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Oil pipeline layoffs signal job cuts surge in sector

Oil pipeline layoffs signal job cuts surge in sector

As construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) nears completion, the project company has initiated mass layoffs in Uganda and Tanzania, triggering anxiety among section of staff. The move has also stoked claims of discrimination amid claims of retention of majorly expatriat

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How the ‘reckless’ actions of Mukono RDC Ndisaba cost taxpayers Shs 86 million

How the ‘reckless’ actions of Mukono RDC Ndisaba cost taxpayers Shs 86 million

Mukono RDC, Fatuma Nabitaka Ndisaba's actions have cost the taxpayer dearlyThe actions of Fatuma Nabitaka Ndisaba, the RDC for Mukono, have cost taxpayers Shs 86 million after she recklessly intervened in a land dispute and passed judgment with disregard for the law.The High Court i

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Money Was There but You Failed! Jacob Oboth Oboth Blasts Predecessors over Stalled Parliament Building, Redirects Speaker’s Office Budget

Money Was There but You Failed! Jacob Oboth Oboth Blasts Predecessors over Stalled Parliament Building, Redirects Speaker’s Office Budget

Oboth Oboth reiterated pledges from his maiden address, declaring “zero tolerance to corruption” and stating, “I have no monies to recover because I didn’t spend [on speaker election campaigns].”He called for a “factory reset” of Parliament — strengthening committee oversig

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Katumba Katumba Wamala Decries “Loss of Humanity” Amid Rising Kidnaps and Killingsa

Katumba Katumba Wamala Decries “Loss of Humanity” Amid Rising Kidnaps and Killingsa

Public Service Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala has called on religious leaders to openly condemn what he described as a “complete loss of humanity” in Uganda, citing a surge in kidnaps, unexplained killings, and mob justice incidents across the country. Speaking at the burial of 52-year-old Lydi

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Mbarara City North Election Winner Challenged in Court Over ID Name Discrepancies

Mbarara City North Election Winner Challenged in Court Over ID Name Discrepancies

The loser in the January 27 local government general election for Mbarara City North Division, Benon Mugume, has filed a petition in the High Court of Uganda at Mbarara challenging the victory of his opponent, Gumisiriza Kyabwiiso Katozi, citing inconsistencies in the respondent’s National Iden

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Kasule Lumumba Directs UCC to Control Radios on Political Content, Orders UBC to Cover Entire Country as She Takes Charge at The Information Ministry

Kasule Lumumba Directs UCC to Control Radios on Political Content, Orders UBC to Cover Entire Country as She Takes Charge at The Information Ministry

Newly appointed Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Justine Kasule Lumumba, has signaled a tougher government approach toward radio broadcasting and political programming, directing regulators to ensure that media platforms prioritize national guidance and development information over what she

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Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi Unveils 30-Member Shadow Cabinet

Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi Unveils 30-Member Shadow Cabinet

KAMPALA, Uganda — The leader of the opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has unveiled a 30-member Shadow Cabinet for the 12th Parliament, defending the leaner team as more effective in holding the government accountable than mirroring the executive’s 82-member Cabinet.Ssenyonyi to

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Govt Allocates Shs2.26 Trillion to Agro-Industrialisation in Largest-Ever Agriculture Investment

Govt Allocates Shs2.26 Trillion to Agro-Industrialisation in Largest-Ever Agriculture Investment

The government has earmarked Shs2.26 trillion for agro-industrialisation in the 2026/27 financial year, targeting irrigation, value addition, agro-processing and agricultural research as part of efforts to transform Uganda’s agriculture sector into a more commercial and export-driven engine of

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Musasizi: Uganda’s Income Per Person Set to Cross Shs 5.1m

Musasizi: Uganda’s Income Per Person Set to Cross Shs 5.1m

Uganda’s income per person is projected to rise to USD 1,420 (about Shs5.1 million) in the current financial year, Finance Minister Henry Musasizi announced Thursday, a milestone that underscores the country’s steady economic expansion ahead of the anticipated oil era.Presenting the 20

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Alupo Says Missing Amuria MP Etilu Will Return This Week

Alupo Says Missing Amuria MP Etilu Will Return This Week

Government has for the first time publicly acknowledged knowledge of the whereabouts of Amuria District Woman MP Margaret Etilu, who has been missing from public view for more than two weeks.Vice President Jessica Alupo has assured Parliament that Amuria District Woman MP Margaret Etilu, w

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