NUP Unveils Mobilization Committee Ahead of Dokolo By-election

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has unveiled approximately 300 mobilizers ahead of the Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament by-election. On Saturday, a delegation led by the party’s Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya met the mobilization committees from all the 14 sub-counties in the district. They tasked them to go back and attract new members for the […]

Tayebwa Slams Bureaucratic Procurement Delays on Kampala-Jinja Expressway

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has slammed the bureaucratic procurement procedures that cause unnecessary delays in implementing national strategic projects. Tayebwa made the remarks while chairing the plenary sitting on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, following a statement by Fred Byabakama, the State Minister for Transport on the status of Kampala-Jinja Expressway. The Deputy […]

Ooh Uganda! Sh53bn Paid to Ghost Workers Annually

Uganda continues to lose sh53sh annually in salaries to workers who are either non-existent, dead, retired, or absconded from duty. This is according to a special audit of the government salary payroll undertaken by the Office of the Auditor General. The special audit was presented on Tuesday to the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among alongside […]

Busoga Ministers Come under Fire for not Leading Fight to Eradicate Poverty

The MPs stated that while their share of ministers is well placed in the Office of the Prime Minister, The Ministry of Lands, The Ministry of Trade, and The Ministry of Agriculture, which are all key dockets in the general economic transformation of the country, their region of origin hasn’t seen any tangible benefits from […]