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UWA’s Revenue Sharing Standoff: Local Governments’ Accountability Issues Halt Funds for Communities

UWA’s Revenue Sharing Standoff: Local Governments’ Accountability Issues Halt Funds for Communities

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has revealed that Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda is currently is stuck with One Billion, Five Hundred Million Shillings (Shs 1.5Bn) due to local governments’ failure to account for funds allocated during the financial year 2023/2024.Ea

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Police Neutralize Gang Masquerading as Traditional Healers in Mukono

Police Neutralize Gang Masquerading as Traditional Healers in Mukono

Police in Naggalama, Mukono District, have arrested three men accused of masquerading as traditional healers and defrauding members of the public in an elaborate scam that targeted residents seeking healing and wealth.According to police, the suspects—Kakumba Ali, also known as Dalausi o

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RDC’s to Bag Shs9M Monthly Salaries.

RDC’s to Bag Shs9M Monthly Salaries.

Government has moved to raise salaries of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to Shs9million from the current 2.2 million shillings per month.Uganda currently has a total of 146 Residents District Commissioners, 163 Deputies and about 300 of their Assistants serving across the various d

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In Kasanje, taxes are rising but service delivery, roads, all in ruins

In Kasanje, taxes are rising but service delivery, roads, all in ruins

A Sinotruk carrying sand gets stuck on a muddy road, one of the feeder roads in a deplorable state in Kasanje, Wakiso District. Despite collecting over UGX 460 million in taxes, the community says service delivery remains poor.Kasanje, Wakiso District: Kasanje, a mid-size place located in

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World Bank lifts funding ban as Deputy Speaker Tayebwa celebrates shs9.6t boost for Uganda.

World Bank lifts funding ban as Deputy Speaker Tayebwa celebrates shs9.6t boost for Uganda.

Nearly two years after the World Bank Group suspended new funding to Uganda over the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, the international lender has lifted the ban.Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa was among the first to welcome the development, congratulating the Ministry

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Uganda’s rising debt, shrinking lives

Uganda’s rising debt, shrinking lives

How government’s borrowing spree is leaving citizens bearing the country.At dawn, the roar of engines rises above the quiet streets of Entebbe as David Tumusiime, 47, prepares for his daily commute to Kampala. Like thousands of other motorists, he joins the line snaking toward the Enteb

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Four Bodies Retrieved from Nakivubo Channel After Kampala Floods.

Four Bodies Retrieved from Nakivubo Channel After Kampala Floods.

By close of business on Friday, police had retrieved four bodies of men from Nakivubo Channel in downtown Kampala. The victims are suspected to have died in the morning downpour that caused severe flooding across the city.According to Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Ow

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BREAKING! Mbale Court Jails 2 Senior Manafwa District Officials Over Shs1.6 Billion Fraud.

BREAKING! Mbale Court Jails 2 Senior Manafwa District Officials Over Shs1.6 Billion Fraud.

Betty Namono, the Principal Human Resources Officer, and Michael Bichacha, the former Chief Finance Officer in Court.The Mbale High court has sentenced two senior Manafwa district officials to two years in prison and ordered them to pay back over 1.6 billion shillings lost in a fraud scan

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Kenzo Considers Resignation from Federation Presidency over SACCO Money

Kenzo Considers Resignation from Federation Presidency over SACCO Money

Musician Eddy Kenzo has threatened to resign from the Presidency of the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF).He said he will consider resigning and leaving the position because of the Ministry of Finance’s plan to prevent

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Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in

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