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A storm is brewing at the Uganda National Bureau of Standards after a bombshell report exposed shocking gaps in oversight, weak enforcement, and a baffling multi-billion-shilling shortfall in the highly sensitive digital stamps system. At the centre of the controversy is a jaw-dropping revenue gap involving Swiss-linked firm SICPA Global Fluids Integrity SA, contracted to run the Digital Conformity Marking …

Kampala — Uganda’s insurance watchdog is under intense scrutiny after a blistering audit report exposed financial irregularities, governance gaps and failure to implement key consumer protection mechanisms, raising tough questions about leadership at the regulator. The explosive findings contained in the latest report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda have placed the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda …

By Amos Tayebwa – Mbarara A bitter financial dispute is brewing in Mbarara after leaders from Mbarara City North Division vowed to storm the city headquarters — commonly known as the White House — demanding answers over millions of shillings they say have not been remitted. During a heated council meeting held on Thursday, March 5, 2026, councilors led by …

Kampala — The curtain is slowly falling on the controversial Departed Asians Property Custodian Board, but as the lights dim, what is emerging is not a graceful exit — it is a catalogue of chaos, financial indiscipline, fraud allegations and staggering governance failure. A fresh Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 has ripped open the books of the Board …

Bobi Wine, Uganda’s most prominent opposition figure, has now been missing from public view for three weeks, after fleeing what he described as an attempted arrest and threats to his life following a disputed national election. Wine’s whereabouts have remained unknown since 16 January, when he said police and military forces carried out a night raid on his home. His …

Kampala, Uganda — The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has confirmed the recovery of missing Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) Integrated Science scripts for candidates of Bamure Primary School in Koboko District, assuring parents and stakeholders that the situation is now under control. Some of the Primary School pupils having their PLE Exams (Courtesy photo) In a press statement issued on …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara –A government-funded staff housing project at Biharwe Mixed Primary School in Mbarara City North Division has stalled for two months, following a payment dispute between the contractor and Mbarara City Council. The suspension has prompted investigations into the alleged diversion of UGX 44 million meant for the project. The issue came to light on Friday, 31st …

It has now been seven days since Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were reportedly abducted under unclear circumstances, and their whereabouts remain unknown. The two, both known for their outspoken activism and civic engagement, were last seen on October 1, 2025, in Nairobi, before going missing in what witnesses described as a targeted operation involving unidentified men. Human …

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has told the High Court in Kampala that it is not holding opposition activist Sam Mugumya, who has been reported missing under unclear circumstances.   In a sworn affidavit filed in the Civil Division of the High Court on Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Musasizi, the Director of Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Defence …