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Uganda Generals Face New Probe Over Somalia Corruption Scandal
(Medeshi) – President Yoweri Museveni was last week headed for a major dilemma, after it emerged that some of his top army officers could be implicated in the Somalia UPDF corruption scandal, the Observer writes. The Observer has learnt that mid this month, Museveni ordered what amounts to an investigation of investigators. The development came […]
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How soldiers stole State House money
KAMPALA- When State House Comptroller Lucy Mbonye Nakyobe told Parliament on October 30 that six presidential guards accused of stealing about Shs700 million from the President’s Office had been convicted, it was the truth, but not the whole truth. It is true the soldiers of the Special Forces Command, had been tried and convicted by the […]
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Muhoozi did not try State House money theft case – army
Kampala- Brigadier Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the commandant of the elite Special Forces Command (SFC), did not chair the Unit Disciplinary Court (UDC) that tried soldiers who allegedly stole Shs700 million from the President’s office at Okello House, Nakasero. Reacting to a Sunday Monitor expose yesterday, the SFC spokesman, Maj Chris Magezi, said the trial [court] was chaired […]
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Danger in Labour: Uganda’s Maternal Health Crisis
Kabale, Uganda: From her small garden in the village of Mirindi, located in the Kabale District of south-western Uganda, Precious Tumuhaise, a 27-year-old woman and mother of four, rests her weight against herefuka, a traditional hand-hoe, and glances over her shoulder at her one-year old daughter tied to her back with colourful cloth. “Being pregnant […]
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‘Tie corrupt to a rock and throw them into the sea’ – Pope Francis
Those who don’t truly repent and only pretend to be Christian are damaging the Church. These were the words of Pope Francis at Mass on Monday morning in the Vatican’s Santa Marta. Pope Francis focused his homily on the Lord’s exhortation to forgive our brothers and sisters who have sinned. Jesus, he said, never tired […]
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Another Fraud Saga in Office of Prime Minister
New reports reveal that Shs 60billion meant for war veterans and victims under the Luweero – Rwenzori Development Programme was embezzled by some officials in the OPM. These officials are currently beininvestigated. This comes a few days after the United Kingdom government suspended its aid to the Uganda government because of the level […]
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Government spends Shs500m on eclipse
As the excitement over the hybrid solar eclipse wanes, it has emerged that the government spent Shs510 million to organise the eclipse viewing event at Owiny Primary School in Nebbi District. According to the budget, the Ministry of Tourism spent Shs69 million on public awareness and publicity about the once in a life time event. […]
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Government stealing our documents – NGOs
Kampala- Non-government Organisations under the NGO Forum have claimed that the government is stealing their sensitive documents, computers and monies with the intention to disrupt their work. In a press briefing in Kampala yesterday, Mr Grace Babihuga, the executive director of Uganda Law Society, said in the last two years, purported burglars have taken away assets […]
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Kawolo, an epitome of hospital mismanagement
There was a stir in Tororo municipality last Monday, as area MP Sanjay Tanna cautioned officials at Tororo government hospital against theft and misuse of property. Tanna, who was handing over mattresses donated by Tororo Cement Limited, told hospital officials that only good handling of the mattresses would attract more donations. “I don’t want to […]
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Uganda still tops EAC in corruption, says report
KAMPALA- The chances of forking out a bribe to access most of the crucial services in Uganda have dropped from 40.7 per cent last year, to 26.8 per cent in 2013, a report by Transparency International has revealed. However, the East African Bribery Index 2013 still finds Uganda leading the East African region in prevalence of […]
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