Legal
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PDM: Soroti City set to distribute Shs 1bln in third disbursement of funds
SOROTI CITY, April 1, 2025 – Soroti City is preparing to distribute the third phase of Parish Development Model [PDM] funds this week to the beneficiaries. The PDM is a Government of…
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EACOP: PAPs petition Mengo government in compensation challenges
KAMPALA, March 31, 2025 – Representatives of people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP ] project, commonly known as project affected persons [PAPs], have run to Bulange, Mengo,…
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EAC launches innovative Data Governance Training Programme for judges
KIGALI, March 29, 2025 – – The East African Court of Justice [EACJ] and the East African Community [EAC] Secretariat have launched an innovative Data Governance Training Programme for judicial officers, marking…
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Kanungu coffee coops grapple with poor quality as middlemen smuggle stocks from the DRC into Ugandan market
KANUNGU, March 28, 2025 — Kanungu district, located in the southwestern Uganda, borders the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] and is a key point for cross-border trade. The district’s Ishasha border links…
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IGG investigates mismanagement of Shs 1.2bln in Alebtong district
ALEBTONG, March 26, 2025 — Two companies awarded contracts worth over Shs 1.2 billion to upgrade health units in Alebtong district are now under investigation by the Inspectorate of Government. According to…
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NFA arrests own staff in Mabira Forest deforestation crackdown
BUIKWE, March 26, 2025 — The National Forestry Authority [NFA] has arrested three of its own staff members for their involvement in the illegal deforestation of Mabira Forest in Buikwe district along…
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Former Sembabule Police Boss Implicated in Cattle Theft in Lyantonde
LYANTONDE, March 26, 2025 — Police have initiated investigations into the theft of 175 head of cattle, in which former Sembabule District Police Commander (DPC), Dennis Musinguzi, and his brother, Stephen Owamazima,…
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Austria and Uganda launch Shs 14bln project to combat GBV in Greater Masaka
MASAKA, March 21, 2025 – The Governments of Austria and Uganda have launched a €3.5 million [approximately Shs 14 billion] three-year project aimed at combating gender-based violence [ GBV ] in the…
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Gov’t pledges efficient power distribution after UMEME exits
KAMPALA, March 19, 2025 – Government through the The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development [MEMD] has reaffirmed readiness to take over the electricity distribution concession from UMEME Ltd. through the Uganda…
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Private security agencies hold AGM in Kampala
KAMPALA, March 19, 2025 — Grace Matsiko has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Association of Uganda Private Security Organisations [TUPSA]. Matsiko was elected at the annual general meeting [AGM] presided…
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