Green Finance: Uganda's farming lifeline
Can Green Finance Unlock Uganda's Potential? Only 22 percent of Ugandan farmers in agribusiness have access to green finance according to the 2023 FinScope Uganda report...
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How mismatched data plagued Uganda's 2024 census report
Following the release of contradicting figures in the 2024 National Housing and Population Census by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) last Thursday, the Monitor now...
Prison bans visits as Nakasongola mpox cases hit 24
Mpox cases have hit 24 in Nakasongola, up from 18 reported on October 3, prompting the district authorities to ban prison visits. The district accounts for nearly half of...
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of creating obstacles in talks to ease M23 conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of creating obstacles in ongoing negotiations to resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo that has displaced more t...
2024 census data was unrealistic and manipulated, FDC tells Ubos
The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has rubbished the recently released 2024 National Population and Housing Census report, calling for a repeat of the entir...
Poor living longer, rich dying younger
In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate rep...
At 62: Singapore innovates, Uganda struggles with waste
The 62nd independence event is happening when Uganda’s economy is ailing with a worsening trade deficit at $ 247.93 million as of June 2024. This is in addition to pro...
Govt pushes for mindset change among PDM beneficiaries
Government has tasked Enterprise Uganda to drive mindset change among Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries to maximise benefits in the programme that has been ong...
Why convicts now outnumber remandees
Previously, the prisons had more inmates on remand than the convicts serving their various sentences. But the trajectory has in the recent past since changed with now the...
Sebei elders on the spot over cashing in on defilement cases
Leaders in Sebei Sub-region have expressed concern that elders, in collusion with village chairpersons, are undermining efforts to combat teenage pregnancies and early ma...