When climate risk becomes a budget risk
Despite legal buffer requirements of 100 metres from rivers and 200 metres from lakes,wetlands are increasingly encroached upon by settlements, farming, sand mining, and...
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Government, Stanchart sign Shs 2.747tn infrastructure financing deal
Government of Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank Uganda have signed financing agreements worth EUR 641.1 million (Shs 2.747 trillion) to fund three major infrastructure p...
Tax net tightens: Why EFRIS, DTS, rental tax are closing in on every business
EFRIS was first legally introduced through the Tax Procedures Code (E-Invoicing and E-Receipting) Regulations in 2020, with mandatory use by VAT-registered taxpayers begi...
When voters say ‘enough is enough’
Uganda’s just-concluded 2026 general elections, many prominent politicians, including long-serving lawmakers and key cabinet members, were voted out nationwide as...
Bryan White’s wife, three others further remanded in human sacrifice case
Bryan White’s wife, Nalunga Daisy, and three other accused persons have been further remanded until March 17, 2026, as investigations into an alleged human sacrifi...
STANBIC BANK FRAUD! Suspects in Enid Kukunda’s Sh725M Theft Eye Plea, Linked to Another Sh400M ABSA Heist!
One of the suspects charged over an attempted Shs 725 million fraud targeting Stanbic Bank has opened negotiations with the State to resolve the case through a plea barga...
Local Government Ministry Unveils Strategic Priorities for 2026–2030, Ugx2.2 Trillion Needed
Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya (right) handing over the contract to a team from UB Consulting at the Ministry of Local Government Headquar...
Nursing officer charged over unauthorised surgery
John Bosco Otim, 37, an assistant nursing officer at Atutur General Hospital in the dock at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court over allegations of conducting an...
UNATU Runs Back to Speaker Over Missing Salary Enhancements in Budget
As schools across the country prepare to open for the new academic year, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has signalled a shift in strategy amid continu...
Whistleblower flags irregular ruling patterns at Buganda Road Court
Reader modeWhistleblower flags irregular ruling patterns at Buganda Road Courtugstandard.com21hWhistleblower flags statistically irregular court rulings favoring Clarks F...