General Katumba Wamala’s appointment as Minister of Public Service comes at a time when the ministry is reeling from scandals involving ghost workers, pension fraud, and wage overruns. Recent audits revealed over UGX 24 billion lost to ghost employees and nearly 24,000 suspected ghost pensioner
Bukedea Woman Member of parliament and the immediate Former Speaker of the 11th Parliament Annette Anita Among might be off the hook following reports that the president met her last weekend at her for all her sins after weeks of trouble which even made her get booted from the Speaker’s race wh
Government is set to introduce a major reform in public procurement that will see use of collaborative procurement for common user items in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as Local Governments.According to the PSST Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, “all Ministries, Departments
Rumours are swirling around that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to forgive beleaguered former Speaker of the 12th Parliament Annet Anita Among.Among, currently the Bukedia woman MP and 1st national vice chairperson (female) in CEC of NRM, was stripped of her luxury assets, among t
Chris Obore, the long-serving and outspoken director of Communications at Parliament, is said to be navigating one of the most delicate moments of his career following the election of Jacob Oboth-Oboth as speaker of the 12th Parliament.Sources within Parliament told Bbeg Media that in rece
The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) has withdrawn charges against five officers who were facing prosecution over embezzlement. They were among the seven suspects in the case involving the embezzlement of 11 billion shillings under Karamoja’s Peace Initiative.The Government formally noti
Justine Nameere says she still exchanges texts regularly with former Speaker Anita Among and credits a years-long friendship for their close relationship.Justine Nameere says she remains in regular contact with former Speaker Anita Among.She says Among recently congratulated her on
When President Museveni delivers the State of the Nation Address on Thursay, Ugandans will be listening keenly for the direction he plans to steer the nation in the first year of his seventh term. The SONA is a constitutional mandate under Article 101 (1), delivered at the beginning of eac
The Bishop of the Diocese of Kigezi, Rt. Rev. Gaddie Akanjuna, has called on Christians across the country to emulate the faith, courage, and commitment demonstrated by the Uganda Martyrs and to reject corruption and other practices that distance people from God.Bishop Akanjuna made the re
One of the key events on Uganda’s religious calendar is the Martyrs Day celebrated every June 3 to honour the lives and sacrifices of 45 men who, rather than follow edicts of then Buganda King Mwanga II, elected to die for their faith as new Christian converts.Whereas the martyrs were su
