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UGANDA: MEDIA UNDER ATTACK AHEAD OF 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Additional Reporting - The Observer  Ug. Uganda Editors’ Guild (UEG), the apex body representing the country’s senior newsroom leaders across all media platforms, has issued a strong statement condemning...

Court awards Businessman Sudhir Shs108 billion over closure of Crane Bank

The Supreme Court has ordered Bank of Uganda to pay businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and his firm Meera Investments...

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...

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...

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...