Uganda: ‘Delayed land acquisition stalling road works’
The report indicated that projects including the 23.7km Busega-Mpigi Expressway, 191km Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga road and improvement of 11.45km of national roads in re...
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“How were these still on the road?” Impounded taxis leave public wondering
For some of Kampala’s commuter taxis, the morning commute came to an abrupt end on Monday after traffic police launched a crackdown on vehicles whose mechanical conditi...
Hundreds of Passengers Stranded as Taxi Crackdown Bites
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded across the Kampala metropolitan area on Monday as traffic police launched a crackdown on commuter taxis in dangerous mechanical...
Today in History: General Pecos Kuteesa Laid to Rest
Kuteesa died in India on August 17, 2021, aged 65. His body was repatriated to Uganda on Saturday, August 21, arriving at Entebbe International Airport before a funeral s...
Audit House Shocker: AG Interdicts 20 Top Officials, Sacrifices Own Nephews in Anti-Graft Blitz
The radical move serves as the opening salvo in "Operation Clean Audit House," which stems from a broader presidential directive—code-named Kisanja No Sleep—aimed at...
Why Only Big People? Tayebwa Orders Physical Verification of Tax Waiver Applicants to End Corruption Suspicions
Deputy Speaker, Thomas TayebwaThomas Tayebwa, the Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s ParliamentThe Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has asked Parliament’s Finance Committee to...
Buyende Man Gets Life Imprisonment for Murder, Aggravated Robbery
The High Court at Jinja has sentenced Ngobi Ben to life imprisonment on each count after his conviction for aggravated robbery and murder of Tadibuza Michael.This was rev...
MPs demand tighter controls on tax waivers
Members of Parliament call for greater transparency and accountability in granting of tax waivers.The legislators also wondered whether the current criteria is not abused...
Today in History: Former Vice President Gad Toko Dies in Road Crash
Toko died while travelling to Jinja for a golf tournament, ending the career of one of Uganda’s pioneering military aviators and post-independence political figures.On...
Mayor Balimwezo Rejects Kampala Capital Shift to Nakasongola
KAMPALA, Uganda — Mayor Ronald Balimwezo has rejected a government proposal to gradually relocate Uganda’s capital from Kampala to Nakasongola, saying the city’s co...