When climate risk becomes a budget risk
Despite legal buffer requirements of 100 metres from rivers and 200 metres from lakes,wetlands are increasingly encroached upon by settlements, farming, sand mining, and...
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Government, Stanchart sign Shs 2.747tn infrastructure financing deal
Government of Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank Uganda have signed financing agreements worth EUR 641.1 million (Shs 2.747 trillion) to fund three major infrastructure p...
Gen Kainerugaba names 3 administrators for Shs1 billion fund
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed three administrators to oversee his Shs1 billion fund, aimed at supporting wealth-creating projects in agriculture, manufacturing, m...
INCOMPETENCE OR SABOTAGE? Sh53bn Karamoja Valley Dams, Tanks Turn into Mud Pits Under Ministry of Water Negligence
A shocking Auditor General’s report has exposed deep rot, negligence and sheer incompetence at the Ministry of Water and Environment, after billions of shillings meant...
UEDCL announces planned power shutdown in several areas
UEDCL also advised all affected customers to switch off their electrical appliances until power supply is fully restored.The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limit...
95 arrested as police intensify operations in Kira, Wakiso district
WAKISO – The Uganda Police Force, working jointly with sister security agencies and local leaders, has intensified disruptive operations across Kira Municipality and ne...
BREAKING: Shock as Man’s Burnt Body is Found on Entebbe Airport Runway
Uganda’s CAA collects an aviation security fee of about $65 (roughly Shs240,000–Shs245,000) from the cost of each departing international passenger’s ticketEntebbe...
Auditor General demands tighter controls as tech giants pay Shs29b in tax
While digital tax collections from giants like Apple and Meta have hit 29.5 billion shillings, the Auditor General warns that a lack of independent verification is causin...
Sembabule Election Disputes Trigger Feud Between Security, Unsuccessful NUP Candidates
Kagaayi accuses Namugga of running a campaign based on false propaganda and inciting violence against political opponents, arguing that after such plans were foiled, she...
Police investigate double murder at Kampala hotel
Police are investigating the double murder of a hotel manager and a security guard at Dave Hotel and Suites in Kampala after the two were found stabbed to death and a veh...