The final phase of the roadmap will focus on increasing private-sector investment, improving the efficiency of existing irrigation schemes and transferring mature infrastructure to community management.
“We used to fetch drinking water from the lake and drink it without boiling it,” she says. “But life has changed. Now I buy water from a kiosk and have to boil it before giving it to my children.” She adds: “What is painful is that sometimes we have food but no water. It is frustrating to go without water when we live next to Lake Victoria.”
Despite the commissioning of the Bulaza water project, Nsenga urged the Water Ministry to extend alternative clean water points to other severely water-stressed villages in Kyankwanzi, including Busaana, Mpongo, Kahindu, Rwebotori and Kabada, to ensure wider access to safe water.
“The contrast was made clear when delegates pointed to South Africa, where strategic positioning of Ankole genetics has created a booming luxury market. Just last month, in July 2026, an Ankole bull named Omega fetched a record-breaking R5.5m (about $300,000) in a private sale, driven purely by its superior genetics and striking horn development,” a statement issued by Ugandan officials in Washington noted.
According to Hangi, the 336 suspects arrested were linked to offences ranging from charcoal production and illegal timber harvesting to cultivation inside the reserve, transportation of illegal forest products, destruction of protected vegetation and unauthorised entry.
This marks South Sudan's first-ever UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Boma-Bandingilo Migratory Landscape was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea.
Musenero said Uganda's economic transformation requires a deliberate move from extraction to processing; from trading to manufacturing; and from exporting raw materials to producing higher-value finished and semi-finished products.
The ministry in partnership with Jinja district leaders, officially launched an initiative to reopen the legal boundaries of the 704-hectare Namavundu Central Forest Reserve and restore degraded riverbanks and islands along the River Nile.
Uganda currently produces about five million tonnes of maize annually, but the Government is targeting 10 million tonnes within five years.
Currently, Arabica coffee averages sh17,250 per kilogramme, while Robusta coffee goes for between sh12,500 and sh13,000, depending on the location.
But he drew criticism on Sunday for handing out footballs marked "Sign for the homeland," his campaign slogan, from his armoured vehicle on a visit to an area near the quake's epicentre.
Climate finance will increasingly be judged not by the amount of funding committed or the number of projects delivered, but by whether it leaves behind businesses, agricultural value chains and financial systems capable of sustaining investment after concessional finance has ended.
“Through its strong blend of production, innovation, research, environmental conservation, public health preparedness, skills development, and community empowerment, UPS presented one of the most comprehensive exhibitions,” Desire Muhooza, the Minister of State for Agriculture, observed.
On February 19, 2026, Justice Bonny Isaac Teko allowed the bar to operate but gave it six months within which it should maintain NEMA directives of ensuring permissible noise levels and installing soundproof materials. However, two weeks to the end of the six-month grace period given by Justice Teko (scheduled to end on August 18), NEMA inspectors last weekend found that Aurous bar had ignored the judge’s directives.
“The four-month incubation programme will lay a foundation for the development and expansion of these businesses and help harness the immense, often underestimated potential of the wood sector. Our commitment as FAO is to support business growth and job creation within the wood sector,” he said.
The leaders toured the President’s four-acre model demonstration farm, an integrated agricultural project established alongside the Presidential Industrial Skilling Hub to showcase profitable enterprises that can be replicated by smallholder farmers.
The MPs argued that the 25% or $1,500 (equivalent to sh5.6 million) per tonne tax rate, which was approved by the previous Parliament before the Bill was returned to the House by the President on July 14 this year, should be maintained on environmental grounds.
The plastics industry is an economic asset, but unmanaged waste is a mounting liability. Uganda can industrialize and clean its environment simultaneously—but only through balanced and enforceable regulation….
The selected students will undertake a two-month traineeship at the University of Perugia during either the 2025/2026 or 2026/2027 academic year. The programme also provides two travel days for participants.
From Kampala to Mbale, residents complained of heaps of rotting waste dumped on roadsides, blocking businesses, disrupting traffic flow and emitting an unbearable stench. What began as a symbol of collective responsibility quickly exposed persistent shortcomings in urban waste management, with authorities admitting they lacked the capacity to evacuate the enormous volumes of rubbish generated during the exercise.