Corruption
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni tells security agencies to cooperate to combat cattle rustling
OTUKE- Rampant cattle thefts and the increasing cases of commercialised cattle rustling in the neighbouring districts of Karamoja Sub-region have led to an increase in daily cattle markets that security agencies say…
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News
Jobs: Ministry investigates Kikuube district over corruption
KIKUUBE– The Ministry of Public Service has started to investigate kikuube District Local Government officials and politicians over allegations of extortion and corruption in the recruitment of workers. The State Minister for…
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Mbarara City 2022/23 budget increases by 20 percent
MBARARA – Mbarara City Mayor Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi has presented Shs 40.2 billion budget for the financial year 2022/23, saying it has grown by 20 percent. According to Kakyebezi, Mbarara city’s resource…
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Pay your loans, top govt officials warn Ugandans
KAMPALA– Ugandans who don’t want to pay back their loans are giving a bad image to the country, top government officials have said. The Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the…
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Development
Amolatar engineer on spotlight over Shs 150mln
AMOLATAR– Amolatar district senior assistant engineer, Robert Okidi is facing charges of abuse of office and causing financial loss amounting to Shs 150 million. He has been sent home to pave way…
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Kikuube district officer arrested over misuse of co-operators’ assets
KIKUUBE – The State House Anti-Corruption Unit [ACU] in liaison with the Uganda Police has arrested the Kikuube district labour officer, Arthur Mpuuga, who doubles as the chairperson of Bunyoro Tulihamu Cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Obua queries Shs 546m released to Dokolo schools
DOKOLO – The Ministry of Education and Sports is questioning the utilization of Shs 546 million released by the government for minor repairs to 75 primary schools in Dokolo district. The money…
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Will the Parish Development Model end household poverty?
For more than 35 years, the government has come out with various approaches and mechanisms of fighting poverty with the bigger aim of moving the country into a middle-income status. Some of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kasolo causes arrest of DCO over Emyooga funds
SHEEMA – Sheema District Commercial Officer (DCO), Allan Buhanda has been arrested for alleged fleecing Emyooga funds. According to Frank Kyerere, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Sheema, Buhanda has been demanding Shs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Increased corruption tendencies worry CSOs in Bunyoro
HOIMA – Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Bunyoro region have expressed concern over the increasing corruption tendencies among government institutions. This was revealed during a dialogue between anti-corruption activists and Hoima…
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