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President Yoweri Museveni has sworn in Hon. Justice Moses Kawumi Kazibwe as the new Deputy Chief Justice at State House Entebbe, while praising judiciary reforms against corruption.

Uganda is launching a mandatory digital tracking system and auditing 2,500 recruitment agencies to shield migrant workers from rampant abuse and trafficking abroad.

President Museveni has used the reading of the Shs84.4 trillion FY 2026/27 budget to warn NRM and opposition politicians to aggressively monitor public funds or face prosecution. Read by Finance Minister Henry Musasizi, the budget prioritizes a 10.2% growth target, fueled by the Parish Development Model and upcoming commercial oil revenues.

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has allocated Shs 2.07 trillion to the energy sector for FY 2026/27. The budget funds the groundbreaking of the 380MW Kiba hydro plant, Buyende nuclear preparations, and a 20.15% equity stake purchase in the Kenya Pipeline Company to insulate Uganda from global fuel supply shocks.

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has allocated Shs 10.21 trillion to the security and governance sectors in the FY 2026/27 budget. Read at Kololo, the budget speech outlines major funding boosts for UPDF modernization, border security, cybersecurity infrastructure, and ongoing cattle restocking in northern and eastern Uganda.

President Museveni has directed Busoga Boda Boda riders to use their daily interactions with passengers to promote government wealth programs, as State House acts to clear pending financial pledges after AFCON budget cycles.

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed veteran communication specialist Dennis Katungi as the substantive Deputy Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, filling a vacancy created by the late Colonel Shaban Bantariza.

Nineteen newly appointed ministers, including Sanjay Tanna and Kiryowa Kiwanuka, have been sworn in as ex officio MPs to officially table government business, as the opposition responds by naming a 30-member Shadow Cabinet.

The Chairperson of the EAC Summit, President Yoweri Museveni hosted EAC Secretary General Stephen Patrick Mbundi at State Lodge Nakasero to demand the rapid execution of regional trade, infrastructure, and health programs.