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By Hannington G. Mbabazi Kampala: The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) Board has concluded a three-day oversight visit to major electricity generation and transmission facilities in Eastern Uganda, as part of its mandate to monitor performance and enforce compliance within the power sector. The inspection tour, conducted from April 23 to 25, covered a range of installations critical to Uganda’s electricity …

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 …

For an institution created to sniff out dirty money and choke financial crime at its roots, the spotlight is now uncomfortably fixed on the watchdog itself. A damning Value for Money audit in the December 2025 report by the Auditor General has exposed glaring weaknesses at the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), raising tough questions about competence, focus and leadership under …