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BUDGET: OIL CASH WINDFALL! Uganda Eyes Middle-Income Dream as Shs1.44 Trillion Revenue Loom

BUDGET OIL CASH WINDFALL Uganda Eyes Middle Income Dream as Shs144

Henry Musasizi delivered his first budget speech as Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on Thursday.The 84.4 trillion shilling 2026/2027 budget is aimed at implementing the government’s Tenfold Growth Strategy, aimed at growing to 500 billion dollars by 2040 from 53 billion in 2025.The economy is estimated to have grown by 6.4 percent to 69.3 billion dollars or about …

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Uganda’s Commonwealth dream gains momentum ahead of Glasgow

Ugandas Commonwealth dream gains momentum ahead of Glasgow

Uganda’s rich sporting legacy and growing influence in global sport took centre stage this week as the British High Commission in Kampala launched the “More in Common” campaign ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The initiative celebrates the shared values of the 74 Commonwealth nations and territories while shining a spotlight on Ugandan athletes preparing for the Games, scheduled …

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Banks must step up or Uganda’s infrastructure dream will stall

Banks must step up or Ugandas infrastructure dream will stall

For years, I have been in the construction and infrastructure space, and one thing has remained constant: Ugandan contractors are not falling short because they lack ability. They are falling short because the financial system was simply not designed with them in mind. Walk into most banks in Uganda today looking for a loan to execute an infrastructure project, and …

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SDG DREAM STALLS! Chaos at OPM as Uganda Slips to 142nd Globally, Taskforces Go Silent, Districts Clueless… Time to Crack the Whip On SDG Secretariat’s Byamugisha?

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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 …

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TOOKE DREAM TURNS SOUR! Investigation Reveals Idle Billions Idle, Mounting Losses at Banana Initiative as Prof. Muranga Faces Tough Questions

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Kampala — What began as a bold presidential dream to transform Uganda’s beloved matooke into a global industrial product is now under intense scrutiny after a damning audit exposed management gaps, delays, financial losses and billions lying idle at the country’s flagship banana industrialisation project. A fresh report from the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has raised serious …

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REPORT SHOCKER! Energy Ministry Bosses on Spot for Fumbling Billions as Clean Cooking Dream Goes Up in Smoke…Acholi & West Nile Ignored

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A bombshell Value for Money audit by the Auditor General has ripped the lid off what insiders are calling one of the most embarrassing energy sector underperformances in recent years, raising hard questions about supervision, competence and possible capture of key projects under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, RedPepper can report. At the centre of the storm is …

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Biphobia is an issue when viewing new Guadeloupe film ‘Dream On’

Biphobia is an issue when viewing new Guadeloupe film Dream

The first bisexual character in a Guadeloupean film is a villain REVIEW The third edition of the Kréyòl International Film Festival (KIFF) in Paris last September, was an opportunity to discover the latest film productions from the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. Among the films selected was “Dream On”, which elicits both admiration for a self-produced Franco-Caribbean film and discomfort …

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