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MOGO BUSTED! Court Slams Lender for ‘Exploitative’ 86% Interest Charges

MOGO BUSTED! Court Slams Lender for ‘Exploitative’ 86% Interest Charges

Kenyan court has delivered a stinging blow to Mogo Auto Limited, ruling that the lender charged a customer “exorbitant” and “exploitative” interest on a Ksh400,000 loan — a decision likely to resonate with many Ugandans who have repeatedly complained about the company’s lending practi

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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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Museveni Ministers’ Jokes! Otafiire Threatens to Deploy Karoza Witchcraft to Force Kamuntu’s Cows to Disappear from His Farm

Museveni Ministers’ Jokes! Otafiire Threatens to Deploy Karoza Witchcraft to Force Kamuntu’s Cows to Disappear from His Farm

— It began as a routine ministerial handover on paper, but quickly morphed into one of those uniquely Ugandan moments where politics, philosophy, and pastoral economics collide in full public view. Kahinda Otafiire and Ephraim Kamuntu are veteran politicians and friends. Replacing each other i

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Legal claims against Uganda government surge to Shs6.4 trillion in three years

Legal claims against Uganda government surge to Shs6.4 trillion in three years

Finance Ministry PSST Ramathan Ggoobi identifies the ATMS sectors as the primary engines for Uganda’s economic growth and job creation over the next decade.KAMPALA, Uganda — Legal claims against the Ugandan government have increased sharply over the last three years, reaching 6.45 tril

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Mbale traders count millions in losses as late-night fire guts Bugema market

Mbale traders count millions in losses as late-night fire guts Bugema market

Tragedy struck Bugema in the Industrial City Division of Mbale City on Wednesday night after a fierce fire gutted dozens of kiosks and market stalls, leaving traders and residents counting heavy losses.Property and merchandise worth millions of shillings were reduced to ashes in the infern

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No Money for Intern Doctors, But Billions for Big People” — Ssemujju Nganda Attacks Shs84 Trillion Budget

No Money for Intern Doctors, But Billions for Big People” — Ssemujju Nganda Attacks Shs84 Trillion Budget

Former Kira Municipality Member of Parliament Ssemujju Nganda has sharply criticised the newly presented Uganda national budget, questioning what he describes as misplaced priorities in government spending allocations.His remarks come shortly after the presentation of the Shs84.3 trillion

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I have Never Baryomunsi in the back, Kabbyanga Declares While Signing Out at ICT Ministry & Brags ‘I’m Not a Poor Man’

I have Never Baryomunsi in the back, Kabbyanga Declares While Signing Out at ICT Ministry & Brags ‘I’m Not a Poor Man’

Outgoing State Minister for National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku, has dismissed speculation surrounding his departure from the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, insisting that he has neither lost his job nor fallen out with his former boss, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi.Speaking during

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M7 Urged to Intervene As Nsambya Hospital Becomes Death Trap-ROT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS

M7 Urged to Intervene As Nsambya Hospital Becomes Death Trap-ROT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS

Responding to initial media reports indicating that everything that can go wrong at a private not-for-profit health facility has happened to Catholic Church-owned St. Francis Nsambya Hospital, Ugandans have taken to social media to register their dismay while calling on President YK Museveni to i

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WE’RE TIRED OF WAITING! Residents Storm Streets Over Road Promised by President Museveni 20 Years Ago

WE’RE TIRED OF WAITING! Residents Storm Streets Over Road Promised by President Museveni 20 Years Ago

KANUNGU — Residents of Buhoma Town Council in Kanungu District erupted in rare public fury on Friday, 6th June, pouring onto the streets to demand action on the long‑awaited Hamurwa–Kerere–Kanungu (47 km) and Kanyantorogo–Butogota–Ruhija (32 km) road projects.The demonstrations

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Former FDC official told to repay Shs 383 m loan he took from Pride Bank

Former FDC official told to repay Shs 383 m loan he took from Pride Bank

Former opposition politician James Birungi Ozo has been ordered to repay a Shs 383 million loan he took from Pride after the court rejected his attempt to stop the bank from enforcing a court order.Ozo, who was once a prominent official in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) before cross

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