Nine Finance Ministry officials have been committed to the High Court after the DPP sanctioned fresh charges in the alleged Shs60bn public funds loss case.Nine Finance Ministry officers were committed to the High Court over the alleged Shs60bn loss.Kampala, Uganda: The Director of P
KAMPALA, Uganda — Police in Wandegeya have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 34-year-old man whose body was discovered near Dusuma Garage.The deceased, identified as Kabugo, was found lying near the garage fence early yesterday morning after police received a tip-o
Ugandans are asking one burning question: what exactly is going on at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited?Ever since Umeme exited and UEDCL officially took over power distribution on April 1, 2025, complaints of persistent blackouts, delayed meter replacements, sluggish custome
A Value for Money audit has detonated a political and administrative bombshell at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, exposing deep cracks in Uganda’s land administration system despite years of digitalisation and decentralisation reforms.At the centre of the storm is t
Eleven years at the helm. Billions borrowed. Mega dams commissioned with pomp and glory. Yet today, hard questions are exploding over the management of Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited as the December 2025 Auditor General’s report exposes troubling cracks in Uganda’s power genera
Norbert MaoGULU, UGANDA – In a surprising political development, veteran politician and Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Norbert Mao, is emerging as the front-runner in the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, with analysts citing his unique blend of grassroots mobili
UDB Managing Director Patricia Ojangole addresses stakeholdersKAMPALA — The Uganda Development Bank has secured a 40 million euro credit line, approximately 169 billion shillings, from the French Development Agency to expand financing for enterprises across the country.The facilit
It's the dream, isn't it, to grow rich while running some s***hole Middle East country into the ground, before fleeing with your billions and retiring to some well-appointed quarters in Moscow's most exclusive neighborhood?Hey, don't knock it — it worked just fine for Bashar Assad. And w
The Tilenga oil fields development project is located in the Lake Albert region of Uganda.KAMPALA — Uganda’s Lake Albert development has passed a decisive technical threshold, with drilling at the Tilenga oil field now exceeding the minimum capacity required to trigger commercial produ
Ramathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary to the ministry of finance and secretary to the treasury -PSSTRamathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary to the ministry of finance and secretary to the treasury (PHOTO /Courtesy)The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has re
