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KAMPALA — A flashy celebration thrown to mark the appointment of Morris Muhindo as Under Secretary at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs has exploded into a heated debate online, with critics asking one burning question: why throw a party over a civil service appointment? The Friday night bash, attended by a who’s-who of ruling party bigwigs, has left …

Eleven years at the helm. Billions borrowed. Mega dams commissioned with pomp and glory. Yet today, hard questions are exploding over the management of Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited as the December 2025 Auditor General’s report exposes troubling cracks in Uganda’s power generation giant. At the center of the storm is Harrison Mutikanga, CEO for the last 11 years. Alongside …

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 …

Drama unfolded in Kampala as a self-styled “State House insider” was remanded to prison after allegedly pocketing Shs20 million in a brazen scam involving a forged presidential appointment letter to the Uganda Railways Corporation. Nicholas Arinda was arraigned Wednesday before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court and charged with forgery, uttering a false document, and obtaining money by false pretence. …

A Billion-Shilling Job: Why Muhangi Faces No Challenger in UBF Race | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports A Billion-Shilling Job: Why Muhangi Faces No Challenger in UBF Race

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s latest directives on fisheries management have thrown the future of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) commander, Lt. Col. Mercy Tukahirwa, into fresh uncertainty, as pressure mounts over alleged excesses by the unit she leads. While campaigning in Buliisa and Kikuube districts this month, the President openly acknowledged widespread complaints from fishing …

Kampala, Uganda — Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) is facing sharp criticism and accusations of negligence following a fatal accident at the Wankoko level crossing in Bugolobi, after eyewitnesses and regular road users disputed the corporation’s official account of safety measures at the crossing. In a statement dated December 22, 2025, URC claimed the crossing was manned by staff from both …

Kampala – Uganda’s science and innovation sector is reeling from mounting allegations of institutional decay, political interference and shadowy management of multi-billion-shilling projects, as fresh details emerge linking recruitment chaos at the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) to a wider governance crisis at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). At the centre of the storm …

Gov’t Officials Urged to Enforce Zero-Tolerance to Corruption in Job Adverts — Kumumanya | Voice of Bugerere Home Regional News Gov’t Officials Urged to Enforce Zero-Tolerance to Corruption in Job Adverts — Kumumanya