Uganda’s domestic arrears have increased from Shs8.049Tn in 2022 to Shs10.818Tn in 2023, representing a 34.4% increase, the Auditor General, John Muwanga, has said. The AG made the revelation in the June 2023 audit report he recently submitted to Parliament indicating that the outstanding arrears represents 20.6% of the revised budget of government of Uganda for
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a warning against what they term scaremongering related to the alleged spread of a lethal strain of COVID-19. Claims of a new variant circulating in a dossier since December, suggesting it causes no cough or fever but symptoms like neck pain, headache, joint
Read MoreAs families prepare for the new term, Moses Ssekindi, a parent of five in Masuliita, Wakiso district is looking forward to the anticipated implementation of totally free education in public and grant-aided schools. Ssekindi shared his optimism with friends, stating, "This year, the burden of paying school fees will be
Read MoreThe latest report by the Auditor General says the Office of the Prime Minister failed to properly coordinate and monitor the delivery and distribution of the goats in Karamoja. It says the anomaly resulted in the delivery of less than the intended number of goats. The findings are parts of
Read MoreProf. Barnabas Nawangwe Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, has asked the University's staff to reconsider their impending strike and allow the government the opportunity to address the ongoing issue of salary harmonization. On Thursday, Makerere University staff members declared their intention to embark on a new industrial action
Read MoreUgandan insurers are slowly making inroads in taking up risks in the oil and gas sector despite the challenge. By the end of 2023, Ugandan insurers were operating in the Tilenga, Kingfisher, and East African Crude Oil pipeline projects though there was an indication of challenges with getting bigger foreign
Read MoreMasaka City authorities have condemned 160 schools from resuming their operations next month. According to a circular written by Stephen Kakeeto, the Masaka City Education Officer, the affected schools have been declared illegal and are not allowed to open for classes when the first term starts on February 5th. The
Read MoreMakerere University has sued its Tribunal for ordering the reinstatement of Dr. Malowa Davis Ndanyi as the Director of Human Resources. The University is seeking a declaration that the March 1st, 2023 decision by the Tribunal to set aside the termination of the probationary contract of Dr Malowa was irrational,
Read MoreA delay in the completion and commissioning of the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Project in Kiryandongo District will cost the government an accrual interest claim of 113.933 billion Shillings on delayed payments, the Auditor General’s report has revealed. According to the audit report on the progress of electricity generation infrastructure projects
Read MoreEdrine Mutebi, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at URA The Uganda Revenue Authority has clarified on the government directive restricting the warehousing of particular goods in customs-bonded warehouses. Addressing journalists at URA headquarters in Nakawa, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs, Edrine Mutebi said that
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