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...
Newcastle vs Liverpool rocked by last-minute injury blow as star out for weeks
Injuries have hampered both Newcastle and Liverpool ahead of the opening day clash in the Premier League, with a last-minute issue rocking the clash for one team.Federico...
Mulago experts explain Besigye's persisting speech impairment
Mulago specialists say Dr Kizza Besigye remains unable to speak or write after collapsing in court, although he can understand questions and communicate by pointing at le...
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics say
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics sayBlack smoke rises behind the tents housing internally displaced Palestinian families fol...
INSIDE WORKS MINISTRY ROT! Sh500Bn Contractor Arrears, Sh533Bn PAPs Debt, Abandoned Roads & Sh40.6Bn Questionable Bills Expose Management Failures
The Ministry of Works and Transport is facing a damning audit spotlight after the Auditor General uncovered a mountain of unpaid obligations, delayed and abandoned road p...
WHERE DID THE SH308M GO? Makerere Guest House Cash Trail Raises Eyebrows
KAMPALA — A financial management storm has hit Makerere University Holdings Limited (Makholdings) after the Auditor General flagged the handling of hundreds of millions...
Smirnoff set to host the Nkozi Freshers ball afterparty
True to the Smirnoff Fiesta spirit, a heavy-hitting DJ and MC line-up has been announced to take over the stage, headlined by DJ Bugy, Alicia, Wiz J, Saint Trevor, Olgada...
Hash Security ordered to compensate man shot over Shs116,000 bar bill
Private security firm Hash Security has been ordered to pay Shs115 million to a man who was shot twice in the thighs by one of its guards during a confrontation outside a...
Putin arrests Russians for complaining about fuel shortages as fighting breaks out at petrol stations
Crisis is the Kremlin’s ‘biggest domestic challenge’ since the outbreak of war against Ukraine, say expertsRussian police have arrested citizens complaining of fuel...