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OPINION: The Patriot’s Focus on Uganda’s Unemployment Question

Article By, Gad Kanyesigye_The Patriot_ a community empowerment advocate.  To begin with, many Ugandan parents are not business-oriented, which is a significant reason why their children often finish school...

UGANDA: 4 out of 10 children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition

Locals in Isingiro district,western Uganda and other parts of the country have been challenged to embrace better feeding...

A Polio Survivor Turns His Disability into a Powerful Plea for Vaccination

CREDIT - UNICEF, DRC.  Rajabu Vampise deftly manoeuvres his wheelchair through the backstreets of Kindu in the Democratic...

INSIDE THE COLONIAL LEGACY OF HOMOPHOBIA IN MODERN-DAY UGANDA

By Hyowon Park , International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).  In March 2023, the Ugandan...

DR Congo’s Reliance on Charcoal threatens Forests and Fuels Armed Conflict

Elodie Toto - KANYARUCHINYA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Amid a circle of spectators, a troupe of performers takes...

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

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

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...