Health 9 September 2026
Uganda's Parliament Health Committee has called for immediate investigations into alleged drug theft, financial mismanagement, and extortion of patients at Iganga and Bugiri hospitals. The committee's findings reveal significant discrepancies in medicine accountability and unofficial charges for medical services. Source: https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/4611/health-committee-calls-probe-drug-theft-extortion-iganga-bugiri-hospitals
government 9 September 2026
Parliament Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth has strongly warned local leaders in Tororo District against mismanaging Parish Development Model (PDM) funds, vowing a decisive crackdown on corruption. He emphasized that public resources must reach intended beneficiaries without diversion and pledged to lead by example in fighting corruption. Source: https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/4612/speaker-oboth-vows-crackdown-pdm-corruption-tororo
economy 9 September 2026
Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, announced that the government plans to waive over Shs35 billion in tax arrears owed by tea factories. This move is part of a broader strategy to revitalize the nation's struggling tea industry. Source: https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/4613/parliament-waive-shs35billion-tax-arrears-tea-factories-tayebwa
uganda 9 September 2026
Two former high-ranking commanders of Uganda's Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), Maj Gen Abel Kandiho and Brig Gen Charles Bakahumura, have reportedly been arrested. Their detention is part of a wider investigation into the alleged fabrication of intelligence reports and acts of treachery within the military. Source: https://observer.ug/news/former-cmi-commanders-kandiho-bakahumura-arrested-over-false-intel