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Institute election financing law
We have successfully concluded this year’s Anti Corruption Day which was marked on December 9, 2020 Transparency International Uganda, Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda, Action Aid International Uganda, Uganda Debt Network and other like-minded CSOs embarked on tasking the Government to account for the various funds that were released during the fight against the locust invasion […]
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Key take aways 2020 Anti Corruption Convention
The 2020 Anti Corruption Convention was successfully held at the Royal Suites Hotel in Bugolobi on December 1 & 2. The bazaar-like convention had a number of seminars and talks delivered around the topics of election and campaign financing, public procurement, the fight against corruption and the gains made by the State House Anti Corruption […]
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Corruption in Uganda, is it a moral or legal issue?
Uganda has a large legal regime all designed to govern the anti-corruption policy. The government has also put in place a rich institutional framework consisting of the Inspectorate of Government (IG) with a constitutional mandate to fight corruption; Office of Auditor General (OAG); Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Directorate (CIID); the […]
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Attempts made to hack into passport system – Gov’t
The director of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Maj Gen Kasita Gowa, has revealed that there have been attempts by unknown people to break into the passport system but indicated they had moved to address the challenge. Addressing journalists at the Immigration offices in Kampala on Monday, Gen Kasita said their information technology department has managed […]
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COVID: Kalangala quarantine centre closed over lack of funds
Bishop Dunstan Memorial secondary school quarantine centre in Kalangala has been closed due to lack of funds. In April, the island district received Shs 165 million from the ministry of Finance for surveillance, coordination, the establishment of isolation centres and fuel allowance for the COVID-19 taskforce members among other activities. Kalangala LC V chairperson, Willy […]
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The cheating in the NRM Primaries is over – Museveni
President Museveni has said detained state Minister for labour minister, Mr Mwesigwa Rukutuna will be prosecuted for offences he committed in the recently concluded NRM primaries, stressing that cheating in his party is no more. Police said on Saturday that they had detained the minister and his three escorts following a shooting incident in Ruhama, […]
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Museveni: It’s been part of my mission since 1961 to stop vote rigging in Uganda
President Museveni said Monday that government is in the process of procuring equipment for digital verification of the voters using their biometric-data in attempt to stop vote-rigging in the coming election. “…it has been part of my mission since 1961 to contribute to the ending of votes rigging in Uganda. I, therefore, determined to close […]
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Office of the President returns, requests Shs 3bn unspent COVID funds
The Office of the President has requested to be reallocated Shs 2.9 billion it returned to the treasury after failing to spend it on activities in the last financial year. The money is part of a supplementary budget allocation of Shs 16.8 billion which the office received to facilitate COVID-19 response activities in April this […]
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Botswana investigates mystery deaths of 275 elephants in 2 months
Botswana is investigating a growing number of unexplained deaths of elephants, having confirmed 275 had died, up from 154 two weeks ago, the government said Thursday. The dead elephants were first spotted months ago in the Okavango Panhandle region, and the authorities say they have since been trying to discover the cause. Poaching has been […]
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Nsambya detains for 3 months mother who lost baby over unpaid bills
St Francis’ Hospital, Nsambya is in the spotlight again for detaining for over three months, a mother, who lost her unborn child over uncleared medical bills. Caroline Nassaka, a mother who lost her unborn child during a surgical operation has been in detention for more than three months by after she failed to clear a […]
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