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Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks

Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks

Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks remain sufficient.The move follows mounting public complaints of dry pumps, rationing, and selective selling at petrol sta

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Reinvent or Become Irrelevant: Kabushenga Urges Early Reinvention as Procurement Leaders Call for Practical Reform

Reinvent or Become Irrelevant: Kabushenga Urges Early Reinvention as Procurement Leaders Call for Practical Reform

L–R: Robert Kabushenga, Commissioner Isaac Kyaligonza, Asst. Commissioner Erukwaine Godfrey, Nicholas Kabanda and David Amolo share insights during the IPPU Coffee Connect at Fairway Hotel, where leaders challenged procurement professionals to embrace career reinvention, practical decision-maki

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In Mbarara, Fuel Is Becoming More Valuable Than Kidney

In Mbarara, Fuel Is Becoming More Valuable Than Kidney

Motorists and boda boda riders in Mbarara are grappling with rising fuel prices and supply shortages, triggering long queues, fears of fare hikes, and wider economic strain as several stations run out of stock.Hundreds of motorists and cyclists on Saturday crowded Shell Ankole in Mbarara C

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Call data places Okello at Ggaba crime scene

Call data places Okello at Ggaba crime scene

Fresh evidence in the ongoing High Court mobile trial in Ggaba, Kampala, has placed the prime suspect, Christopher Okello Onyum, at the scene of the brutal daycare killings through analysis of his phone call data records.Detective Inspector of Police Aggrey Mpamiizo told the High Court tha

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Bank of Uganda launches three-year pilot to buy domestic gold for reserves

Bank of Uganda launches three-year pilot to buy domestic gold for reserves

The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest

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Uganda Economy Shows Strong Momentum Despite Shilling Depreciation

Uganda Economy Shows Strong Momentum Despite Shilling Depreciation

KAMPALA – Uganda’s economy continues to show signs of steady recovery and strengthening activity, supported by rising demand, increased business confidence, and strong export performance, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Report for March 2026 released by the Ministry of Fina

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Nebbi Inmates Empowered with Legal Knowledge in Prison Outreach

Nebbi Inmates Empowered with Legal Knowledge in Prison Outreach

In a continued effort to strengthen access to justice and improve legal awareness among persons in custody, a delegation of justice sector actors from Nebbi District on Friday carried out a sensitisation exercise at Nebbi Government Prison in Koch.The outreach, led by Magistrate Grade I En

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Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Uganda’s banking industry has mounted a formal and detailed opposition to the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that its provisions could disrupt financial intermediation, deter foreign investment, and undermine the country’s broader economic growth strategy.In a l

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Why Museveni Could Turn to Persis Namuganza for Speaker

Why Museveni Could Turn to Persis Namuganza for Speaker

In the intricate and often turbulent world of Ugandan politics, few figures embody the qualities of resilience, loyalty, and integrity as distinctly as Persis Princess Namuganza. As the nation stands on the cusp of a pivotal parliamentary leadership decision, the question arises: why might Presid

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Putin humiliated as prized warship 'attacked by Ukraine in Russian port'

Putin humiliated as prized warship 'attacked by Ukraine in Russian port'

A drone is believed to have struck Vladimir Putin's lead frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the Black Sea port in a fresh blow to the Russian leader.The vessel, which has been used to pummel Ukraine with deadly Kalibr cruise missiles, was hit in Novorossiysk port, according to Kyiv's drone for

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