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Bukedea Central FC Coach Resigns After Allegedly ‘Fixing Match’

Bukedea Central football club head coach, John Ongodia has left his role as the head coach after losing 5-0 to Mbale Heroes in the Inter Regional League play offs first leg in Bukedea. According to sources, the gaffer allegedly received junks of

June 20, 2023

Business·Crime

Big Story! How Indians Arrested Selling Fake URA Invoices For Years Walk Scot-free After Paying Fine of Paltry UGX 20m

“Once a thief, always a thief,” goes an old African adage which demystifies how complicated it is to abandon a certain character or behaviour by an individual. This explains why Courts of Judicature most times downplay narratives by culprits arraigned before judges

June 20, 2023

National News

Buvuma Land Owners Cry Over Delayed Compensation As Minister Babalanda Gives Them Assurance

Adrian Wasswa Ddungu, LCV Chairman for Buvuma District Local Government has appealed to the Government of Uganda to prioritize the compensation of land owners in his area of jurisdiction whose land is being used for oil palm growing. Speaking at the belated

June 18, 2023

News

Op-Ed: Please Capitalise Uganda Development Bank (UDB) & All Other Commercial Banks

By Beinomugisha Godfrey Kampala: Reflecting on the current Business Financing in Uganda, its very difficult to get An investment long term loan in our local commercial Banks. Bank of Uganda needs to loosen up on “the intricacies of economic policy-making on banks

June 17, 2023

Business·Crime·National News

How a Racket of Indian Conmen Jigar Chandarana, Friends Were Busted Selling Fake URA Invoices

Three Indians who are directors of Wellex Hardware Limited led by Jigar Chandarana were convicted by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo for generating and selling fictitious invoices. They were convicted on 5 counts of making false statements to a tax officer contrary

June 17, 2023

National News

Big Story: Top IGG Official Negotiates UGX 800 Million Deal To Release Corrupt OPM Civil Servants After Swindling UGX5 BN For Security Program In Karamoja

Seven officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) were arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo on June 14th, 2023 by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) on 12 charges of; Causing financial loss, embezzlement, and abuse of office. These officials

June 16, 2023

National News

Big Move! NIRA, MUCHAP Collaborate To Scale Up Death Registration in Iganga, Mayuge Districts

Iganga: In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the low death registration rates in Uganda, the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has partnered with the Makerere University Center for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP) to conduct a two-day training for district

May 31, 2023

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES

What You Need To Know About The Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Credit Framework

By Stellah Nakibuuka Kampala: On 13th December 2022, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, on behalf of the Uganda Government, launched the Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Credit Framework to support Uganda’s quest of increasing access to modern,

May 31, 2023

National News

Big Story! President Museveni Signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill Into Law

President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, a move which now enforces tougher measures against people who pronounce themselves as gay in the East African country. The restrictive anti-gay bill comes with tough punishments and fines for those

May 29, 2023

FARMERS HOME

Hope For Livestock Farmers Revived As NARO Announces Discovery Of New Anti-tick Vaccine

The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is in the advanced stages of producing an anti-tick vaccine that will save farmers from overspending on spraying cattle, and the loss of animals. This was revealed on Friday, May 26, 2023, during an engagement meeting

May 27, 2023

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