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Kapchorwa PDM leaders warned against extorting programme beneficiaries
KAPCHORWA, March18, 2025 – The Kapchorwa Deputy Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Martin Sakajja, has issued a stern warning to Parish Chiefs and members of the Parish Development Committees [PDCs] against extorting beneficiaries…
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Africa losing US$ 88bln in illicit financial flows annually, says Among
KAMPALA, March 18, 2025 — Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said illicit financial flows [IFFs] in Africa are making the continent to lose an estimated US$ 88 billion annually, and that…
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House decries high charges at Mulago Specialised Hospital
KAMPALA, March 13, 2025 –– Members of Parliament [MPs] have expressed concerns after it emerged that high fees are being charged at the private wing of the Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal…
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BoU to regulate mortgage financing entities
KAMPALA, March 13, 2025 –– The Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] is set to regulate operations of mortgage refinancing institutions in the country once the Mortgage Refinance Institutions Bill, 2025 is…
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IGG to probe Kalungu district officials over misuse of school funds
KALUNGU, March 13, 2025 – The Inspectorate of Government is set to launch an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of funds intended for the construction of schools in Kalungu district, as well…
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Trade Ministry intervenes in Walimu Cooperative Union disputes, orders holding of AGM
KAMPALA, March 13, 2025 – All is not well at Walimu Cooperative Union Limited, according to the latest letter from Robert Bariyo Barigye, the Registrar of Cooperatives in the Ministry of Trade,…
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Credit referencing in Uganda: Unlocking opportunities for growth
KAMPALA, March 12, 2025 –– Uganda has a diverse range of credit providers, including commercial banks, credit institutions, and Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions [Tier 1 to Tier 3 financial institutions], Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions,…
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Water ministry bosses probed over unathorised ependitures
KAMPALA, March 11, 2025 –– Top officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment have been questioned by the Public Accounts Committee [Central Government] over their failure to seek parliamentary approval for…
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Ex-convicts advised to embrace poverty alleviation programmes
LIRA CITY, March 12, 2025 — The police in the Lango Subregion have advised ex-criminals in the area to seek government programmes aimed at alleviating poverty among the people, instead of resorting…
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Bushfires threaten plantation agriculture in Acholi
GULU CITY, 10 March 2025 – Lillian Wanican, a coffee nursery bed operator and trainer, has highlighted that bushfires pose a significant threat to plantation agriculture, such as coffee, in the Acholi…
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