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Corruption Dominates Museveni’s Meeting with Permanent Secretaries

Corruption Dominates Museveni’s Meeting with Permanent Secretaries

President Museveni had cautioned Uganda’s Permanent Secretaries against engaging in acts of corruption. “On corruption, you have the lead role because you are the one in charge of government money, person

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	Whose Vision? Lira City’s Fate Hangs in Balance As Aceng, Amongi Lock Horns in Battle for Woman MP Seat, 2026

Whose Vision? Lira City’s Fate Hangs in Balance As Aceng, Amongi Lock Horns in Battle for Woman MP Seat, 2026

A high-stakes meeting between President Yoweri Museveni, ministers and NRM MPs, and NRM-leaning independent MPs from Lango took place at State House, Entebbe on Friday 18th October, 2024.The seven-hour discussion

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Businesses report improved business environment despite rising input costs 

Businesses report improved business environment despite rising input costs 

The Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index indicates that businesses faced high input costs, which impacted the cost of production and profitability in September.  However, despite increased costs, Stanbic noted that the private sector remained in the growth territory due to expansio

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Govt job renewals will be based on project performance, Ggoobi tells accounting officers 

Govt job renewals will be based on project performance, Ggoobi tells accounting officers 

The Ministry of Finance has warned accounting officers to ensure that projects under their ministries, departments, and agencies are executed within set timelines, failure of which they will be held liable for cost delays. In details contained in the Performance of Externally Funded Proj

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Ssenyonyi slams LoP Bill, warns of fragmentation

Ssenyonyi slams LoP Bill, warns of fragmentation

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, has dismissed a Bill that seeks to provide for the election of the LoP. The proposals are contained in the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that was moved by Mityana South County Member of Parliament (MP)

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Uganda loses Shs180b deal as export board goes in limbo

Uganda loses Shs180b deal as export board goes in limbo

Confusion. Panic. And helplessness. That is the state of affairs the Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) now finds itself in after being merged with the Uganda Free Zones Authority into one entity called the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority. For nearly three weeks now,

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URA asks companies earning Shs500m annually to submit audited books 

URA asks companies earning Shs500m annually to submit audited books 

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has rolled out new income tax compliance measures that will require businesses with an annual turnover of Shs500m and above to submit audited financial statements, together with their tax returns. The submitted documents, according to URA guidelines, will h

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Digital technology will make bad education worse

Digital technology will make bad education worse

Soon, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other digital devices may be available for use by learners and teachers in primary and secondary schools. This follows the launch of the Digital Agenda Strategy by the Ministry of Education on August 22. A significant development, indeed, for our

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Senior four candidates start exams

Senior four candidates start exams

Anxiety looms large across the country as the first cohort of Senior Four candidates under the new Lower Secondary Curriculum starts exams today. The curriculum came into effect in 2021. According to the Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb), a total of 379,620 students were registere

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DRC government pushes back against US child labour assessment

DRC government pushes back against US child labour assessment

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has protested the US labelling of child labour in mines, with Kinshasa saying the assessment does not take into account the steps taken to improve on the sector’s governance. The reactions this week followed a US Department of Labour’s report th

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