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A bitter scramble for billions from a United Nations agriculture fund has landed the national coordinator of Hongera Sana Uganda in serious trouble, exposing deep cracks within Uganda’s security establishment and raising troubling questions about the use of intelligence agencies in civilian programmes. Hongera Sana — a Swahili phrase meaning “big congratulations” — was unveiled as a national initiative under …

In a dramatic regulatory shake-up that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s insurance sector, the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has suspended the licence of CIC Africa Life Assurance Limited, stopping the company from signing up any new customers effective 7th November 2025. In a strongly worded public notice, the Authority warned Ugandans NOT to seek new life insurance products from the …

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal has allowed the case in which Dentons Advocates sued Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) over a 13 billion legal services contract for arbitration proceedings against Umeme Ltd. The Tribunal in its decision delivered on Friday, found irregularities in the evaluation process, including the unlawful alteration of the winning bidder’s …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Panic and tension are mounting among top officials at Mbarara City Council after the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) uncovered serious irregularities in the city’s procurement processes. Advertisements The intervention follows multiple public complaints alleging corruption and illegal contract awards by the city’s procurement office. Reports indicate that several tenders were irregularly …

Kampala — The glittering world of gold trade has turned murky and dangerous after a massive international scam rocked dealers operating between Dubai, Kampala and South Africa. A fearless whistleblower has now dragged the shady masterminds out of the shadows — filing a formal petition with Uganda Police to crack down on what insiders are calling “the dirtiest gold con …

The ghost of former Amin-era strongman Brig Gen. Ali Fadhul has returned to haunt two of Uganda’s powerhouses — Minister Alice Kaboyo and industrial giants Madhvani Group — in a sizzling property war over the historic Ripon Falls Hotel in Jinja! Our Red Pepper online snoops have unearthed how Fadhul’s son allegedly played both camps, allegedly pocketing millions from the …

Five Kampala Metropolitan (KMP) South police bosses are sweating plasma after the Police Professional Standards Unit (PSU) okayed investigations into accusations that they sided with Entebbe’s alleged serial land grabbers to wantonly torture victims of a property grabbing and demolition saga that has gripped residents of Nkumba in Katabi town council, Entebbe Municipality. The now troubled cops have been identified …

MBARARA, WESTERN UGANDA — Shocking revelations have rocked Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after it emerged that mortuary attendants have been running a full-blown extortion racket — squeezing cash out of grieving families in exchange for releasing bodies of their loved ones. According to multiple whistleblowers within the hospital, the attendants charge between UGX 200,000 and 500,000 to “release” a body …

The dark secrets of a rogue police officer who slapped a young female cashier at a Shell fuel station in Kyanja have come to light, shocking Ugandans nationwide. The officer, ASP Clive Nsiima Barigye, attached to the Counter Terrorism Directorate’s Oil and Gas Protection Unit, was caught on CCTV slapping the girl twice after she reminded him about an unpaid …

A Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 secret mistresses has handed in his resignation after reportedly being exposed by his cleaning lady. Ciro Quispe López, 51, the bishop of Juli in Peru, resigned his prestigious post following an investigation by the Vatican that revealed some of the women nearly physically fought each other after finding out the truth. Paola Ugaz, …