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Pinetti coffee deal: Lawyers file additional evidence

In April this year, Henry Byansi and Michael Aboneka challenged the agreement signed by Ramathan Ggoobi, the secretary to the treasury on...

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Entebbe court fines man Shs 2.2m for attempting to traffick 11 girls to Saudi Arabia

Sharif Mbabal was arrested last month after 11 girls, who lacked clearance from the ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to...

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NSSF midterm payments hit sh421 billion in 3 months

The payments are in respect to Section 20A (1), of the National Social Security Fund (Amendment Act) 2022, that allows midterm access...

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UNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa

UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash said more than 1.7 million children

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17 percent women think gender equality is not practical: Survey

Funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands, the survey was conducted by the Avocats Sans Frontieres-ASF in partnership with Uganda Women’s Network-UWONET

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Ntoroko CAO charged with forgery

He was charged with ten counts of forgery relating to the illegal appointment of several civil servants using various forged extracts from...

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LASPNET appeals to gov’t over harsh bail terms given to political activists

In their statement, the LASPNET Board of Directors led by Arthur Nsereko from the Public Interest Law, note that they have witnessed...

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Gulu district leaders call for stringent measures against PDM defaulters

PDM was launched in February and aims at helping locals from the parish level to increase their household incomes.

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New URA software easily identifies landlords dodging taxes

During a recent meeting with large taxpayers, John Rujoki Musinguzi, the commissioner general of the URA, described the Shs 120 billion collected...

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FULL SPEECH: Museveni’s State of the Nation Address 2022

President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 held this year's State of the Nation Address, in a broadcast that was live...

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Luzira Head ‘loaned’ to British Museum?

Kizaalwa says that any time Uganda wants back its 1,000-year-old artefact, the government just needs to revise the agreements that loaned it...

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Kawempe hospital officials on the spot over extortion.

The officials were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee-PAC, Central Government to respond to queries in the Auditor General’s report for the...

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Army Generals Sejusa, Kayihura to retire this year

Also among the generals on the retirement list is former security minister Elly Tumwine and the current Permanent Secretary at the Ministry...

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BIG STORY: How close friend orchestrated murder of Bundibugyo NRM Boss

Enanga said once CCTVs were played to him, Bwambale confessed that he alerted his accomplices that Baguma had withdrawn Shillings 42 million.

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Inside Oulanyah’s Shs 2.5bn Burial Budget

The Shs2.5bn cost means Oulanyah's burial will cost is more than six times that of the shs 400m spent on the burial...

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BOU-CRANE BANK SAGA: Supreme Court confirms top BoU Officials swindled Shs397bn in Bank Sale

The BoU officials still cannot believe that the Supreme Court has sided with the lower courts that the central bank pays the...

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How Governor Mutebile predicted his own death

Prof. Emmanuel Mutebile was on Sunday, January 23, 2022 pronounced dead after holding the office of Bank of Uganda Governor for 20...