Tag Archives: Exposes

HEALTH MINISTRY ON THE SPOT! Investigation Exposes Rot in Medical Waste Management; Warns…Ugandans Sitting on a Ticking Toxic Time Bomb

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Kampala — A scorching report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has thrown the country’s health sector into fresh controversy after exposing glaring failures in the way hazardous medical waste is handled across public health facilities. The explosive Value for Money (VFM) Audit released in the 2025 Auditor General’s report paints a disturbing picture of a system …

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NMS ROT RELOADED! New Report Exposes Drug Delivery Failures, Billions in Expired Medicines & A Brewing Succession War Around Kamabare

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A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the National Medical Stores, exposing a web of operational failures, delayed drug deliveries, expired medicines worth billions and deep-rooted management weaknesses that now threaten the country’s fragile health system. At the centre of the storm …

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AXLE-LOAD ANARCHY! Works Ministry Caught Napping as Secret Probe Exposes Weighbridge Chaos… Weak, Overstretched, Under-Calibrated & Mismanaged

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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 …

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BLACKOUTS, BILLIONS & BOARDROOM WARS! Investigation Exposes Rot at UEDCL as Power Crisis Rocks Post-Umeme Era

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Ugandans are asking one burning question: what exactly is going on at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited? Ever since Umeme exited and UEDCL officially took over power distribution on April 1, 2025, complaints of persistent blackouts, delayed meter replacements, sluggish customer response and erratic service have exploded. Now, the Auditor General’s December 2025 report has poured fuel on the fire, …

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UACC IN TURBULENCE! Investigation Exposes Rot at Uganda Air Cargo as Dubai Firm Alpha MBM Fails to Deliver

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Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), once envisioned as a strategic national aviation asset under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, is now at the centre of a storm after a damning Auditor General’s report exposed deep financial distress, stalled partnerships, grounded aircraft and a controversial foreign deal that appears to be going nowhere, RedPepper can report. …

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FOREST CHAOS! Probe Exposes Digital Licensing Flop, Land Allocation Gaps & Project Delays at NFA — Is ED Maniraguha Losing Grip?

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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, …

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ROT AT UWA! Probe Exposes Sh18.8bn Fee GAPS, Ghost Concessions & Sh2.9bn Unpaid Wildlife Claims

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Fresh revelations from the Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 have laid bare deep cracks inside the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), raising tough questions about oversight, accountability and leadership at one of Uganda’s most strategic conservation institutions, RedPepper can exclusively report. Under the Tourism Development Programme, the Auditor General examined the management of concessions at UWA — and what …

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SABOTAGE? Probe Exposes Sloppiness at UIA as Delays, System Breakdowns Choke Investors

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What was designed to attract investors, create jobs and stimulate industrial growth is now under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Auditor General’s December 2025 report on Licensing and Investor Support Services at the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has laid bare serious operational weaknesses that are delaying — and in some cases sabotaging — investments meant to power …

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