The Minister of Security, Jim Muhwezi (pictured), has blamed the rampant corruption in Uganda on the refusal by witnesses to testify in court against corrupt suspects, saying many people only lament about the corruption but refuse to report corruption cases. “I think this government has fought corruption going by the
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to dairy farmers to put more emphasis on producing casein and powdered milk in order to benefit from the lucrative international market. The President made the appeal today while meeting a group of dairy farmers from Kazo and Kiruhura districts at Karo Primary School
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Japan Airlines Flight 516 in flames at Haneda Airport Passengers dashed to the emergency exits of a burning Japan Airlines jet without their hand luggage, in compliance with the flight crew's instructions. Leaving their valuables behind was a "major factor" behind the swift evacuation of all 379 people on board,
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Uganda is set to borrow more from domestic sources to finance its budget The government is expected to increasingly finance its budget shortfalls from domestic borrowing as international financing options decline further. This, according to analyses of the fiscal performance at the beginning of this financial year, will continue until,
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A section of Ugandans have expressed anger over the latest demand by Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Planning requiring all land owners to acquire and file with their respective district land offices their Post Office Box addresses, with many describing the requirements as archaic and diversionary from the corruption
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The Wreckage of the Helicopter Three people have been confirmed dead after a helicopter gunship crashed in Kabarole District. The helicopter crashed on Tuesday at 2:30 pm in Nyamisingiri village, Bwanika parish Kichwamba sub-county. It was headed to DR Congo after taking off from Ssaka Airfield. According to eyewitnesses, before it
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The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revealed that Government is yet to disburse loans to a tune of Shs11Trn to the various projects the money was borrowed against, despite the fact that the idle loans are attracting interest from the various lenders. The details are contained in
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The Kampala City Festival used to draw crowds Government through the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has revealed plans to revive the Kampala City Festival in order to boost tourism in the city. The details are contained in the 2024/25 National Budget Framework Paper, where the Ministry argues that the
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Boda boda operators queue as they await their turn to be served by an attendant at a petrol station in Uganda’s capital Kampala, on January 18, 2022. FILE PHOTO | AFP Kenya is lobbying Uganda to continue using the port of Mombasa to import fuel when the neighbouring country starts
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President Museveni President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked employees in factories not to ask for good salaries before the companies they are working for make good profits. In his New Year message to the country, the President said employees should be patient with their employers and not be highly demanding
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