Kampala Cement: How a $100m Ugandan cement dream fell apart
detailed breakdown of the Kampala Cement collapse, tracking how 82 million dollars in debt, high transport costs from raw material locations and an internal boardroom rup...
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How the Removal of Term and Age Limits Led to Uganda’s Institutional Crisis
2005, Parliament removed presidential term limits, allowing the incumbent President to seek office indefinitely. Twelve years later, it removed the presidential age limit...
Muhoozi Opens Defence Strategic Retreat
Gen Muhoozi chairing the Defence retreat this past weekendUganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has opened the military’s annual strategic re...
Is this woman the worst UHRC chairperson in history? Bobi Wine thinks so
Mariam Wangadya resigned as UHRC chairpersonMariam Wangadya, over the weekend, walked away from her job as chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (URHC), bring...
Mbarara woman dies after spending world record breaking 6 years in ICU
Claire Kirabo passed away yesterday at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after spending six years on life support following a rare stroke. Her stay appears to match the...
UCC Defends Crackdown on Unlicensed Public Wi-Fi Operators
The Uganda Communications Commission says its enforcement against unlicensed public Wi-Fi operators is aimed at protecting consumers, ensuring fair competition and mainta...
With No Water or Toilets, Nebbi Market Extension Keeps Public on the Edge
Traders at the Nebbi Main Market extension are operating without access to clean water or adequate sanitation, forcing some to resort to open defecation and raising fears...
Poor oversight hindering service delivery in Buyende, leaders say
Officials resolved to strengthen field supervision, enhance quarterly monitoring visits and improve coordination between political leaders and technical staff to ensure g...
FOCUS ON BUSIA: How 19,000 PDM Beneficiaries Are Turning Government Support into Wealth-Creation Opportunities
BUSIA, Uganda — More than 19,000 people in Busia District have benefited from the government’s Parish Development Model (PDM), with local officials crediting the prog...
Bulambuli District Engineer Arrested Over Shoddy Road Works
Paulo Walimbwa, the Bulambuli District Engineer, has been arrestedPaulo Walimbwa, the Bulambuli District Engineer, has been arrested over shoddy works on the Tunyi-Kimuli...