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FAUMA Urges Govt to Deploy Legal Teams in Embassies to Protect Migrant Workers

FAUMA Urges Govt to Deploy Legal Teams in Embassies to Protect Migrant Workers

The Federation of All Uganda Migrant Workers (FAUMA) has asked the government to immediately establish dedicated legal teams at Uganda’s embassies in major labour-receiving countries to help migrant workers access justice and protection.FAUMA President Kenneth Oloka told the Nile Post th

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Uganda bars new Somali, Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees as aid funding falls

Uganda bars new Somali, Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees as aid funding falls

Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda has stopped granting refugee status to asylum seekers from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia, saying those countries are no longer considered to have active armed conflicts and that dwindling donor funding has made it difficult to support new arrivals.Uganda’s Mini

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Tycoon Sudhir, Matovu Yanga named Kampala’s top real estate gurus

Tycoon Sudhir, Matovu Yanga named Kampala’s top real estate gurus

KAMPALA, Uganda — In a nod to the unsung architects of the city’s bustling commercial landscape, two of Uganda’s most influential tycoons, Sudhir Ruparelia and Haji Muhammad Matovu Yanga, have been crowned Kampala’s Best Business Landlords of 2025.The accolade, announced Tuesday by

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Uganda’s recoverable oil reserves rise to 1.65 billion barrels.

Uganda’s recoverable oil reserves rise to 1.65 billion barrels.

Uganda’s petroleum sector has reported an increase in the country’s estimated oil and gas reserves, according to Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), a government agency that regulates the sector.According to Rubondo, the latest assessments ind

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URA Raids KFC’s Kololo Office

URA Raids KFC’s Kololo Office

Kampala: Kuku Foods Uganda Ltd, the operator of KFC, has issued a sharp protest to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) after armed officials raided its Kampala offices on Nov. 19.2025, Chimp Corps report. URA officials say the inquiries relate to discrepancies in declared income over the pe

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BoU Pushes New Credit Rules to Unlock Loans for Every Ugandan

BoU Pushes New Credit Rules to Unlock Loans for Every Ugandan

David Kalyango, the Executive Director of Supervision at the Bank of Uganda, explained the vision: ensuring that every Ugandan, no matter their type of work, can access credit to grow businesses, boost investments, and drive development.The Bank of Uganda has been locked in a heated debate

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Soon-to-retire Court of Appeal judge voices frustration with Uganda’s judiciary

Soon-to-retire Court of Appeal judge voices frustration with Uganda’s judiciary

Justice Egonda-Ntende said he is often disturbed by reports from magistrates’ courts, especially in cases involving bail applications. Justice Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende, a Justice of the Court of Appeal and one of Uganda’s most respected jurists, has expressed frustration with what

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The HIV-prevention jab is here: What you need to know…

The HIV-prevention jab is here: What you need to know…

You can now be vaccinated against HIV – but that does not mean you can be reckless, warns the Department of Healthscientist-hiv-vaccinationA scientist holds a batch of tests. Image: CDC on UnsplashFrom March 2026, people at high risk of contracting HIV will be able to visit

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BREAKING! Gov’t Lowers Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment, (SAGE) Eligibility Age

BREAKING! Gov’t Lowers Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment, (SAGE) Eligibility Age

The government has made a decision to lower the eligibility age for SAGE from the current 80 years to 65 years effective next financial year 2026/27. In addition government will increase the monthly stipend to Shs35,000 up from Shs25,000In this, government will provide an additional budget

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TotalEnergies Sued in Uganda Over Failure to Pay Contractor Who Cleaned Up ‘Heavily Contaminated’ Fuel Depot in Kampala

TotalEnergies Sued in Uganda Over Failure to Pay Contractor Who Cleaned Up ‘Heavily Contaminated’ Fuel Depot in Kampala

Because Kampala’s aquifer system lies directly beneath the industrial area, the suit suggests the contaminants may have seeped further, potentially threatening the water table that serves millions of Kampala’s residentsFrench firm, TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda Ltd., is being sued in

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