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Cash Bonanza: Kyagulanyi Orders NUP MPs To Return UGX 40M Handout

Members of Parliament have each been given 40 million Shillings for unknown reasons at a time when the country is grappling with ever-increasing commodity prices. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, a dozen of MPs majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak

June 15, 2022

Health

Gov’t Scraps Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign In Schools

The Ministries of Education and Health have scrapped plans of vaccinating learners against COVID-19 in school. Over 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Previously, the ministries had planned to roll out mass vaccination

June 15, 2022

Business·Crime

Police Probe Ugandan Security Company Over UGX 33 Billion Missing Gold

Uganda Police on Friday opened investigations into the missing 210kg of gold that were entrusted to a Ugandan Security company Quantico Security Limited for safe-keeping in December 2021 by a Congolese national but went missing under controversial circumstances. We’ve learnt that the

June 15, 2022

Health

Three Confirmed Dead In Grisly Bukedea Bus Collusion

At least three passengers were confirmed dead after two buses reportedly collided at Kachumbala in Bukedea district on Wednesday morning. The Gateway bus was on its way from Moroto to Kampala when it had a head-on collision with the Soroti-bound Wonagon Bus.

June 15, 2022

Gadgets·Tech

Uganda To Launch Its First Satellite In September

Uganda is preparing to launch its first satellite by September 2022, President Museveni and Finance Minister Matia Kasaija have announced. Delivering the Budget Speech at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, Kasaija said Uganda will launch into the Lower Earth

June 15, 2022

Education·Security

Security, Education, Health Eat Big In 2022/2023 Budget

Security and education, and health sectors are the biggest beneficiaries of the National Budget for the Financial Year 2022/2023 that was released on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 during a Parliamentary sitting held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. Finance minister Matia Kasaija unveiled the

June 15, 2022

Business

Govt Releases Shs48 Trillion 2022/23 Budget Focussed On Economic Recovery

The Government of Uganda has earmarked a total of Shs1.711 trillion as wealth creation funds in the National Budget for 2022/2023 as part of its strategy to ensure economic recovery from the effects of Covid-19 and the current high prices. Finance minister

June 15, 2022

Health

Former Kazo MP Gordon Bafaki Dies In Morning Northern Bypass Nasty Accident

Former Kazo Member of Parliament Gordon Bafaki has perished in a night accident on Kampala Northern Bypass, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has confirmed. Bafaki, 48, perished at around 3:00am on Wednesday morning along the Northern bypass in Kampala. “I

June 15, 2022

Security

Prosperity Cant Be Achieved Through Lawlessness,Insecurity-M7 Tells Karamajong

The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen Yoweri K Museveni vowed to end gun violence in Karamoja Sub-region. “Am here to ensure that we get peace. My aim is to have no raid

June 15, 2022

News

COSASE: Keith Muhakanizi Distances Self From Shs10.6 Billion Land Compensation Funds

Former Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Keith Muhakanizi has distanced himself from the processes that saw the disbursement of supplementary funds by the Finance Ministry for land compensations. Muhakanizi said that he was on sick leave during the process of the payments

June 15, 2022