The Central Bank of Uganda has challenged the Ministry of Finance against the current high rates of borrowing, saying they are putting the country and the economy at risk. The national debt burden is currently estimated at Ushs 64 trillion ($18b) as of December 2020, having risen 35% from the previous year. According to the government plans and as reflected ...
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Col Edith Nakalema, the head of State House Anti-Corruption Unit, has said police is going to work with Ministry of Health regarding the high covid treatment charges. There has been a public outcry about the extremely high charges of covid treatment. If you don’t have the Ugshs3M, to spend daily, you may want to avoid Covid. Some prominent people have ...
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Kiira Municipality MP Hon Ssemujju Nganda surely knows what the word opposition means and always makes sure that he fulfils it. This was from his latest comments concerning the new cabinet where he said Ugandans should not be optimistic about it at all. Nganda who is the FDC spokesperson said that people who expected the cabinet to perform were far ...
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Residents of Masaka and Buikwe districts are in shock after three people were murdered in a possible ritualistic sacrifice. Two residents of Kitutu village, Ngogwe Sub-County in Buikwe district were on Monday hacked to death. The assailants then removed their tongues. The village chairperson, Mr. Jamil Musoke reported the gruesome murder to Ngogwe police and they have since opened an ...
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A report has showed that there has been an increase in human trafficking due to lockdown. According to Agnes Igoye, the deputy national coordinator for prevention of trafficking in persons at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the main gear of this trafficking is unemployment levels among the youths. Most of the youths lost their jobs due to the lockdown that ...
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