Muhoozi’s anger at corruption
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. He has been tweeting his frustration with mass and endemic corruption in Uganda’s public sector How the abu...
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SGR compensation 10-year delay leaves Tororo families in limbo
At 4pm in Nyangole A, Tororo Municipality, Ms Binti Ogema is hurriedly collecting firewood to prepare a meal for her extended family.The fireplace appears cold, with wet...
For Years, Uganda’s Government Paid University Fees for Students Whose Parents Could Already Afford It — That Is About to Change
If you got into university on government sponsorship through the national merit scheme, the system that put you there is about to be restructured — and not in your favo...
Uganda should count itself lucky to have Museveni - Nsibambi
Yusuf Nsibambi, the outgoing Mawokota South lawmaker, spoke to Patrick Kamara in a wide-ranging interview on The Grind Podcast. The veteran politician painted a bleak pic...
New law to compel drivers to fully pay off road crash victims
The Ministry of Works and Transport is drafting legislation to introduce accident victim assessors, a new cadre of professionals expected to quantify compensation claims...
Residents protest delayed compensation on Iganga-Luuka-Kamuli Road project
Residents affected by the ongoing Iganga-Luuka-Kamuli road project have expressed frustration over delayed compensation, saying the uncertainty has disrupted livelihoods...
7,000 Nakasongola households yet to vacate Lake Kyoga buffer zone
More than 7,000 households in Nakasongola District remain within the newly demarcated Lake Kyoga buffer zone, two years after the government issued a six-month eviction n...
Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme
Children in Uganda’s eastern district of Budaka arrive at school each day in neat uniforms, exercise books in hand, ready for lessons. But for many, the school day has...
Ugandan civil society denounces ‘foreign agents’ bill
At a press conference, former cabinet minister Miria Matembe condemned the speed at which the controversial legislation is being pushed forward.“I have never seen such...
How Mama Janet, John Byabagambi and Moses Kizige tied their hands off Karamoja items
The tears of the Karimojong people are always dangerous, especially when you disappoint them and they start crying while calling the names of those who have deprived them...