In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a country’s debt sustainability using the debt-to-GDP ratio. GDP is not a resource of government which it can use to pay credit
Pallisa MP Otukol Samuel and three others have been convicted for fraud and theft involving public funds in Namisindwa District and await sentencing on April 1, 2026.Hon. Otukol Samuel, the Member of Parliament for Pallisa, has been convicted by Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Court on multiple
Hon Otukol Sam has been convicted by the Anti-Corruption CourtNATIONALThe Anti-corruption Court sitting in Kololo-Kampala has found the Pallisa County Member of Parliament and former Namisindwa CAO and CFO guilty of causing financial loss, theft, and conspiracy to defraud.The
KIRA, Uganda — Two women appeared before the Kira Magistrates Court on Friday charged with land fraud, including criminal trespass, impersonation and forgery.The State House Investigations Policy Unit, in collaboration with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Crimin
Every year, thousands of Ugandan students make one of the most consequential decisions of their lives with very little reliable information to guide them. Which course should I study? Which degree will get me a job? Which qualification does Uganda actually need?For the first time, the gove
The grader demolishing some of the containers along Moroto town main street.Moroto, Uganda | URN | Despite local leaders’ attempts to halt the eviction, municipal council authorities in Moroto pushed ahead with demolishing kiosks and containers belonging to street vendors.Early th
Government has revealed that the first batch of people that received money through the Parish Development Model (PDM) have started repaying back the loans.So far, UGX1.4Bn has been paid through the Wendi App, with Maracha district, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Masaka City, Mubend
The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita
The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP), once hailed as a transformative agro-industrial lifeline for Uganda’s rural farmers, is now sinking under the weight of delays, underperformance and questionable management, after the Auditor General’s December 2025 report exposed deep cracks in one of go
Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital wants UGX1.3Bn is to replace the leaking roof, just eight years after its construction and commissioning.The hospital was constructed at a cost of US$34.14Million (UGX129.027Bn) including US$33Million loan from the Islamic Development Bank and
