Govt targets 1.5 million hectares under irrigation by 2040
Despite rising investments, most Ugandan farmers remain exposed to drought due to limited irrigation access. Photo / File The government has set a target of putting 1.5 m...
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LEGS LOAN CRISIS! Sh2.7Bn MSC Lending Scandal, Sh62.53Bn Write-Offs and 52% Default Rate Expose Microfinance Support Centre Collapse Under Rural Growth Programme
A deepening financial crisis has engulfed the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), the main lending arm of Government’s Local Economic Growth Support Project (LEGS), afte...
Masaka hospital overwhelmed as 160 preterm births recorded monthly
Masaka Regional Referral Hospital registers at least 160 cases of premature births every month, a figure that is overwhelming its neonatal unit despite support from gover...
New Boreholes in Arua District Bring Relief as Residents Gain Clean Water Access
Community members, joined by Vurra County MP Charity Lenia, launch one of the boreholes Community members, joined by Vurra County MP Charity Lenia, launch one of the bore...
UEGCL HOME PROJECT! Sh6.61Bn Still Sitting Idle at Stanbic Bank as Karuma, Isimba Dams Skills Programme Gets Two-Year Extension
A major Government-backed programme aimed at strengthening Uganda’s capacity to operate and maintain the Karuma and Isimba hydropower plants has ended its original impl...
Housing Finance Bank Expands Mortgages for Industrial Park Workers
Addressing MPs: Housing Finance Bank Managing Director Michael K. Mugabi (center) leads a delegation of senior bank officials presenting a strategic housing proposal to P...
Unrecognised Somaliland calls on Cyprus, Greece to recognise it
The 'Republic of Somaliland's' leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuThe internationally unrecognised ‘Republic of Somalilan...
With the Uganda-Tanzania energy deals, Museveni pushing EAC integration into overdrive
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni recently visited Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu to discuss the setup of a new oil refinery Across Africa, informed senior citizens know th...
Those We Arrested For Corruption Didn’t Spend 2 Weeks In Luzira; The Corrupt Are Smart, They Get Good Law Firms & Get Bail – Minister Balaam Shares His Frustration
Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara has expressed frustration over the challenges facing Uganda’s fight against corruption, saying some suspects arrested over c...
Wakiso Intensifies Solid Waste Management Drive Ahead of National Cleaning Day
Wakiso Intensifies Solid Waste Management Drive Ahead of National Cleaning DayWakiso District has intensified efforts to improve sanitation and solid waste management ahe...