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Kampala — Uganda’s institution tasked with modernising and reforming the country’s laws has itself landed in the spotlight after a revealing audit exposed governance gaps, staffing shortages, delayed reporting and questionable management practices that threaten its ability to deliver on its core mandate. A detailed report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has raised serious concerns about …

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 …

Kampala — The latest Auditor General’s report on the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) reads like a catalogue of missed opportunities, stalled projects and internal power struggles at Uganda’s top agricultural research body. At the centre of the storm is the Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma, whose four-year contract runs out next year April. Appointed in April 2023 by the …

The latest Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 has torn the lid off troubling financial and operational gaps at the National Drug Authority (NDA), raising uncomfortable questions about whether the regulator charged with protecting Ugandans from dangerous medicines is itself suffering from regulatory paralysis. At the heart of the bombshell findings are unclaimed deposits totaling a staggering UGX 4.532 …