There was drama in Parliament as Abdu Katuntu, the Chairman of the Committee Of Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) and Francis Atoke, the Solicitor General clashed over the expenditure of Shs11.9bn meant for the facilitation of the oil case between Heritage Oil and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), leaving attendees
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German automakers Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen will recall nearly one million vehicles in China, according to the country's quality regulator. Mercedes Benz will recall nearly 400,000 vehicles of different models produced between May 2015 and February 2017 due to concerns that parts of the ignition circuitry could overheat under some
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Read MoreThe ongoing Shs6bn presidential handshake by the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) continues to unearth shocking information. The latest is that Uganda’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs paid out Shs2.73bn to ghosts during the arbitration case between Heritage Oil and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Documents
Read MoreAs the International Associations of Athletics Federation World Cross-country event that was held over the weekend unfolded, there was so much noise about what could have been done to promote it even better than we did. The event falls under the sports tourism section that Uganda neglects when it comes
Read MoreFormer Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye on Monday launched what he termed a campaign to help Ugandans resist land grabbers. The launcha happened in Mityana district and this is what the FDC honcho had to say; As People's Government, we launched My Land, My Life Campaign
Read MoreUganda's new Police spokesperson, Asan Kasingye has refuted media reports quoting him linking the murder of his predecessor to the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) rebels. Kasingye made this rebuttal on Tuesday, the same day a local newspaper carried a story saying he had linked the murder to ADF. "I did
Read MoreTwo senior officials in Uganda's Ministry of Finance have been arrested on allegations that they tried to take bribes from investors. This revelation was made by the President's Press Secretary, Don Wanyama on Tuesday afternoon. "President Museveni has today been briefed by the IGP about the arrest of two senior
Read MoreAs Ugandans are yet to come to terms with the Shs6bn presidential handshake, a new Parliamentary report has unearthed untold corruption acts at Uganda’s Health Ministry. A report by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) indicates that officials in Health Ministry used the Global Funds scandal to hatch a plan
Read MoreTo mark the 10th anniversary of ground-breaking mobile money service-M-PESA, WorldRemit has released new data showing that Kenyans in diaspora are the biggest senders of digital remittances to mobile accounts. Transfers to mobile money accounts make up 93% of WorldRemit transactions to Kenya now - showing that Kenyans continue to
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