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Something New Is Brewing in Muyenga—And Kampala is Paying Attention

Something New Is Brewing in Muyenga—And Kampala is Paying Attention

There’s a certain kind of anticipation that builds when something isn’t fully explained. No full lineup, no heavy promotion, no obvious entry point, just fragments of information moving through the right circles at the right time. That’s exactly where Kampala finds itself this week, with a

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The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans

The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans

Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil society have hailed Government on the proposed tax measures for 2026/2027, but say some are detrimental.According to

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Greedy MPs award themselves inflation-busting pay rise

Greedy MPs award themselves inflation-busting pay rise

Greedy MPs are planning to grab £300 million in salaries and business expenses over the next year.They are awarding themselves a 5 percent pay rise. This includes an extra “cost of living” payment.The pay rise will take their yearly salaries to £98,599 next year. And they are

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Govt boosts Kagumba HCIII with Shs 128m medical equipment

Govt boosts Kagumba HCIII with Shs 128m medical equipment

Kamuli, Uganda: The government has strengthened healthcare service delivery in Kamuli District with the donation of medical equipment worth Shs 128 million to Kagumba Health Centre III.The equipment was officially handed over by Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Rose Birungi during a ce

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Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Prime minister Rt Hon Robinah NabanjaPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been preoccupied with arrangement for his swearing in ceremony in May but behind the curtain, a more rigorous norm of choosing the most able of men and women to run the next five year government with must be ongoing

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Court Orders MP To Pay Nearly UGX 5 Billion in Loan Default Case

Court Orders MP To Pay Nearly UGX 5 Billion in Loan Default Case

The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered Jie County MP, Lokii Peter Abrahams, to pay businessman and money lender Amit Jain nearly 5 billion Shillings for failure to repay a loan taken in 2012.Justice Steven Mubiru ruled that Lokii defaulted on a 265 million Shillings loan, wh

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Alupo, Nabbanja, Babalanda, Magyezi: The 2021 Fishermen Cabinet Under The Microscope! Who Has Thrived, Who Has Faltered?

Alupo, Nabbanja, Babalanda, Magyezi: The 2021 Fishermen Cabinet Under The Microscope! Who Has Thrived, Who Has Faltered?

President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the

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Pallisa MP convicted on fraud charges

Pallisa MP convicted on fraud charges

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

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Court Convicts Pallisa County MP, Ex-Namisindwa District Bosses over Theft of Over Shs500M

Court Convicts Pallisa County MP, Ex-Namisindwa District Bosses over Theft of Over Shs500M

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

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Man vanishes with Shs 3 billion from Kampala traders Sacco

Man vanishes with Shs 3 billion from Kampala traders Sacco

The SACCO administrators led by one Hassan Muhoozi are said to have withhold savings from traders before going into hidingPolice have launched a manhunt for leaders of Kamu Kamu Traders SACCO following allegations that they mismanaged and disappeared with more than Shs 3.1 billion belongin

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