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PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines It Sh11.6M,Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Borrowers Decry Its ‘Dirty Deals’

Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan mobile subscriber Sh400,000 (approximately UGX 11.6 million), for bombarding him with...

Hon Crispin Kaheru: Expectations in this kisanja “no more sleep for all Ugandans”

By Hon Crispin Kaheru - Member, Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). What awaits H.E. President Yoweri Museveni in...

UGANDA: Dog Shelters Being Used To Scam Donors

ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS: How dog shelter content creators in Uganda are tricking people online. Many donors being scammed. 🎥...

EU Keeps Escalating Against Russia as NATO Crumbles – How Africa Will Pay the Price

Aaron Ainomugisha.  Imagine you are a farmer in Senegal or a truck driver in Kenya. You have never...

Inside White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Credit Al Jazeera. Donald Trump has been rushed out of the White House correspondents’ dinner at a hotel...

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...

OVER $26 MILLION DEBT SCANDAL: COURT SUMMONS BUSINESSMAN PATRICK BITATURE & WIFE CAROL BITATURE

Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued criminal summons against Ugandan businessman Patrick Bitature and his wife Carol Bitature to appear in court on...

COURT HALTS PATRICK BITATURE COMPANIES’ SHARES TRANSFER IN $10 M VANTAGE DEBT SAGA

The Commercial Court of Uganda has ruled that businessman Patrick Bitature should not alter the shareholding of four of his companies until it determines...

MEGA SCANDAL: UGANDANS LOSE TRILLIONS OF MONEY IN PONZI SCHEMES,FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY FREEZES CAPITAL CHICKEN ACCOUNTS

BY AARON AINOMUGISHA. Capital Chicken, an “investment scheme” that targeted mostly corporates who were interested in investing in poultry but didn’t want to directly...

YOUNG UGANDANS COMMITTING SUICIDE DUE TO MONEY LENDERS

President Museveni has vowed to punish all money lenders in Uganda, who are charging 20%. Museveni says this is abnormal and unacceptable because young...

NSSF (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022: INSIDE THE PLAN TO ENROLL 1.2 MILLION NEW CONTRIBUTORS BY 2025

The National Social Security Fund-NSSF Senior Manager Public Relations, Victor Karamagi has challenged employees and employers to comply with the NSSF (amendment) act 2022...