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...
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...
Police officer arrested over defilement of 15-year-old girl in Lugazi
Ssezibwa Region Police Spokesperson Hellen ButotoPolice in Lugazi Municipality, Buikwe District, have arrested and detained one of their officers over the alleged defilem...
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...
FIRST BISHOP! Museveni’s Daughter Patience Rwabwogo Consecrated in Historic Ceremony at Covenant Hill
MAYA, WAKISO — Pastor Patience Museveni Rwabwogo has taken on a new level of responsibility in Christian ministry after being consecrated as an Episcopal Bishop during...
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...
Rukungiri Mayor Urges Local Leaders to Separate Politics from Service Delivery
Rukungiri Municipality Mayor His Worship Boaz Kansiime Matiita has challenged newly elected local leaders to separate political party ideology from service delivery to pr...
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...