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Karamoja Still Trapped: CSOs Call for Enough Govt Funding

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have warned that Karamoja sub region will continue to suffer deep-rooted poverty unless the government boosts funding for the region and addresses long-standing inequalities. At a...

INJUSTICE: Mbarara PFF Mobilizer & Science Teacher in Trouble over Illegal Money Lending 

Authorities in Mbarara city and Mbarara district have been asked to investigate illegal money lenders that are conniving...

CSOs Condemn UN’s Move to Dismantle UNAIDS

Civil Society Organizations-CSOs have condemned the United Nations proposal to dismantle the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-UNAIDS...

EXPOSED: Charles Mwesigwa,a man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai’s most glamorous neighbourhoods and exploiting vulnerable women 

Charles Mwesigwa, who says he is a former London bus driver, told our undercover reporter he could provide...

Cisco: Africa presents AI leapfrogging opportunity

Additional reporting by Paula Gilbert, Connecting Africa. Africa's entrepreneurial workforce and young population can help catalyze an artificial...

Can Government Channel PDM Funds Into Roads,Markets and Public Services?

Traders have urged the government to redirect Parish Development Model (PDM) funds towards improving infrastructure and essential services, arguing that better roads, markets, and...

UGANDA’S PUBLIC DEBT HITS UGX106 TRILLION

Uganda’s public debt has climbed to Shs106 trillion (approximately $29 billion), indicating an increase of Shs12 trillion in just six months. Economists have warned that...

CAN UGANDAN YOUTHS FIGHT CORRUPTION?

Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke, the head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, has urged Ugandan youths to take responsibility in fighting the pressing issue...

SPEAKER ANITA AMONG MUST RESIGN: 3 Naked Anti-Corruption Protesters Jailed

CORRUPTION IN UGANDA.  The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kampala on September 2, 2024 remanded three anti-corruption activists to Luzira prison following their...

WENDI E-MONEY APP SCANDAL: PDM National Coordinator Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi & Minister Henry Musasizi Cited in Corruption-related Red flags  

By Aaron Ainomugisha. Anti-corruption activists and other stakeholders in Uganda have expressed concern over the gaps in the WENDI E-MONEY App which have left...

NAMANVE INDUSTRIAL PARK SCANDAL: HOW UGANDA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR GENERAL ROBERT MUKIZA & OTHER OFFICIALS SHARED OVER UGX500 MILLION HONORARIA

AARON AINOMUGISHA. The State Minister of Finance in charge of Investments and Privatization, Hon Evelyn Anite, has directed the Uganda Investment Authority-UIA officials including...