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Mbale City Demolishes Illegal Structures in Namakwekwe to Pave Way for USMID Projects

Mbale City Demolishes Illegal Structures in Namakwekwe to Pave Way for USMID Projects

Mbale City spent Thursday and Friday demolishing illegal structures along Gangama Road and other areas in Northern City Division in Mbale City to pave way for Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program (USMID) projects.While speaking to our Reporter today, Saturday, Jun

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New Buwama LCIII Chairperson Refuses to Occupy Defective Sub-county Headquarters

New Buwama LCIII Chairperson Refuses to Occupy Defective Sub-county Headquarters

The newly elected Buwama Sub-county chairperson has called for an investigation into the construction of the local government headquarters after discovering major structural defects in the less-than-three-year-old building, raising concerns over possible misuse of public funds and poor workmanshi

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Oboth-Oboth Cuts Speaker’s Donations Budget From Shs24bn to Shs3.9bn

Oboth-Oboth Cuts Speaker’s Donations Budget From Shs24bn to Shs3.9bn

Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth has slashed the budget under the Office of the Speaker from more than Shs24 billion to Shs3.9 billion and redirected the balance to parliamentary committees, saying lawmakers must be adequately funded to prevent them from seeking favours from the government agencies they

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Ssemujju: Government Is Coming for Your Money

Ssemujju: Government Is Coming for Your Money

Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has warned that Uganda’s Shs84.3 trillion budget, driven by heavy borrowing and domestic financing, could strain taxpayers and the private sector, as government defends its spending priorities in health, education and infrastructureFormer Kira Municipality Member

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Government agencies faulted over failure to implement Museveni’s key directives

Government agencies faulted over failure to implement Museveni’s key directives

Milly Babalanda, the minister for the Presidency, attributed the poor performance partly to the tendency of government institutions to work in isolation rather than collaboratively.The Office of the President has raised concerns over the poor implementation of President Museveni’s 23 cor

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3m Kg Steel Installed as Parliament Works Enter Final Phase

3m Kg Steel Installed as Parliament Works Enter Final Phase

Officials from Roko, Irish Embassy and Kelly Steel work inspecting the parliamentary chambers under construction this weekNew Parliament Chambers works have entered into the final phase as contractor completes steel works and embarks on roofing .Construction of the new parliament ch

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Minister Byamukama Inspects Progress on Mityana–Mubende Highway Works

Minister Byamukama Inspects Progress on Mityana–Mubende Highway Works

The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Fred Byamukama, has inspected ongoing construction works on the 86-kilometre Mityana–Mubende Highway, a major infrastructure project expected to improve transport, trade, and connectivity within the Greater Mubende region and beyond.The minister

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Arrests in Lubigi Eviction Raise Questions Over Use of Force and Due Process

Arrests in Lubigi Eviction Raise Questions Over Use of Force and Due Process

More than 10 people were arrested in Lubigi Wetland on Wednesday as Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers and anti-riot police moved in to evict holdout squatters who had defied earlier eviction orders and remained in the area weeks after their homes were demolished. The arrests followe

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Uganda budget: 199 oil wells drilled as country nears first oil

Uganda budget: 199 oil wells drilled as country nears first oil

Uganda hits a major milestone toward first oil, drilling 199 wells to surpass the government threshold required for commercial production.KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has drilled 199 oil wells, surpassing the threshold required to begin commercial production later this year, according to the

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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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