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...
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...
Yung Mulo defends Vinka against NUP fan boycott after Lugogo concert
Yung Mulo has weighed in on the online calls by some National Unity Platform (NUP)-leaning fans to boycott Vinka’s recently concluded concert at Lugogo Cricket Oval, sa...
Finance minister pledges gov’t support as Roofings unveils $125 million steel plant in Namanve
Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has pledged continued government support for Uganda’s manufacturing sector as the country pushes to expand local production, value addit...
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...
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...
Ugandan pupils to study for max 3 hours per day under new primary curriculum
Nursery pupilsUgandan pupils in lower primary could spend a maximum of three hours a day in structured learning under a new competency-based curriculum (CBC) expected to...
St Peter’s Naalya under fire over alleged 3 am eviction of candidates
St. Peter's SS-Naalya.St Peter’s Secondary School Naalya is under criticism over allegations that female candidate students were forced out of their dormitories at 3:00...