By Our reporterKAMPALA – Members of District Service Commissions account for nearly a third of all bribe solicitations in local government recruitment, the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) has found. The finding is contained in a 2018–2022 survey that tracked corruption patterns in district-level hiring, with bribes reportedly ranging from UGX 3 million for lower cadre jobs […]
CAPTION: President Museveni arrive at Kololo Independence Grounds for the State of the Nation Address 2026. (PPU photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaKAMPALA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has used the State of the Nation Address 2026 at Kololo Independence Grounds to issue a strong call to leaders and citizens to intensify efforts in Uganda’s economic transformation. […]
CAPTION: Equity Bank client being served by an agent banker recently. (File photo). By Theresa Nalwanga KAMPALA – Walk into a small shop in Gulu or Mbarara around 8 a.m., and you will see something that did not exist five years ago. A mother hands over cash to pay her child’s school fees. The […]
CAPTION: Dr Protazio Sande, right, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority with Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega, left. By Our reporterKAMPALA – Dr Protazio Sande is the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), following the expiry of long-serving CEO Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega’s contract on Sunday. The Board of Directors of the […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Ugandans and businesses will soon face tighter limits on cheque transactions and over-the-counter cash withdrawals following new measures unveiled by the Bank of Uganda (BoU) to reduce reliance on cash and accelerate the adoption of digital payments.In a circular issued to commercial banks, credit institutions, and microfinance deposit-taking institutions, the central […]
On May 30, as football fans around the world counted down to the start of the FIFA World Cup in North America and airlines prepared for the annual surge in summer travel, the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was sitting in Bunia, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, listening to community leaders […]
CAPTION: President Museveni, left, meets European Union Ambassador H.E Jan-Sadek at State House Entebbe June 2nd, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the European Union (EU) and Western countries to support Africa’s industrialization and value addition agenda, saying the continent cannot continue exporting raw materials […]
CAPTION: Members of the Prisons band during the national celebrations for International Women’s Day 2025 in Kyankwanzi District. (File photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The government will stop funding most national public holiday celebrations beginning in the 2026/27 financial year, with the savings to be redirected to wealth creation and other priority programmes, Permanent Secretary and […]