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Kampala — A scorching report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has thrown the country’s health sector into fresh controversy after exposing glaring failures in the way hazardous medical waste is handled across public health facilities. The explosive Value for Money (VFM) Audit released in the 2025 Auditor General’s report paints a disturbing picture of a system …

By Kayiira Jackson  Reigning East Africa champions Bukedea Comprehensive School strengthened their bid for a quarterfinal place with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Kawempe Muslim SS in a tense group stage encounter honored at Nkondo grounds in Bombo on Friday. Ssentongo Wycliffe’s first-half strike proved decisive in a match filled with intensity, discipline and flashes of brilliance from both sides. …

Uganda is sitting on a silent epidemic, and the numbers are chilling. Fourteen million Ugandans — roughly 32 percent of the population — are estimated to be battling some form of mental disorder. Yet only about 10 percent are receiving treatment. As cases surge, the Auditor General’s December 2025 Value for Money audit on the Provision of Mental Health Services …

A bombshell Value for Money audit by the Auditor General has ripped the lid off what insiders are calling one of the most embarrassing energy sector underperformances in recent years, raising hard questions about supervision, competence and possible capture of key projects under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, RedPepper can report. At the centre of the storm is …

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 …

Swiss-Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal’s industrial empire is under fire after Ugandan authorities accused his flagship ethanol factory in the East African country of choking protected wetlands with toxic waste — a crime that could land company bosses behind bars for up to 12 years, RedPepper can report. The storm centres on PRO Industries Pte Limited, a massive ethanol and extra-neutral …

A Finnish investor has accused officials linked to a Ugandan mineral trading company of orchestrating a high-level international gold scam spanning Uganda, Kenya and Dubai, leaving him millions of shillings in losses. The complaint, now with the Uganda Police Force, Minerals Protection Unit, has thrust Oyztar Minerals Company Limited back into the spotlight—barely months after the firm was cited in …

The French oil beast TotalEnergies — famous for its glossy green ads and “net-zero by 2050” sermons — has been caught pants down! A Paris court has ruled that the company LIED to consumers about being a “leader in the energy transition.” Translation? The oil giant was selling dreams of solar panels while drilling harder than ever for crude. The …

Our Reporter A section of officials at the office of Administrator General are in hot soup over fraudulent sale of 320 acres of land (comprised in Busiro Block 429 plot 3 at Kawuku – Bugiri) previously belonging to Mzee Andereya Mayanja Nakiyenje who died in 1981 at Bwerenga – Busiro in Wakiso District. Following the death of Mayanja, the plan …

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 …