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Female Fish Traders Raise Alarm Over Rising Harassment, Corruption, and Trade Barriers

Female Fish Traders Raise Alarm Over Rising Harassment, Corruption, and Trade Barriers

Female fish traders operating along Uganda’s border points have raised concern over rising cases of sexual harassment, corruption, and inconsistent trade regulations that they say are undermining their businesses and livelihoods.The complaints were voiced during a stakeholder dialogue or

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Parliament Warns of Diplomatic Embarrassment Over Shs3bn New York Mission Debt

Parliament Warns of Diplomatic Embarrassment Over Shs3bn New York Mission Debt

Lawmakers say unpaid utility bills and taxes at Uganda’s New York mission risk service disconnection and reputational damage abroad.Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has warned that Uganda risks diplomatic embarrassment in the United States if government fails to clear more than S

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EXPLOSIVE! Leaked Memo Exposes Inside Story Behind Juuko’s Exit from Stanbic Bank Uganda

EXPLOSIVE! Leaked Memo Exposes Inside Story Behind Juuko’s Exit from Stanbic Bank Uganda

A bombshell leaked board resolution from Stanbic Bank Uganda has laid bare the real reasons behind the dramatic exit of CEO Anne Juuko in 2024 and it’s not the rosy “promotion” story that was sold to the public.Kampala was left buzzing, boardrooms kept whispering, and the truth is fi

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Kamuli traders in tears as 68 lock-ups are returned to council

Kamuli traders in tears as 68 lock-ups are returned to council

Traders and businessmen were left in shock and tears after the Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi, ordered that lock-ups whose leases had expired revert to the ownership of Kamuli Municipal Council.“Your 20-year lease expired in 2023 and ownership legally reverts to Kamuli Mun

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Government rallies Pearl Bank to take on foreign banks after Shs47bn profit surge

Government rallies Pearl Bank to take on foreign banks after Shs47bn profit surge

State Minister for Investment and Privatisation Evelyn Anite said Pearl Bank now has the opportunity to expand beyond Uganda and position itself as a serious regional competitor.Pearl Bank’s profits rose 34 percent to Shs47.3 billion in 2025.Minister Evelyn Anite urged the bank to

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Black Woman Stabbed to Death After Telling Her Husband She Wanted to Leave Him

Black Woman Stabbed to Death After Telling Her Husband She Wanted to Leave Him

Nationwide — Monica Morris, a 51-year-old African American woman from New Jersey, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband shortly after she told him she planned to leave the marriage. Her daughter witnessed parts of the attack and called 911 as the home caught fire.Police responded

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Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks

Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks

Uganda is deepening its involvement in the International Criminal Court through judicial nominations and representation, but shifting global power dynamics, US opposition, and strained alliances raise questions about whether the country’s participation serves its long-term political and economi

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PHILIP KARUGABA: Why The Sovereignty Bill Must Be Withdrawn

PHILIP KARUGABA: Why The Sovereignty Bill Must Be Withdrawn

There is an unwritten rule, supported by parliamentary precedent, that where substantial amendments are made to a Bill, that Bill must be withdrawn, redrafted, re-gazetted and reintroduced to Parliament at first reading.The rationale for this rule is that the Bill is no longer that which w

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Bireete: Flawed finance certificate puts Sovereignty Bill on shaky ground

Bireete: Flawed finance certificate puts Sovereignty Bill on shaky ground

The Attorney General has significantly amended the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill. However, no amount of redrafting can cure what remains its Achilles heel.The certificate of financial implications that accompanied the Bill to Parliament does not comply with the law. The Bill

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EMBASSY IN CHAOS! Missing Assets, Huge Debts, Zero Performance Score & Idle Diplomacy Rock Uganda’s Brussels Mission

EMBASSY IN CHAOS! Missing Assets, Huge Debts, Zero Performance Score & Idle Diplomacy Rock Uganda’s Brussels Mission

Uganda’s Embassy in Brussels, the very face of the country in Europe’s diplomatic heartland, is now at the center of a storm after explosive findings exposed a trail of mismanagement, poor planning, and operational paralysis that has left critical functions crippled under the watch of Mirjam

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