Tag Archives: Officials

JOHANSBERG, South Africa – The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement, Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong, together with senior party leaders, on Wednesday arrived safely in Johannesburg ahead of celebrations marking President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s victory in Uganda’s 2021 General Elections. Upon arrival on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Todwong held a meeting with the Victory Party Organising Committee and members …

Panic has set in across Uganda after the Inspectorate of Government moved to crack down on more than 200 public officials and contractors accused of sitting on billions of shillings in government money that investigators say was irregularly taken and never refunded. Documents compiled by the Inspectorate and seen by Red Pepper show that 202 officers collectively owe the government …

Mitooma– On Thursday, Anti-corruption Unit of State House in collaboration with Uganda Police in Mitooma District have arrested several district officials from on allegations of selling government jobs and extorting money from job applicants during recent and ongoing Local Government recruitment exercises. Some of the suspects The arrested officials include: Mrs. Nakityo Joanita, Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Mugisha Sadic-District Health …

By Kayiira Jackson  A delegation from the Uganda Moslem Education Association (UMEA) has concluded an inspection tour of facilities at Nkoma Secondary School in Mbale City as preparations intensify for the 38th edition of the UMEA Solidarity Games set for April 2–6, 2026. The team, headed by Solidarity Games Chairman Hajji Twahir Kitezala, evaluated the readiness of sports venues and …

Officials in Mukono District have undergone refresher training on a government online reporting tool aimed at strengthening monitoring, accountability, and compliance with service delivery standards. The training, held on Monday, March 2, 2026, in the Chief Administrative Officer’s boardroom, was organized by the Ministry of Public Service in collaboration with the Mukono District Local Government. It brought together Heads of …

There was high drama at Kampala Capital City Authority last week when two powerful female directors reportedly turned City Hall into a battlefield — trading explosive accusations in full view of stunned junior staff and clients. What began as an apparent disagreement quickly escalated into a heated public altercation between two female officials—one is from Directorate of Human Resources and …

When President Yoweri Museveni summoned officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to his Kisozi farm in Gomba recently, the mood was anything but routine. According to sources familiar with the meeting, the President was deeply dissatisfied with what he described as a failed war against wetland encroachment, despite years of policies, …

A wave of violence has left transgender people afraid to go out Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmad proposes the creation of a government “gender re-assignment board” that would control a trans person’s official gender identity. (Photo courtesy of Global Living Space)   Transgender Pakistanis are under attack, reversing progress that they had made in acceptance by the wider Pakistani society. A …

Kampala— Two senior officials of Kamuli District Local Government have been charged with abuse of office and causing financial loss over the alleged embezzlement of road rehabilitation funds. The accused persons in dock The accused, Mukiibi Nasser, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and Kifuuse Alex, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), were on Monday afternoon arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court. The …

Our Reporter Bruno Senkatuka Serunkuuma, the clan head of the Luggya and Lunyiriri of Andereya Mayanja Nakiyenje whose estate of 320 Acres of land was illegally sold by the officials at the Administrator General’s office since 1993 has died inexplicably. Senkatuka, the head of the Ssiga of Nakiyenje died abruptly two weeks ago after waiting for the Administrator General to …