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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, …

A fresh storm has hit Uganda’s investment scene after government quietly allocated 150 acres of Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve in Entebbe to Chinese billionaire Paul Zhang, the man behind the controversial Luzira Prison hotel proposal. The deal — worth a staggering $500 million (about Shs1.7 trillion) — will see Zhang’s Tian Tang Group erect a mega government complex, five-star hotel, …