Every year, developing countries lose $8 to $100 billion in illicit financial flows to Switzerland alone, according to the Center for Global Development figures released 10 years ago. This could have increased due to the rising practice of organized crime, smuggling, corruption, money laundering, tax evasions, or international trade manipulations. However this corrupt money is…
By Nathan Kikku Mubiru Matthias Mpuuga once said that he would only ever consider leaving Nyendo if the opportunity awaiting him was an extraordinary one. And, to be fair, your life would become a fair bit extraordinary if you became the new president of Uganda. Not necessarily for the better, either. Social media revealed on Saturday…
By Businge Emmanuel DRCC- Fort Portal. While Presiding Over As Guest Of Honor During the Labor Day Celebrations On 1st May 20024 in Fort Portal City, the President Of Uganda Stated that its lack of Vision is to blame for the Unemployment and not the lack of Jobs as Most People tend to suggest. Indeed…
By Businge Emmanuel DRCC -Fort Portal The Recent Appointment of Assistant RDCs has generated debate including on the floor of Parliament with some people questioning the legal basis to that effect. To the contrary, Article 203 of the 1995 Constitution provides for the establishment, qualification and roles of the Resident District Commissioners and their deputies.…
An Independent Opinion It is commendable for the Office of the NRM National Chairman (ONC), under the management of SPA/PA Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, to organize an event that aims to unite Muslims from all corners of Uganda. Any community needs to come together and promote unity, regardless of political affiliations. The call for active…
For the last three weeks, Ugandan social media has been abuzz with parliament exhibition social campaign led by social activists of the Agora Discourse group. Through the Uganda Parliament Exhibition hashtag, a lot of unfiltered information from the house has been leaked to the public alleging how public funds have been used by officials. Ever…
By: AKAMPA RUGABA TANBULL Kampala: Well, the whole of this week, what started on Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) as ParlaimentExhibition by different activists like my friends, Agather, Toko and Spire has taken over even the mainstream media and now it is the talk of the nation. Whereas it is a constitutional right for…
By Peruth Atukwatse As the world gears up to celebrate the International Women’s Day- 2024, under the theme”Invest in women, accelerate progress” it is important to contemplate the current status of women and the serious challenges that persist in their journey towards economic empowerment. One of the pressing concerns for women is lack of finances…
Hon.Nathan Nandala Mafabi has been looking to the future and seems to be very focused on what he can achieve as Uganda’s president in 2026 rather than heading to anything else. Uganda’s impending general election has led to a few whispers that Nandala would be welcomed back in the Budadiri West seat, but the famous…
By Moses Buule-Watchdog Will NUP still be in existence by 2026? Is the multi-million-dollar question in context with the contemporary political arena? Once indomitable a force and fast-growing mass party that garnered incredible support across the country in a very short period, unbelievably uplifted spirits for majority of Ugandans and portrayed potential of new leadership…
