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Grief has quickly turned into anger after a fatal crash on the Kampala–Entebbe Expressway on Monday exposed what critics are calling a dangerous mix of confusion, negligence and institutional complacency at the Kampala Entebbe Expressway (KEE). According to the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, the crash happened at around 6:30am at the Mpala section and involved a Toyota Land …

A shocking audit into the operations of the Electoral Commission has laid bare a catalogue of financial and administrative failures that have thrown the country’s election managers into fresh controversy. The explosive findings from the latest report by the Office of the Auditor General for the financial year 2025 reveal that the electoral body has been operating under weak policies, …

KAMPALA: Shockwaves are rippling through Uganda’s tax administration after insiders revealed that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) abruptly cut ties with software experts linked to the global IT powerhouse Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the firm that helped build the country’s multi-million-dollar tax management system. The development has reportedly thrown URA’s digital tax operations into confusion and mounting pressure, forcing overwhelmed …

Panic, confusion and sleepless nights have reportedly gripped officials at the tax body, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), after the institution allegedly switched off a sophisticated tax ledger system and forced staff to revert to manual reconciliation of taxes. According to an explosive internal memo seen by insiders, URA management terminated the contract of an Indian technology company that had …

What was designed to attract investors, create jobs and stimulate industrial growth is now under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Auditor General’s December 2025 report on Licensing and Investor Support Services at the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has laid bare serious operational weaknesses that are delaying — and in some cases sabotaging — investments meant to power …

Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to fraudsters’ bank accounts Foreign students attending independent schools in the UK are being targeted by fraudsters seeking to intercept their fee payments, according to new research. Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to the bank account of a criminal, …

By Alexander LuyimaUganda’s tax system is sinking into a profound crisis of credibility after the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) failed to meet its revenue targets for four consecutive months as 2025 came to a close. Preliminary figures indicate a cumulative shortfall running into trillions of shillings between August and November alone. Yet, in a move that has ignited widespread public …

The Office of the National Chairman (ONC) has launched a state-of-the-art digital Vote Protection and Monitoring System designed to secure President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s votes in the 2026 General Elections. The groundbreaking platform was unveiled Friday by ONC Manager SPA/PA Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo during a high-energy ceremony at the ONC headquarters in Kampala. The new system represents one of the …

While appearing on 93.1  IUIU FM-MBALE this morning, Mbale City NRM Woman Mp flagbearer, Hon. Lydia Wanyoto has advocated for Mbale to international terminal-one stop centre for the regional transport system,  “The Cross-border Financial Transaction Act that brought KCB; Kenya Central Bank to Mbale, which was the second branch outside Kampala to boost business, advocated for a regional passport office …

Post Views: 1 BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE (MK)IN BUSHENYIwww.mknewslink.comThe Germans from Kronshagen municipality have donated 120M to Bushenyi-Ishaka municipal council to solve the problem of electricity which is generally unreliable in UgandaThe complete solar system was launched by the RDC Bushenyi Mr. Emmy Ngabirano and the Germans led by Mrs. Eve Onash and town clerk Mr. Nuwamanya Robert heading …