Tag: Government of Uganda

Crime

KAMPALA: University Students Arrested as Police Crack Whip on...

A group of protesters were intercepted by the police as they attempted to make their way to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to deliver a petition over the delayed compensation of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs).

Featured

Kiteezi Landfill Volunteers Deserve Special Credit as Uganda Celebrates...

Celebrating the kindness of humanitarian workers is not enough; in Uganda and beyond, they should be protected, respected, and funded adequately when in the course of their work.

National News

Albetong Nurse Nabbed with Stolen Government Drugs

Police in Albetong are investigating circumstances under which a nursing officer was caught with stolen government drugs in his drug shop.

National News

KASESE: Residents of Karusandara Sub-County to Receive Land Titles

The government currently holds over 60% of the land in Kasese district, with the three tribes of Bakonjo, Basongora, and Banyabindi squeezed into a corridor to share the remaining portion.

Crime

Ministry of Trade Permanent Secretary Arrested over Corruption

Ssali, together with MPs Michael Mawanda Maranga, Wamakuyu, Akamba, Lawyer Julius Kirya Taitankonko, and Leonard Kavundira, a trade official, are accused of allegedly diverting around Ugx 3.4 billion meant for war loss compensation to Buyaka Growers Cooperative Society.

Business

Ugandan Government Set to Lift Livestock Movement Ban in...

The policy reversal is aimed at allowing farmers to purchase vaccines directly, which will help them resume their commercial activities more quickly.

Business

Gen Mbadi Highlights Cooperatives’ Role in Fighting Poverty

The history of cooperatives can be traced back to colonial times in 1913, when peasants came together to oppose the exploitative terms of trade imposed on them by Asian traders through organized local middlemen.

Business

NEED Accuses Gov’t of Smuggling over 1.7 Million Litres...

VTTI is a privately owned terminal that ties into the Kenya Pipeline Company network in Mombasa and gives access to the Ugandan market and other landlocked countries.

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