Uganda's money managers have a big problem because some people do bad things with the country's money. These people took money that should have paid back loans from other countries. They sent it to companies in Japan and the United Kingdom instead.
The head of the money office, Mr. Ramathan Ggoobi, had to make some changes. He put Mr. Godfrey Ssemugooma in charge of overseeing Uganda's money. Mr. Ssemugooma will help ensure that everything runs smoothly at the office.
The people who did wrong things with the money included Mr. Lawrence Semakula and Ms. Jennifer Muhuruzi. They had important jobs before, but they could not work right after people found out about the missing money. Nine people lost their jobs on February 7, 2025, because...
A big study shows fewer people listen to the radio in Uganda these days. When researchers asked people about this at the end of 2024, they found many changes in how people enjoy music and news.
People used to turn on their radios all the time. Back in 2019, almost nine out of ten people listened to the radio. Today, only seven out of ten people do. Ms. Nanzala Mwaura, who helped with the study, explained that people have found new ways to enjoy music. They can download any song they want and play it whenever they like. They can use things like YouTube Music, Apple Music, and Spotify instead of waiting for their favorite songs on the radio.
The study found older people aged 50 and above listen to the radio more than young people do...
Uganda's courts started the new year with a big promise to protect people and ensure everyone follows the rules. Many important people came to a special meeting in Kampala. Mr. Jackson Karugaba Kafuuzi, who helps make laws, talked about making courts work better for everyone.
Mr. Kafuuzi told the judges and lawyers how the courts help keep Uganda fair. He explained that different parts of the government have their jobs, but they work together to help people. He talked about new rules they made last year to improve schools and roads and solve problems between people.
The courts made a very important decision last year. They said regular people cannot go to special army courts. This means the government needs to change some old rules to...
A special leader named Alice Kaboyo visited a new hospital called Reborn in Mpererwe. She felt happy because this hospital helps many people stay healthy. The hospital has many new machines and can fix many health problems that used to make people travel far away to other countries.
The hospital was a wonderful idea by a woman named Jalia Namigadde. Jalia moved to America when she was 30 and worked with doctors there. One day, she went to see a doctor who told her about important health tests she had never heard about before. This made her think hard about helping people back home in Uganda. She worked very hard for seven years to save money and build this new hospital.
The new Reborn Hospital can help mothers have babies, make sick...
The Bank of Uganda has a new leader named Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego. He met with people from Airtel, a company that helps people make phone calls and send money using their phones. He asked them to make more ways for everyone to use their phones for banking and buying things.
Dr. Atingi wants to improve life for everyone in Uganda. He thinks companies like Airtel can help many people, especially small business owners who need money to grow their shops. These business owners also need better internet to do their work. He wants Airtel to create new ways for people to use their phones to save and spend money.
The new boss of Airtel Uganda, Mr. Soumendra Sahu, came to meet Dr. Atingi. Mr. Sahu promised that Airtel would build better systems...
Rwanda wants to help schools cook food better. Right now, many schools burn wood and charcoal to make meals for their students. The government plans to change this by 2032. They want schools to use special stoves that need less wood and clean cooking gas instead.
Schools make food for four million children every day. In a few years, they will need to feed even more children, maybe six million. When all these schools burn wood to cook, they need lots and lots of trees. They cut down more than 26,000 big piles of trees each month. This costs a lot of money and hurts the environment.
Many school leaders say finding wood becomes harder each day. Mr. Vugiziga, who runs Buruseri Primary School, tells us they must order wood well before...
Workers have almost finished building a new road in Rwanda. They have paved 67 kilometers between Kibugabuga and Gasoro. This road helps people travel between the Eastern Province and Southern Province. The builders say they will finish everything by March 2025.
People can already drive on this new road. It lets them travel between two big cities without going through Kigali, which is Rwanda's biggest city. This makes their trips much shorter. Before this road was built, people had to use dirt roads that became very muddy when it rained.
The new road makes life easier for many people. Justin Nyandwi lives near the road and needs to travel to buy and sell cows at a market. He says the old dirt road made traveling very hard, but the new...
People want to build a big, fancy hotel in Rwanda, and many companies are interested in doing the work. The hotel will cost thirty million dollars to build. At first, they thought a company from Turkey would build it, but that company wasn't good enough for the job. They needed to find someone else.
Thirteen companies said they wanted to help build the hotel. Three are from Rwanda, and ten are from other countries. The people in charge picked seven of the best companies, and they will choose one to build the hotel by July.
The hotel will be very special. It will have more than one hundred rooms. People can swim in the pool, play mini-golf, and exercise in the fitness room. Children will have their playground. The builders think it...
People want to build a big, fancy hotel in Rwanda, and many companies are interested in doing the work. The hotel will cost thirty million dollars to build. At first, they thought a company from Turkey would build it, but that company wasn't good enough for the job. They needed to find someone else.
Thirteen companies said they wanted to help build the hotel. Three are from Rwanda, and ten are from other countries. The people in charge picked seven of the best companies, and they will choose one to build the hotel by July.
The hotel will be very special. It will have more than one hundred rooms. People can swim in the pool, play mini-golf, and exercise in the fitness room. Children will have their playground. The builders think it...
