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How firm lost Shs 10bn Yaka metre deal from UEDCL for ‘inflating’ its prices

How firm lost Shs 10bn Yaka metre deal from UEDCL for ‘inflating’ its prices

A dispute over a multi-billion shilling electricity metre tender has collapsed after the PPDA Appeals Tribunal dismissed a case filed by Uzuzi Meter Technologies Limited against Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL).In a ruling delivered on April 2, 2026, the Tribunal did

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127 Makerere Veterinary Students Have Gone Over A Month Without Lectures — And The University Has Not Responded To Six Petitions

127 Makerere Veterinary Students Have Gone Over A Month Without Lectures — And The University Has Not Responded To Six Petitions

Over 127 students at Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVABs) have gone for more than a month without lectures — and despite petitioning the university administration at least six times, they are yet to receive a single response.Th

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Gen Muhoozi Says All Road Contracts in Uganda Require His Approval

Gen Muhoozi Says All Road Contracts in Uganda Require His Approval

Kampala, Uganda — Muhoozi Kainerugaba has stated that all road construction contracts in Uganda will now require his personal approval, a directive he announced through his official social media account.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Muhoozi said the decision was final and would not

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Kampala businessman remanded over Shs1.1bn fake presidential project

Kampala businessman remanded over Shs1.1bn fake presidential project

Court heard that between July 2022 and April 2023, the accused fraudulently obtained USD 286,910 (approximately Shs1.1 billion) from Qatar-based investors under the guise of securing a government contract.Businessman Gilbert Tumwebaze Bafanabyo walks handcuffed from Anti-Corruption Court i

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Leon Goretzka Set to Say Goodbye to Bayern Munich After a Highly Successful Spell

Leon Goretzka Set to Say Goodbye to Bayern Munich After a Highly Successful Spell

Leon Goretzka is expected to depart Bayern Munich once his contract runs out at the end of the 2025/26 campaign, marking the conclusion of eight years with the Bundesliga powerhouse.The German midfielder initially arrived from Schalke 04 on July 1, 2018, putting pen to paper on a four-year

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Govt Publishes List of Licensed Labour Export Firms

Govt Publishes List of Licensed Labour Export Firms

The government has released an updated list of over 120 licensed labour export companies while warning young people about increasing cases of fraud, human trafficking, and exploitation linked to unregulated recruitment schemes.The State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barug

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The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans

The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans

Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil society have hailed Government on the proposed tax measures for 2026/2027, but say some are detrimental.According to

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Man Utd choose SEVEN stars ‘set to leave’ with Casemiro as INEOS ‘likely’ to receive £100m boost

Man Utd choose SEVEN stars ‘set to leave’ with Casemiro as INEOS ‘likely’ to receive £100m boost

According to reports, Manchester United have chosen seven players who will join Casemiro in leaving during this summer’s transfer window.The first notable summer exit from Man Utd has already been confirmed, with the club and player announcing that Casemiro will leave upon the expiry of

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UIRI IN SHOCK SCANDAL! 60-Year-Old Staff Illegally Retained, Billions Misused, Car Vanishes & Start-Ups Stuck for Years as Investigation Exposes Rot at UIRI

UIRI IN SHOCK SCANDAL! 60-Year-Old Staff Illegally Retained, Billions Misused, Car Vanishes & Start-Ups Stuck for Years as Investigation Exposes Rot at UIRI

A bombshell Auditor General’s 2025 report has torn through the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), exposing a deeply troubling mix of financial mismanagement, weak oversight, stalled innovation programs and outright administrative lapses under the leadership of Executive Director Profe

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UNOC urges stronger safety standards as Uganda moves toward oil production

UNOC urges stronger safety standards as Uganda moves toward oil production

KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda National Oil Company held a workshop Thursday to urge suppliers to adopt stricter safety and environmental standards as the country transitions toward oil production.The event, held at Kabira Country Club, focused on quality, health, safety, security and envi

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