“We calculated that if you get a loan of sh1m, the interest will be sh80,000 per year. This will come with no collateral and there will be no money for registration,” he noted. Traffickers Exploit Disabled Tanzanian Children for Street Begging in Uganda The Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Mobilization, Moses Byaruhanga on Friday May […]
Among irregularities she unearthed was the finding that an unnamed fake president’s office worker had infiltrated the programme, and she directed his immediate arrest and subsequent prosecution. Dr. Besigye Returns to Luzira After Court Denies Him Bail The National Assistant Coordinator for the Parish Development Model (PDM), a presidential poverty alleviation initiative, has directed that […]
The programme has been marred by corruption allegations, with reports indicating that he has been demanding bribes before approving the disbursement of funds to beneficiaries. The Kitagwenda District Commercial Officer (DCO), Fred Musinguzi, is reportedly on the run following allegations of extorting money from parish chiefs and SACCO leaders under the Parish Development Model (PDM). […]
The Chinese contractors undertaking the sh46bn 8.3km road construction work under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP) who were a week ago suspended for failing to meet conditions spelt out in the memorandum of understanding preceding the work, have been restored. The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Limited, contracted to execute works […]
Police in Kassanda are investigating an attempted murder incident resulting from mob justice in Kassanda District. According to Wamala Regional Police Spokesperson, Racheal Kawala, the incident occurred in Kalagala village, where the victim, identified as 40-year-old Ssengima Bosco, a casual worker and resident of Katikandegeya LC1 in Kijuna Sub-county, was attacked. Preliminary investigations indicate that Ssengima […]
These women are not only improving their own lives but also making a positive impact in their communities. With the income generated from their motorcycle fleets, they’ve supported their families, invested in property, and even built homes. In the streets of Kampala, bodabodas have become an essential part of urban transportation, driving daily commutes and […]
Lubongoya says that the doctors advised that Machete’s organs were at the verge of getting permanent damage if he continued with his hunger strike. s part of the protest of continued alleged unlawful imprisonment for the National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters and trial in the General Court Martial, one of the prisoners, Yasin Ssekitoleko Machete […]
A worker at Namataba Town Council disclosed that the money collected from the transporters is not receipted as the law requires, and does not get to the council’s coffers. Produce and general merchandise transporters from Naggojje, Ntunda and beyond who ferry their ware via Namataba Town Council has sounded a loud protest against what they […]
Women engaged in the fishing business in the districts of Mukono, Wakiso and Kalangala have predicted a total breakdown of homes, rooted in vices like starvation, failure to provide education to children, biting poverty and an upsurge in related gender based domestic violence. The women from the three districts noted that as their counterparts worldwide […]
As the national industrial drive so much hyped by President Museveni and the associated incentives for support to local investors, Lugazi Industrial Park complex with a multitude of production lines, has entered the construction phase. Proprietors of the park who are operating hand-in-hand with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and Uganda Development Bank (UDB), […]