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How Uganda’s First Oil Dream Evaded 5 Energy, 4 Finance Ministers

How Uganda’s First Oil Dream Evaded 5 Energy, 4 Finance Ministers

Former Minister Muloni (C) flanked by Ernest Rubondo (L), the head of Petroleum Authority of Uganda. Former Energy Minister, Irene Muloni (C) flanked by Ernest Rubondo (L), the head of Petroleum Authority of Uganda.Uganda’s oil journey has been defined less by extraction than by

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Police arrest 24 suspects in Tororo anti-crime operation

Police arrest 24 suspects in Tororo anti-crime operation

During the operation, officers recovered quantities of suspected marijuana, two birds believed to be connected to criminal activities, gambling materials and an unspecified amount of cash suspected to have been obtained through illegal gambling.Some of the suspected criminals arrested duri

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From AU to UN, East Africa holds the line as peace missions shrink

From AU to UN, East Africa holds the line as peace missions shrink

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects a guard of honour during the flagging-off of Uganda’s first AU peacekeeping contingent to Somalia on March 1, 2007. East Africa remains the backbone of global peacekeeping despite shrinking troop numbers and funding.Despite the decline in number

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Fearless Female Ambassador Messes Up Gen M7, Goobi’s Shs600bn Commercial Diplomacy Strategy, Dares PS Bagiire to Fire Her if He Has Balls

Fearless Female Ambassador Messes Up Gen M7, Goobi’s Shs600bn Commercial Diplomacy Strategy, Dares PS Bagiire to Fire Her if He Has Balls

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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Man Utd files: Why Ederson isn’t joining straight away, Mateus Fernandes transfer latest and AC Milan clash on the cards

Man Utd files: Why Ederson isn’t joining straight away, Mateus Fernandes transfer latest and AC Milan clash on the cards

When United first dropped their official European pre-season schedule, the mooted fixture against Milan in Poland was missing.Manchester United v Wrexham - Pre-Season FriendlyManchester United are travelling around Europe for preseasonNINTCHDBPICT000903806209United cou

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Museveni to commission construction of Kidepo International Airport today

Museveni to commission construction of Kidepo International Airport today

President Yoweri Museveni is expected to travel to Karenga District today, June 5, to officially launch the construction of Kidepo International Airport in Karenga district.The project is hoped to transform tourism and connectivity in the Karamoja sub-region.The Ministry of Works an

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NAAVA MASTULAH: Here Is Why General Katumba Is the Right Man to Clean Up the Mess at Public Service

NAAVA MASTULAH: Here Is Why General Katumba Is the Right Man to Clean Up the Mess at Public Service

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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Fuel tankers must get off roads once oil pipeline is complete – Museveni

Fuel tankers must get off roads once oil pipeline is complete – Museveni

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has renewed a push to move petroleum transportation off Uganda’s roads and into pipelines, a strategy that could dramatically reduce the number of fuel tankers on the country’s highways.While delivering his State of the Nation Address at Kolol

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Auditor General Pins IRA Boss Kaddunabbi Over UGX 181M Irregular Payments, Questionable Hiring

Auditor General Pins IRA Boss Kaddunabbi Over UGX 181M Irregular Payments, Questionable Hiring

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

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How new taxes will hit you

How new taxes will hit you

Kakira Sugar and other factories petitioned the High courtFor many Ugandans, taxes rarely feel real when they are first announced in Parliament.They feel distant then. Technical. Wrapped in legal amendments and budget speeches. The impact usually becomes clearer later, at the fuel s

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