The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU), working alongside the Uganda Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has cracked down on a high-level corruption scandal in Busia Municipality involving the alleged embezzlement of over UGX1 billion meant for...
A new Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) report revealed that Uganda has recorded a significant drop in national poverty levels though economic strain continues to frustrate families especially in rural areas.
The Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS)...
The protesters had seven key demands, among them being the resignation of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, the resignation of the four back bencher commissioners, reducing the number of Members of Parliament (MPs), and reducing the MPs' salaries and allowances to Ugx 3 million, among others.
The protesters put forward several demands, including the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among and the four backbench commissioners, a reduction in the number of Ugandan MPs, an audit into MPs' lifestyles, the resignation of any MPs involved in corruption scandals and a reduction in MPs' salaries and allowances to a maximum of Ugx 3 million.