Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s annual headline inflation decreased from 8.0% for the year ended April 2023 to 6.2% for the year ended May according to data released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics Executive Director Chris Mukiza on May 31. The slowdown in inflation is largely attributed to the …
Read More »42% of Ugandans living a deprived life: UBOS
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s first ever multidimensional poverty index report for 2021, has revealed that up to 42.1 percent of Uganda’s population lack in several socials and economic aspects of a normal human life. The survey conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, took into consideration a number of …
Read More »UBOS asks gov’t to halt PDM roll out
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureaus of Statistics-UBOS has asked the government to halt the roll-out of the Parish Development Model program-PDM, saying the statistical data required for its implementation isn’t readily available. PDM is a government program aimed at improving the livelihood of Ugandans, especially the 39% …
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