Tag Archives: Trouble

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 …

Police extortion of $795 reportedly sought to derail $185,000 theft case Anti-corruption billboard in Uganda refers to an earlier case of officials stealing iron roofing sheets meant for development projects. (Photo courtesy of HRW) Two Ugandan police officers are reportedly facing disciplinary action after an internal police investigation into allegations that they extorted 3 million Uganda shillings (US $795) in …

A bitter scramble for billions from a United Nations agriculture fund has landed the national coordinator of Hongera Sana Uganda in serious trouble, exposing deep cracks within Uganda’s security establishment and raising troubling questions about the use of intelligence agencies in civilian programmes. Hongera Sana — a Swahili phrase meaning “big congratulations” — was unveiled as a national initiative under …

The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal by TotalEnergies, paving the way for a full trial in a blockbuster $480 million (about UGX 1,675,848,000,000) lawsuit jointly filed by the Malawi Government and local fuel supplier Prima Fuels. The ruling marks a major legal setback for the French energy giant and clears one of the last procedural …

Andrew Ssebunya the ex-boyfriend to Kampala women Member of Parliament Shamim Malende has denied allegations that he was the one behind the attack on National Unity Platform (NUP) super foot soldier Julius Katongole. Katongole who recently secured NUP ticket to represent Lubaga South at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) was attacked at Nakulabye a Kampala city suburb when he was …