Search Results

U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and disaster relief have been on the front lines of efforts to fight famine, contain virulent infectious diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola, and rebuild infrastructure in i

Ultimate Uganda

Unbelievable: 1 Trillion Project Scandal Rocks NITA-U As World Bank Uncovers Rot Tasks ICT Minister Baryomunsi To Intervene, Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Relative Cited

Unbelievable: 1 Trillion Project Scandal Rocks NITA-U As World Bank Uncovers Rot Tasks ICT Minister Baryomunsi To Intervene, Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Relative Cited

A massive scandal involving a Shs 1 trillion project has rocked the National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) as the World Bank uncovers significant corruption and mismanagement. The Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP), worth USD 200 million (about Shs 1 trillion), has b

Ultimate Uganda

Abapakasi Bus Company Accused of Fleecing Passengers

Abapakasi Bus Company Accused of Fleecing Passengers

Abapakasi Bus Company is under scrutiny following multiple complaints from passengers alleging fraud and mistreatment during their journeys.Abapakasi Bus Company is under scrutiny following multiple complaints from passengers alleging fraud a

Ultimate Uganda

Nine Senior Finance Ministry Officials Arrested Over Shs60 Billion BoU Heist

Nine Senior Finance Ministry Officials Arrested Over Shs60 Billion BoU Heist

In a major crackdown on financial malpractice within government institutions, Uganda’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has arrested nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance over their alleged involvement in the fraudulent diversion of Shs 6

Ultimate Uganda

Big People Who Betty Amongi Has Tormented And Made To Suffer Her Wrath Over The Years Listed

Big People Who Betty Amongi Has Tormented And Made To Suffer Her Wrath Over The Years Listed

Gender minister Betty Amongi, as was recently portrayed by fellow minister Kahinda Otafiire, is a natural bully who doesn’t mind discomforting others. And in her public life as MP and minister, the UPC first lady has stepped on toes and caused misery to many o

Ultimate Uganda

Whistleblower Allegedly Exposes Corruption & Mismanagement At NARO,Threatening Sector Stability

Whistleblower Allegedly Exposes Corruption & Mismanagement At NARO,Threatening Sector Stability

A recent whistleblower report has unveiled alleged widespread mismanagement and corruption within the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), casting a shadow over Uganda’s critical agricultural sector. These revelations come at a time when agricul

Ultimate Uganda

Uganda’s military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling

Uganda’s military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling

The government’s move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni’s concentration of powerKampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Jour

Ultimate Uganda

	Why MTN is at loggerheads with URA in Shs 1.5 trillion tax stalemate

Why MTN is at loggerheads with URA in Shs 1.5 trillion tax stalemate

For the past five months or so, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been at loggerheads with Uganda’s biggest telecommunications company, MTN.This follows an audit carried out by SafariTech - a Kenyan company tha

Ultimate Uganda

Govt opens up three new areas for oil exploration

Govt opens up three new areas for oil exploration

The Ministry of Energy says opening up new areas will, among others, contribute to the sustainability of oil production. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has opened up three new areas or frontier basins for petroleum activities spanning 17,244 square kilometres across the c

Ultimate Uganda

To cap or not to cap interest rates

To cap or not to cap interest rates

The Parliament has passed a law mandating the Minister of Finance to prescribe a maximum interest rate that money lenders may charge their borrowers. Not surprisingly, the moneylenders’ association has “rejected” the new law, arguing that the government has no right to control what doe

Ultimate Uganda