- analysisRegulation
Border checks tighten on mineral transit
Customs and DGSM are matching mineral consignments to licence records at the eastern border posts. Traders complain of delays; the point is to see which loads have no paperwork at all.
Sarah Nabbosa · Uganda Revenue Authority · Busia and Malaba
August 14, 2026 - analysisRegulation
Ministry statement on the licensing backlog
Energy ministry briefings through 2026 have returned repeatedly to processing times for mineral rights. UMT sets the ministry's own stated positions against what applicants in Busia, Mubende and Buhweju report experiencing.
Martha Kemigisha · Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development · Kampala
August 11, 2026 - analysisRegulation
Gold mining halted at Kayungwe and Kinkiizi
On the ground, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has ordered a stop to gold mining at Kayungwe and Kinkiizi in Kanungu District, extending several weeks of enforcement against unlicensed workings in western Uganda.
Moses Byaruhanga · Unlicensed operators · Kanungu
August 2, 2026