KCB DATA BOSS DIES! Mysterious Death of Woman Entrusted With Clients’ Details Sparks Safety Questions
NAIROBI, KENYA — Rosemary Kimwatu Koech, the Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group, has died suddenly at her...
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CASE HOSPITAL SURGERY GONE WRONG! Fresh Details Emerge on Sudden, Mysterious Death of Hillside Schools Naalya Boss Dr Okia Ahead of Planned South Africa Trip as Family Seeks Answers
Fresh details have emerged surrounding the sudden death of Dr Henry Stanley Okia, the longtime principal of Hillside Schools Naalya,...
MMU VARSITY PROBE! Sh31.8Bn Land “Missing”, Sh814M Staff Arrears & Sh15.5Bn Contract Raise Red Flags
By Our Reporter Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) has come under the spotlight after the Auditor General raised a...
INSIDE WORKS MINISTRY ROT! Sh500Bn Contractor Arrears, Sh533Bn PAPs Debt, Abandoned Roads & Sh40.6Bn Questionable Bills Expose Management Failures
By Our Reporter The Ministry of Works and Transport is facing a damning audit spotlight after the Auditor General uncovered...
LEGS LOAN CRISIS! Sh2.7Bn MSC Lending Scandal, Sh62.53Bn Write-Offs and 52% Default Rate Expose Microfinance Support Centre Collapse Under Rural Growth Programme
By Our Reporter A deepening financial crisis has engulfed the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), the main lending arm of Government’s...
UEGCL HOME PROJECT! Sh6.61Bn Still Sitting Idle at Stanbic Bank as Karuma, Isimba Dams Skills Programme Gets Two-Year Extension
A major Government-backed programme aimed at strengthening Uganda’s capacity to operate and maintain the Karuma and Isimba hydropower plants has...
WHERE DID THE SH308M GO? Makerere Guest House Cash Trail Raises Eyebrows
KAMPALA — A financial management storm has hit Makerere University Holdings Limited (Makholdings) after the Auditor General flagged the handling...
EQUITY GROUP ROARS TO SH1.4 TRILLION HALF-YEAR PROFIT! Earnings Jump 32% As Pan-African Growth Powers Banking Giant
Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced a solid first‑half performance for 2026, underscoring its continued regional leadership and the momentum of its...
DEGREES AND SKILLS! Speaker Oboth Urges MBI Graduands To Think Beyond Academic Papers
KAMPALA: Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth has challenged Ugandan graduates to look beyond paper qualifications and focus...
LEGS PROJECT MESS! Sh545Bn Rural Growth Programme Hit by Land Disputes, Unaccounted Sh216M and Sh2.7Bn Loan Scandal Under Local Govt Ministry
By Our Reporter A multi-billion-shilling Government programme designed to lift millions of Ugandans out of poverty through agriculture, water access,...
STARLINK LANDS IN UGANDA! Roke Telkom, Paratus Uganda First To Fire Up Satellite Internet
KAMPALA — The satellite internet race has officially blasted off in Uganda, with Roke Telkom and Paratus Uganda taking the...
KISORO JOBS RACKET BUSTED! Service Commission Officials Arrested
Four people, including members of the Kisoro District Service Commission arrested and transferred to Kampala over allegations of soliciting and...
UVTAB IN SH21.6BN TROUBLE! Undisclosed Payables, Procurement Mess, Missing DIT Land, Cars, Animals & Furniture Rock Skills Body
KAMPALA — Uganda’s vocational and technical assessment body, the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB), is facing a string...
Hundreds Turn Up for UPDF Recruitment Exercise in Mukono
By Evans Najuna MUKONO – Hundreds of young Ugandans from Mukono and neighbouring districts have turned up in large numbers for the...
MAKERERE SOARS IN NEW RANKINGS! East Africa’s No.1 Varsity Jumps To 776th Globally, 11th In Africa
KAMPALA — Makerere University has strengthened its position as East Africa’s top-ranked university after making a significant jump in the...
URA TAX BIG WIN! Gaming Revenue Explodes 12-Fold to Shs173Bn
Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) aggressive use of technology to track digital transactions is paying off, with taxes collected from the...
NIRA IN THE QR STORM! New IDs Fail Verification, Ugandans Blocked From Key Services
The rollout of new national identity cards has come under fresh scrutiny in Parliament, with MPs reporting that failures in...
TIME’S UP FOR OLD GUARD! Museveni Orders UPDF to Review Retirement Age
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the leadership of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to review the length of active...
KENYA TAKES UGANDA CULTURAL LEADERSHIP LESSONS! Bamasaba Spokesperson Predicts Gazetted, Government-Funded Kings and Elders
By Our Reporter BARATON UNIVERSITY, KENYA Kenya could soon borrow from Uganda’s legal framework on cultural leadership, with communities increasingly...
YOUTH SKILLS CRISIS! Ugandan MPs Use Commonwealth Conference to Demand Education Overhaul, Stop Jobless Graduates
LILONGWE, MALAWI — Ugandan legislators have demanded an urgent overhaul of the country’s education system, warning that the widening gap...