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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Chelsea Eye €80M-€90M Move for Brentford Striker Igor Thiago under Xabi Alonso
Chelsea’s pursuit of Brentford forward Igor Thiago has intensified as the club weighs a massive squad overhaul under newly appointed manager Xabi Alonso, with reports i...
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...
Iran president admits citizens facing ‘many problems’ amid US sanctions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged the mounting economic difficulties confronting citizens as the United States intensifies sanctions aimed at further i...
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...
New study reveals over 210 new HIV infections in Kampala weekly
The spike is suspected to be driven by unregulated sexual activity in massage parlours, spas, and lodges, among others.Health experts have warned of a dangerous trend fol...
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...
THE EDUCATION MINISTER IS BACK! Janet Museveni Expected to be Vetted and Sworn in Soon Following Recovery and Public Appearances
KAMPALA — For months, Janet Kataaha Museveni’s absence from Uganda’s most visible political and state functions had left an important question hanging over Presiden...
Today in History: General Pecos Kuteesa Laid to Rest
Kuteesa died in India on August 17, 2021, aged 65. His body was repatriated to Uganda on Saturday, August 21, arriving at Entebbe International Airport before a funeral s...