows trust in the institution has reached its highest level in a decade. But nearly half of respondents say corruption remains the biggest obstacle to successful development, highlighting the gap between funding projects and delivering real change.
Makerere University academics have launched an annual National Budget Breakfast Meeting, arguing that Uganda's budget should be judged not only by how much money is allocated but by whether it improves people's lives. The initiative seeks to revive the university's role in shaping national policy through evidence-based public debate.
As Minister Balaam Barugahara intensifies inspections across Uganda, the government says the Parish Development Model is boosting agricultural production. But rising food imports and allegations of ghost beneficiaries raise a tougher question: is PDM creating wealth for households or exposing weaknesses in how public money is managed?
Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda has ordered RDCs to closely track government projects, expose corruption and report officials who fail to deliver. The real test is whether the new pressure will turn abandoned projects, ghost workers and sold public jobs into action rather than another round of warnings.
A kilogram of Ugandan coffee has sold for an astonishing $350.02 at an international auction, raising hopes that quality—not quantity—could redefine what the country's farmers earn. But can one record-breaking sale transform Uganda's coffee industry?
