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17 Apr '26
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and Jimmy Akena have criticised President Museveni’s Shs 100 million pledge to MPs-elect who attended the Kyankwanzi retreat, warning that the payments risk undermining parliamentary integrity and exposing weaknesses in Uganda’s political leadership culture.Outg
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17 Apr '26
The Committee is also concerned that disbursement is performance-linked, meaning that continued slow progress will directly reduce KCCA's access to programme funds and jeopardise the broader metropolitan development objectivesParliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure has raise
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17 Apr '26
"A man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7) is a fundamental principle stating that actions have inevitable consequences, positive efforts produce good results, while negative actions yield destructive outcomes.This was evident after the Kasese Deputy RDC in charge of Bukonzo County, Lt.
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17 Apr '26
The URA customs officer who rejected the bribe has been identified as Enid Priscilla KatusiimeA female customs officer at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), identified as Enid Priscilla Katusiime, is at the center of intense public debate after she rejected a Shs 300 million bribe and unc
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17 Apr '26
The World Bank has hailed Uganda’s high economic growth rates but noted that this is not corresponding with the improvement in people’s livelihoods.Ndiame Diop, the Bank’s Vice-President for Africa lauded Uganda for the macroeconomic stability but urged the country to transl
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17 Apr '26
Parliament is pushing for an additional Shs5 billion in the next financial year to expand medical insurance for older lawmakers, a move that has sparked debate both inside and outside the House.The proposal targets Members of Parliament aged above 75, a group that is currently not fully co
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17 Apr '26
Critics and analysts allege entrenched bribery networks in budget approvals, while Parliament defends itself against claims of systemic corruption.Political actors and analysts have renewed concerns over what they describe as growing and systemic corruption within Uganda’s Parliament, al
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16 Apr '26
The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) has joined the State House Anti-Corruption Unit in investigating a high-profile gold scam in which investors lost approximately Shs 13 billion.The case centers around a businessman identified as Ali Muhammad, a Ugandan of Somali origin, who is
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14 Apr '26
Ms. Jackie Namutebi, an official from the Microfinance Support Centre, has challenged leaders of Emyooga SACCOs to focus on improving their SACCOs in order to achieve the presidential vision of fighting poverty in Uganda.She stressed the importance of increasing savings in these SACCOs and
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14 Apr '26
The Chief Justice has attributed rising congestion in remand homes to funding gaps and staff shortages in the Judiciary, warning that delayed justice delivery continues to strain Uganda’s correctional system.Low funding in Uganda’s Judiciary has been blamed for the congestion of remand