News and Analysis
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Sukulu phosphate plant to create 1,000 jobs
The Government in partnership with China is to create over 1,000 jobs at the completion of the new Sukulu phosphates factory in Tororo...
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Ugx.256 billions passed for the youth
Parliament has approved the new Ugx.265 billion youth venture fund, a five-year development programme that seeks to combat poverty and...
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MPs want finance probed over Ugx1,300 billions
MPs on the parliamentary committee of finance have ordered an investigation into the circumstances under which the finance ministry signed...
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Pupils sent away as teachers’ strikes continue
Several government schools were by yesterday forced to close temporarily as teachers stayed away from class for the third day and the...
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Corporate mafia, voodoo or laziness: why are Ugandans not making it to CEOs?
The domination of Kenya in East Africa’s economy is obvious. A survey carried out by Summit Business reveals that foreign CEOs, especially...
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Government loses Shs107.8b in inflated Internet deal
Taxpayers have lost $41.8 million (more than Shs107.8billion) in an internet deal awarded to a Chinese company without competitive bidding....
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KCCA, contractor differ on Nakivubo
Ham enterprises limited has defied Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) directive to stop the construction of lock-up shops in place of a...
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Government in Ugx30 billion to revive the health system
The government has signed a Ugx30 billion deal with CareRight HealthCare, a consortium of foreign investors, tasked to start reforms which...
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Rubaga Hospital sued over fatal abortion
Rubaga Hospital is in the spotlight after it was sued for alleged negligence of a former employee of Kampala Capital City Authority's...
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First oil laboratory to be opened in Uganda
Uganda has received a high end laboratory that will test rock samples to determine the potential of a given area for hydrocarbons (oil and...
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Paying for your death: the hidden cost of health insurance in Uganda
Jeremy Katungi (not real name for obvious reasons) became a Doctor because he wanted to provide quality care to his sister who had died...
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Drug firms lose Ugx.80 million to conmen:
Conmen have come up with a new wave of crime targeting Kampala pharmaceutical companies duping the owners to give them expensive medical...
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Students to be allowed to have phones at schools
The government has directed secondary school head teachers to relax rules and allow students to possess mobile phones. The director of...
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Uganda to spend Ugx.13 trillion on railway line:
The works and transport minister Abraham Byandala says the Uganda Government is planning to construct a new railway running from Malaba to...
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Ugandan women developing the country:
Recently the Ugandan top most powerful women have been in the news world wide, right from East Africa to Middle East. For example, the...
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