Officials handling the GROW project led by Dr. Ruth Aisha Kasolo, Project Coordinator, appearing before PAC MPs have expressed concerns over the low disbursement and absorption levels for the GROW project after the Auditor General reported that of the US$22M (Shs80.669Bn) earmarked for disbursement in 2024, only US$18.14Million (Shs66.506Bn was
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Vincent Lubega Nsamba (Left), Makerere University Guild President and Mudene Denis, CEO of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB), proudly pose for a photo after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on Responsible Gaming. In a landmark move to address the growing issue of problem gambling among
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Tree-climbing lions in Ishasha, are one of the wildlife attractions unique to Uganda and a few other countries on the African continent. Uganda's tourism sector fortunes can greatly improve if it is given priority. In a thought-provoking X Space discussion, tourism industry leaders and experts highlighted Uganda's vast untapped potential
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Commissioner for Climate Change Department, Margaret Athieno Mwebesa and State Minister for Environment, Beatrice Atim Anywar during a press briefing yesterday The Minister of State for Environment, Beatrice Atim Anywar has called for tougher approaches in fighting the climate change crisis. The minister made these remarks at yesterday’s side-event at
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Ziria Tibalwa, the Chief Executive Officer of Electricity Regulatory Authority Ugandans should brace themselves for tougher times after Umeme exit. This is after Ziria Tibalwa Waako, the Chief Executive Officer of Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) cast doubts on Government’s preparedness to take over from Umeme in April 2025, citing the
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The Auditor General has asked Parliament to halt the approval of the US$190Million (Shs692.688Bn) loan from Stanbic Bank Uganda for the buyout of Umeme until the completion into the audit of the figures submitted by Umeme. The request was made by Joseph Hirya, Director of Audit, Office of the Auditor
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Speaker Among addressing delegates at the conference. Behind her is Hon. Sseggona Speaker Anita Among has called for a fight against illicit financial flows that see Africa lose an estimated US$88 billion (UShs322.5 Trillion) annually. The Speaker made this call while presiding at the African Organisation of Public Accounts Committee
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Kedrace Turyagyenda (C) the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports pose for a group photo with Stanbic Bank officials led by Kenneth Mumba Kalifungwa, Sam Fredrick Mwogeza, and Cathy Adengo Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched the 10th National Schools Championship in a move that will see the competition surpass
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President Museveni. Residents in Bunyoro want him to take stern action against PDM Implementers in the region. Residents in the Bunyoro sub-region have tasked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to take stern action against officials implicated in the extortion of Parish Development Model-PDM beneficiaries. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will start his
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Uganda decided that when oil and gas revenues start to flow, they would be reserved for infrastructure development, but experts urge for cautious decisions about it. The Petroleum Fund was part of the outcome of a benchmarking exercise in Norway at the time of developing laws and policies for the
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