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Parliament has approved the Public Finance Management Amendment Bill, 2021. The law provides for the approval of the budget estimates for Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) within 15days. The government had proposed to give Uganda National Oil Company powers to collect and use oil revenue to clear recoverable costs without seeking Parliament’s approval. However, the [...]
Nine Chinese nationals and a Ugandan are in police custody over suspected telecom fraud. Police picked up the suspects following a raid on their apartment on plot 85 Luthuli Avenue in Bugolobi over the weekend following intelligence reports about their suspicious activities. A senior police detective who participated in the operation says the suspects were [...]
The Law Development Centre Court in Kampala has for a third time postponed criminal summons against National Unity Platform President Robert Kyagulanyi. Kyagulanyi is wanted in court in relation to the charges of obtaining registration by false pretence at Makerere University. This is in the case that was initially filed by Mabirizi in September 2021 [...]
The Court of Appeal has commenced five days of a criminal appeals session at Mbarara High Court. The session will hear cases of 36 appellants convicted of manslaughter, murder, aggravated defilement, aggravated robbery, and rape. Some of the criminal appeals were filed from as far back as 2011. The Court of Appeal session will be [...]
The government is concerned that celebrations to mark the festive season will affecrt plans to re-open the economy in January. President Museveni while addressing the nation in October gave hope to the Ugandans, after promising to fully reopen the economy without relying on the vaccination status of the population. Several sectors remain shut due to [...]
President Museveni was expected in Kayunga today to drum support for the NRM candidate, Andrew Muwonge in the Kayunga district LCV chairperson By-election campaigns. The campaigns close today ahead of polling day on Thursday. There is heightened security deployment in various parts of Kayunga district. Both the Uganda Police Force and Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF [...]
Muhammad Nsubuga, the Masaka Regional Police spokesperson, says that the assailants used a blunt object to strike the deceased on the head several times.
In June 2021, the Executive Director of NGO Bureau Stephen Okello told journalists that the organization had been blacklisted on allegations that it had allegedly defrauded a donor, Hope Africa International- HAI and diverted an unspecified amount of funds it received without their approval.
With Uganda going through the phase of a 42-day lock down, Media has been incredibly put in the spotlight on how they distribute information to support the fight against the pandemic. For the larger part, the Media in Uganda has been an undoubtedly strong force with many of the employees even using their platforms to [...]
Meanwhile,Flipflopi, the world’s first sailing boat (‘dhow’) made from 100% recycled plastic, has arrived in Uganda to bring its positive campaign to help convene communities and policy makers in discussions to help tackle plastic pollution. Having spent a week on Kenya’s waters , Flipflopi arrived in Uganda on 12th March and coincides with Ugandan Water [...]