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Former Trade Ministry PS Ssali, others to appear before Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday as case resumes

Former Trade Ministry PS Ssali, others to appear before Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday as case resumes

Former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC), Geraldine Ssali Busulwa, alongside five co-accused persons, is set to return to the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court on Wednesday, 17, as proceedings in a high-profile corruption case resume.Ac

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High Court Sets June 17 Mention in Shs164bn Cooperatives Funds Case Involving MPs and Former PS

High Court Sets June 17 Mention in Shs164bn Cooperatives Funds Case Involving MPs and Former PS

The High Court of Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Division has scheduled a mention hearing for June 17, 2026, in a high-profile corruption case involving Igara East Member of Parliament Hon. Michael Maranga Mawanda and five other accused persons.According to a hearing notice issued by the Assis

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Dokolo HCIV Theatre Department Under Fire as Three Staff Accused of Extorting Patients

Dokolo HCIV Theatre Department Under Fire as Three Staff Accused of Extorting Patients

The allegations came to light during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting convened at Dokolo Health Centre IV last week after a series of complaints from patients and attendants who claimed they were being charged money to access services that are officially provided free of charge.The mee

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Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern

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New Buwama LCIII Chairperson Refuses to Occupy Defective Sub-county Headquarters

New Buwama LCIII Chairperson Refuses to Occupy Defective Sub-county Headquarters

The newly elected Buwama Sub-county chairperson has called for an investigation into the construction of the local government headquarters after discovering major structural defects in the less-than-three-year-old building, raising concerns over possible misuse of public funds and poor workmanshi

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Oboth-Oboth Cuts Speaker’s Donations Budget From Shs24bn to Shs3.9bn

Oboth-Oboth Cuts Speaker’s Donations Budget From Shs24bn to Shs3.9bn

Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth has slashed the budget under the Office of the Speaker from more than Shs24 billion to Shs3.9 billion and redirected the balance to parliamentary committees, saying lawmakers must be adequately funded to prevent them from seeking favours from the government agencies they

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Tax Collection Becomes Harder When Ugandans Doubt Government Spending, Says URA

Tax Collection Becomes Harder When Ugandans Doubt Government Spending, Says URA

Revenue officials say taxpayers are increasingly questioning how their money is used, warning that public trust and accountability are becoming critical to Uganda's efforts to raise Shs40 trillion in taxes and finance its record Shs84.39 trillion budget.KAMPALA — The Uganda Revenue Autho

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Government agencies faulted over failure to implement Museveni’s key directives

Government agencies faulted over failure to implement Museveni’s key directives

Milly Babalanda, the minister for the Presidency, attributed the poor performance partly to the tendency of government institutions to work in isolation rather than collaboratively.The Office of the President has raised concerns over the poor implementation of President Museveni’s 23 cor

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Gen Katumba Wamala pledges reforms as he takes over Public Service ministry

Gen Katumba Wamala pledges reforms as he takes over Public Service ministry

The newly appointed minister of Public Service, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, officially assumed office today and pledged to strengthen efficiency, accountability and performance across government institutions.Speaking during the handover ceremony at the ministry of Public Service, Katumba s

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Money Was There but You Failed! Jacob Oboth Oboth Blasts Predecessors over Stalled Parliament Building, Redirects Speaker’s Office Budget

Money Was There but You Failed! Jacob Oboth Oboth Blasts Predecessors over Stalled Parliament Building, Redirects Speaker’s Office Budget

Oboth Oboth reiterated pledges from his maiden address, declaring “zero tolerance to corruption” and stating, “I have no monies to recover because I didn’t spend [on speaker election campaigns].”He called for a “factory reset” of Parliament — strengthening committee oversig

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