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By Kyeyune Ali Kabarole District — Residents of Kabarole District have received a major boost in access to essential services following the commissioning of two key infrastructure projects under the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) Project. The Honourable Minister of State for Local Government, Victoria Rusoke Businge, officially commissioned the Mugusu Piped Water Supply System and the Karangura Mini-Grid Solar …

The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP), once hailed as a transformative agro-industrial lifeline for Uganda’s rural farmers, is now sinking under the weight of delays, underperformance and questionable management, after the Auditor General’s December 2025 report exposed deep cracks in one of government’s most ambitious agricultural ventures. Implemented under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, the 10-year project …

Mukono– Somero Initiative Uganda, in partnership with Mukono District Local Government, last week officially launched the REAL Fathers Project, an initiative aimed at strengthening responsible fatherhood and improving early childhood development within communities. Members during the inception meeting where the program was launched. The project was introduced during a district inception meeting held at the District Community Development Officer’s office, …

Mukono District Local Government, through its Production Department, convened a stakeholder engagement meeting to discuss the proposed oil palm farming project aimed at transforming rural livelihoods and creating new economic opportunities for farmers, particularly in Koome Sub-county. The engagement brought together extension workers, production officers, natural resources officers, the technical committee from Gersch Consult Limited, representatives from the National Oil …

Uganda’s long-awaited oil dream may have hit fresh turbulence after a bombshell audit exposed worrying delays, funding gaps and project setbacks at the country’s powerful oil regulator, raising serious questions about leadership as its founding boss prepares to exit. A new report from the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has revealed that critical oil sector projects under the …

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, …

Kampala– Members of Parliament on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have faulted the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) over delays in the completion of the Temangalo low-cost housing project. The legislators raised the concerns during a meeting with NSSF Managing Director, Patrick Ayota, where he was tasked to respond to issues highlighted in the Auditor General’s …

Kampala– Flavian Zeija has convened a high-level hybrid meeting to review progress on the Justice 4 Her Project, a key initiative aimed at strengthening the Judiciary’s response to gender-based violence (GBV). Chief Justice Flavian Zeija The meeting, held at the Court of Appeal Building in Kampala, brought together representatives from UN Women, Austrian Development Cooperation, and judicial officers from the implementing …

After ten years, millions in financing and bold promises to transform Uganda’s business and tourism competitiveness, the Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) is now under an unforgiving spotlight. The December 2025 Value for Money audit on CEDP has laid bare a troubling pattern of delayed works, underutilised facilities, partially implemented reforms and systems that exist on paper but struggle …

It was sold as a shining solution to Uganda’s water crisis — 687 solar-powered irrigation and water supply systems meant to transform farming, boost incomes and bring clean water closer to communities. The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is the lead government agency, overseeing the project primarily financed by UK Export Finance. Nexus Green Ltd (UK) is the contracted company …