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By Ben Musanje The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has denied allegations of staff mismanagement, inefficiencies in payment, and mishandling of registration kits during the ongoing national identity registration project. Claire Ollama, the NIRA Registrar, addressed these concerns during a press conference at police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala, providing a detailed breakdown of the project’s progress, staffing issues, and …

By Mulengera Reporters In his 12th October 2023 letter, President Museveni introduced Intracom company owned by a Burundian billionaire and directed the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to help get the Gender Ministry surrender 130 acres out of the 377 acres which they own at Kampiringisa in Mpigi district, where the Kampiringisa Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre is located.   However, the Gender …

Mukono District has taken a significant step toward sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation with the official launch of the Bamboo Agroforestry Project, an initiative targeting small holder farmers in Mukono and Buikwe districts. The multi-stakeholder project brings together district leaders, environmental experts, and implementing partners to promote bamboo-based agroforestry as a solution to declining soil productivity, environmental degradation, and limited …

Mukono District has taken a major step toward agricultural transformation following a high-level planning meeting on the proposed rollout of the National Oil Palm Project. The engagement, held at the district headquarters in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), brought together political leaders, technical staff, and development partners to align strategies ahead of a required …

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, …