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07 Jun '26
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Corruption remains one of the most persistent threats to effective governance, service delivery, and national development in Uganda. It undermines public trust, drains government resources, and compromises projects intended to improve citizens’ welfare. Over the past 26 year
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07 Jun '26
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has pledged to respect the Electoral Commission Elections Tribunal ruling on the Kikuube District LCV by-election as uncertainty surrounds the June 18 poll.The assurance came from Dr. Rosemary Sseninde, NRM National Director for Mobilization, a
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06 Jun '26
The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, has pledged continued support for the completion of Nakaloke Centre Mosque in Mbale, donating 100 bags of cement and mobilising more than UGX 60 million during a special Juma prayer held at the construction site on Friday.Shaban Ramadhan
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06 Jun '26
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has called on Nabugabo Updeal Joint Venture to strengthen garbage collection efforts amid persistent waste management challenges in the city, as officials mark World Environment Day and honour the late sanitation reform advocate Alhajji Abdu Musa Ssenyondo.
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06 Jun '26
Even after deploying his blue-eyed boy Vincent Bagire there, President Museveni’s attitude towards civil servants working under the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MoFA) didn’t change from lukewarm to more favorable.He, for years, had been quarreling that the Ministry wasn’t doing enough t
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05 Jun '26
Uganda’s banking sector recorded strong growth in 2025, with total industry assets rising to Shs61.59 trillion from Shs53.12 trillion in 2024, according to an analysis of audited financial results by Business Focus.The results show that a handful of banks continue to dominate the industr
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05 Jun '26
General Katumba Wamala’s appointment as Minister of Public Service comes at a time when the ministry is reeling from scandals involving ghost workers, pension fraud, and wage overruns. Recent audits revealed over UGX 24 billion lost to ghost employees and nearly 24,000 suspected ghost pensioner
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05 Jun '26
The Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kawempe-Kanyanya denied a mandatory bail application filed by jailed National Unity Platform’s Deputy Party Spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, who is facing charges of incitement to violence. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Acting Chief Magistrate Doreen Ain
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05 Jun '26
Exiled Ugandan lawyer and government critic Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has cautioned Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere over her recent remarks targeting Nation Media Group Uganda Managing Director Susan Nsibirwa, warning that her statements could expose her to a defamation lawsuit.The warn
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03 Jun '26
special forensic investigation by the Auditor General has severely faulted the Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, over a string of blatant financial and administrative irregularities.A special forensic investigation by the Audito