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Col. Edith Nakalema, the head of the State House Anti-corruption Unit has asked women to join the fight against corruption. She said this while delivering a lecture to Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) staff at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. “Women are supposed to add value, bring order, and nurture societies. Then we shouldn’t be the thieves. ...

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has called for the establishment of a regional police force. He said the purpose of this force will be to fight theft and criminality in the East African Community parliamentary forum. He made these remarks at a breakfast meeting with members of the forum at Serena Hotel in Kampala. ‘’We should set up a regional ...

Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire has said the future of the ruling party is hanging in balance. The internal affairs minister says if the NRM of 1986 and the NRM of now meet, they may not recognize each other. He says the shift from the values of NRM that were set is so damaging that he sometimes feels embarrassed. “The NRM ...

Equity Bank has recently indicated that the sale of Simbamanyo House is not connected to problems caused by the lock down. However, the clarification came after proprietors had long defaulted on their loan obligations. On September 3, president Museveni gave an order to Bank of Uganda (BOU) regarding Equity Bank. He told the Governor BOU, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile to investigate ...

Although Evelyn Anite, State Minister for Investment and Privatization lost her Koboko Municipality parliamentary seat to Dr. Charles Ayume, she is into job and wealth creation. Evely Anite has launched Sabuni a product from her soap factory in Koboko District.  One time a journalist asked if she had lost an opportunity to invest in wealth creation, she quickly said that is the ...