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Government loans worth Shs13 trillion remain unutilised 

Government loans worth Shs13 trillion remain unutilised 

The stock of unused external debt rose by $500m (Shs1.8 trillion) due to sluggishness in implementation of government projects, according to the Ministry of Finance Debt Statistical Bulletin. The Bulletin, which covers and analyses a wide range of public debt developments, indicates that

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Maid, son to stand trial over interfering with boss' estate

Maid, son to stand trial over interfering with boss' estate

Court in Kampala has said a long-serving housemaid and her son will be tried on charges of conspiring to interfere with the estate of her deceased employer, a Ugandan-born British senior midwife. Margret Nabakooza, a resident of Kira Municipality in Wakiso District and her 23-year-old s

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Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the

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KCCA must find antidote for Kitara

KCCA must find antidote for Kitara

The battle lines have been drawn in the sand, and there is no turning back now as desperate KCCA and Kitara gear up for an epic clash on Friday at Lugogo.  With both sides faltering in their previous outings, the mind games are already swirling ahead of what promises to be a fierce con

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Energy officials tasked by Museveni to lower electricity rates

Energy officials tasked by Museveni to lower electricity rates

The President argued that low electricity tariffs and low cost of transportation of goods and services are key components for propelling the Ugandan economy to the upper rungs of middle-income status. “If you want a modern economy, you must handle the four sectors as I have told you bu

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Govt plans to criminalise disrespect of elders

Govt plans to criminalise disrespect of elders

The government is planning to introduce a law that will ensure young people respect and take advice from older persons, a minister has said. State Minister for Older Persons Dominic Mafabi Gidudu said the law will ensure the restoration of values and respect of older persons that have be

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Ex-Amuria MP Onapito Ekomoloit is dead

Ex-Amuria MP Onapito Ekomoloit is dead

Veteran journalist and former legislator in the sixth Parliament, Francis Ekomoloit Onapito is dead.The former Amuria County MP and regular panelist on KFM was announced dead on Friday morning after a short illness. He was aged 58. "On behalf of the Teso community and the country at

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ROT IN BANKS! DFCU Bank on spot for forcing client to repay 13year mortgage loan in 2years, refuses to hand over his property titles

ROT IN BANKS! DFCU Bank on spot for forcing client to repay 13year mortgage loan in 2years, refuses to hand over his property titles

A client has accused DFCU Bank of forcing him to pay their initial 13 year mortgage loan in only two and a half years but only to hold onto his property titles.

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Stars linked to P Diddy – Justin Bieber, JLo, Jay-Z, Usher and Khloe Kardashian

Stars linked to P Diddy – Justin Bieber, JLo, Jay-Z, Usher and Khloe Kardashian

Hip-hop mogul P Diddy is known for his lavish White parties and massive birthday bashes and has rubbed shoulders with a lot of famous A-list stars over the years

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Has he finally developed romantic feelings for me?

Has he finally developed romantic feelings for me?

Mark and I have been friends since childhood. Ours is the kind of friendship where he is the first person I call when I have a problem since I can tell him anything. However, about two years ago, I started having romantic feelings for him, but I kept this to myself because, to him, we were j

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