KAMPALA — Uganda’s ambitious march toward the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is facing uncomfortable scrutiny after a damning Value for Money audit exposed serious coordination failures within the Office of the Prime Minister, piling pressure on the leadership of the country’s SDG Secretariat. At the centre of the unfolding accountability debate is Albert Byamugisha, the Senior Technical Adviser and …
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PROBE UNMASKS NARO ROT! Anti-Tick Vaccine Stalls, Sh10bn Assets Idle, 4bn Arrears Unpaid as DG Yona Faces Job War
Kampala — The latest Auditor General’s report on the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) reads like a catalogue of missed opportunities, stalled projects and internal power struggles at Uganda’s top agricultural research body. At the centre of the storm is the Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma, whose four-year contract runs out next year April. Appointed in April 2023 by the …
Read More »MBARARA CITY COUNCIL IN HOT SOUP: UGX 160.8 PROJECT STALLS AS CONTRACTOR ABANDONS WORK OVER NON-PAYMENT
Post Views: 2 By Aggrey TwesigyeIn Mbararawww.mknewslink.comThe construction of staff houses at Biharwe mixed primary school in mbarara city has stalled after the contractor, M/s Ugawood company ltd, abandoned the project, citing non-payment by the city council. The UGX 160.8 million project, funded by the Ministry of Education and Sports, was meant to provide six staff houses to improve …
Read More »ON SPOT! Mbarara Biharwe Mixed P/S Staff Houses Project Stalls as City Authorities Face Probe Over Missing Sh44M
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 …
Read More »STREET WAR! KCCA Iron Lady Kicks Hawkers, Vendors Off K’la CBD, Offers 2000 Free Stalls in City Markets
KAMPALA — It’s fire in the city! The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has unleashed a brutal street cleansing operation, ordering all hawkers and street vendors to pack up and vanish from Kampala’s pavements — or face the iron hand of city enforcement. In a public notice issued this week, KCCA gave the traders just 7 days — starting October …
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