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KAMPALA — Uganda’s ambitious march toward the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is facing uncomfortable scrutiny after a damning Value for Money audit exposed serious coordination failures within the Office of the Prime Minister, piling pressure on the leadership of the country’s SDG Secretariat. At the centre of the unfolding accountability debate is Albert Byamugisha, the Senior Technical Adviser and …

A storm is gathering around the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda after a devastating Value for Money audit exposed deep cracks in the government’s flagship affirmative action programmes meant to uplift some of the country’s most marginalized communities. The explosive findings from the December 2025 report by the Auditor General paint a troubling picture of poor planning, weak …

Kampala — With more than half of Ugandans seeking treatment in private health facilities, the latest Auditor General’s report has sounded a chilling alarm: the very institutions mandated to regulate private healthcare may be leaving dangerous gaps that put lives at risk. The Auditor General 2025 Value for Money audit into the Regulation of Private Health Care Practice in Uganda …

Kampala — It was supposed to be a silent guardian of Uganda’s highways. A steel gatekeeper standing firm against overloaded trucks chewing up billions in taxpayer-funded roads. Instead, the Ministry of Works’ weighbridge system has been exposed as weak, overstretched, under-calibrated and dangerously mismanaged — allowing axle-load bandits to roll on almost unchecked. A blistering Value for Money audit by …

Kampala — With more than half of Ugandans seeking treatment in private health facilities, the latest Auditor General’s report has sounded a chilling alarm: the very institutions mandated to regulate private healthcare may be leaving dangerous gaps that put lives at risk. The Value for Money audit into the Regulation of Private Health Care Practice in Uganda paints a disturbing …

Uganda’s forests are meant to be protected by law, technology and tough oversight. Instead, the latest December 2025 Auditor General’s report has exposed what insiders are calling a “digital disaster” and deep management cracks at the National Forestry Authority. At the heart of the storm is the much-hyped Electronic Licensing System — a flagship digital reform meant to modernise licensing, …

For an institution created to sniff out dirty money and choke financial crime at its roots, the spotlight is now uncomfortably fixed on the watchdog itself. A damning Value for Money audit in the December 2025 report by the Auditor General has exposed glaring weaknesses at the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), raising tough questions about competence, focus and leadership under …

Standard Chartered’s shares tumbled last week following sudden exit of Chief Financial Officer Diego De Giorgi. The bank’s London shares fell 4.1% at the market open while its Hong Kong-listed stock dropped as much as 6.4% before paring losses to stand 1.7% lower, underperforming the benchmark Hang Seng index which was up nearly 0.6%. De Giorgi stepped down from the role …

It was sold as a shining solution to Uganda’s water crisis — 687 solar-powered irrigation and water supply systems meant to transform farming, boost incomes and bring clean water closer to communities. The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is the lead government agency, overseeing the project primarily financed by UK Export Finance. Nexus Green Ltd (UK) is the contracted company …

By Amos TayebwaMbarara Residents and local leaders in Bwizibwera–Rutooma Town Council have demanded a public apology from the Mbarara District LC5 Chairman-elect, Hygiene Kururagire, accusing him of openly campaigning against fellow National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates during the recent local council elections. Kururagire was declared unopposed as Mbarara District LC5 Chairman for the 2026–2031 term after defeating incumbent Didas Tabaro …