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79% of Cases Unfinished: Inside the Financial Intelligence Authority’s Fragile Fight Against Money Laundering

79% of Cases Unfinished: Inside the Financial Intelligence Authority’s Fragile Fight Against Money Laundering

FIA Executive Director Samuel Were Wandera and Justice Bonny Isaac Teko stand at the center of Uganda’s evolving anti-money laundering landscape, where assertive enforcement meets judicial insistence on due process, highlighting a system striving to balance swift intervention with evidence, ove

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24 students arrested after police officer injured in Koboko school fight

24 students arrested after police officer injured in Koboko school fight

Koboko, Uganda: Police in Koboko District have arrested 24 students following a violent clash between learners of Daystar Secondary School and Nyarilo Secondary School that left a police officer injured.According to West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson Josephine Angucia, the incident occ

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Iran reopens six airports as commercial aviation resumes

Iran reopens six airports as commercial aviation resumes

Iran has reopened six airports and resumed scheduled international flights from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International (IKA) and Mehrabad airports, with Mahan Air leading the return to commercial operations, flight tracking data showed on April 18, IntelliNews confirmed.Maghsoud Asadi Samani

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Uganda forced to rethink financing as donor cuts disrupt UN programmes

Uganda forced to rethink financing as donor cuts disrupt UN programmes

KAMPALA — A sudden withdrawal of donor funds has pushed Uganda and its development partners to confront a difficult reality: the era of relying heavily on external aid is becoming increasingly uncertain.The shift comes into sharper focus as the Kampala Geopolitics Conference 2026 opened

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MTN, Airtel Ask Gov’t to Reduce Mobile Money Withdrawal Charges

MTN, Airtel Ask Gov’t to Reduce Mobile Money Withdrawal Charges

PARLIAMENT – MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda have urged the government to slash the excise duty on mobile money withdrawals from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent and introduce a cap of Shs5,000 per transaction.The telecom giants made the appeal on Wednesday when their officials appeared before P

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Ugandans urged to turn up for Muhoozi birthday run at Kololo

Ugandans urged to turn up for Muhoozi birthday run at Kololo

KAMPALA — The Secretary General of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) and Kasambya County Member of Parliament, Hon. David Kabanda, has called on Ugandans to participate in large numbers in the upcoming birthday run organized in honor of Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.The run is scheduled to

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Trump Declares The Strait Is 'Permanently' Open – Tanker Traffic Says 'Not Yet'

Trump Declares The Strait Is 'Permanently' Open – Tanker Traffic Says 'Not Yet'

On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that the Strait of Hormuz is now “permanently” open — crediting US military superiority and a new understanding with China under which Beijing agreed not to ship weapons to Iran. He added that President Xi Jinping would g

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Not Yet Enough! Lubowa Hospital Saga Deepens As Gov’t Seeks More UGX100 Billion

Not Yet Enough! Lubowa Hospital Saga Deepens As Gov’t Seeks More UGX100 Billion

The Ministry of Health Uganda has requested UGX100 billion in the 2026/27 financial year to operationalise the long-awaited International Specialised Hospital of Uganda, as construction reaches 70 percent completion.Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng revealed the funding request while present

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Ssemujju Slams Shs100m 'Cash Bonanza' to Kyankwanzi Participants

Ssemujju Slams Shs100m 'Cash Bonanza' to Kyankwanzi Participants

Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and Jimmy Akena have criticised President Museveni’s Shs 100 million pledge to MPs-elect who attended the Kyankwanzi retreat, warning that the payments risk undermining parliamentary integrity and exposing weaknesses in Uganda’s political leadership culture.Outg

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Local Government Ministry Issues Guideline for District, Mayoral, Local Council Handover

Local Government Ministry Issues Guideline for District, Mayoral, Local Council Handover

KAMPALA – The Ministry of Local Government has issued fresh guidelines on the swearing-in, hand-over, and taking-over of office by newly elected local government councils as the current term expires on May 12, 2026.In a circular dated April 15, 2026, seen by ChimpReports, Permanent Secre

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