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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Russia likely to mobilise at least 300,000 more troops, Zelenskyy claims, highlighting Ukraine's winter air defence needs
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 23 : President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday warned that Russia is preparing a fresh wave of ...Russia likely to mobilise at least 300,000 more tro...
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...
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...
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...
Gov’t Orders ‘Ganyegenya’ Taxis Off Kampala Roads From Monday
KAMPALA — The government has ordered dangerously dilapidated commuter taxis, locally described as “ganyegenya,” off roads in Kampala and surrounding districts from...
Water Ministry Launches Fresh Campaign to Restore Degraded River Rwizi Catchment
The Ministry of Water and Environment has launched a fresh campaign to restore the degraded River Rwizi catchment, amid concerns over pollution, wetland encroachment, san...
Gilbert Agaba Among Top URSB Bosses Sent on Mandatory Leave
URSB Commissioner Gilbert Agaba has been sent on mandatory leave as the fallout surrounding the bureau widens, with the Inspector General of Government investigating alle...
Mercy Kainobwisho’s Strategic Reforms at URSB Put Registration Mafias & Night Dancers on Notice
How a reform-driven Registrar General transformed Uganda’s business registry, tightened compliance and strengthened the fight against fraudulent registrationsKAMPALA �...