Lukwago dares IGG to release full Kiteezi report
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to make public the findings of the Kiteezi garbage heap disaster, which led to the sa...
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Kisaka sacking was just a matter of time
The sacking of Ms Dorothy Kisaka as executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) was not a surprise to many Ugandans. Critics say it had only been a ma...
NSSF savers to get 11.5% interest
Contributors to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will receive 11.5 percent interest they earned this year, Finance minister Matia Kasaija announced Thursday. "As...
Hundreds Mourn NUP’s Jolly Mugisha in Mbarara
Hundreds of mourners gathered at All Saints Church in Mbarara to bid farewell to Jolly Mugisha, the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for the western region...
Uganda Shilling Gains While Stanbic Rises, MTN Slips
The Ugandan shilling and stock market experienced slight improvements on Wednesday, with modest gains recorded in both sectors. The shilling closed the day stronger at 36...
Former Miss Tourism Teso Set to Represent Uganda in Nigeria
Alison Mary Akello, the former Miss Tourism Teso, departed Uganda on Saturday, heading to Lagos, Nigeria, where she will represent the country at the Miss Tourism Africa...
Sewerage Overflow Threatens Health and Livelihoods in Kisoro
Village health teams (VHT) from Kisoro Municipality are raising concerns about the overflowing Kamonyi sewerage into neighboring gardens in Karumena village, Kamonyi ward...
Non-performing loans drop but credit extension remains subdued
The ratio of non-performing loans declined to 4.9 percent in the quarter ended June compared to 5.2 percent in March. In its Monetary Policy Report for the period ended J...
Former Namasagali headteacher Rev Fr Grimes' body to be flown back to Uganda
The government has decided to fly the body of the late Rev Fr Damian Grimes, the former long-serving head teacher of Namasagali College from the United Kingdom back to U...
Kiteezi tragedy: Survivors struggle with loss, relocation plans
The Kiteezi landfill tragedy is a few days shy of a two-months anniversary. The grief is still too raw for survivors and bereaved families. The gut-wrenching calamity bef...