UBOS plans to count individuals in lodges, clubs
Local authorities have been asked by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) to collaborate with census workers to also count residents in local lodges and clubs. Get informed
Day: April 2, 2024
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Court halts case involving former minister Kitutu
The Court of Appeal has suspended the second and concurrent corruption case against former Karamoja affairs minister Mary Goretti Kitutu which the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has been prosecuting. Get informed
UWA plans to reintroduce white rhinos in West Nile reserve
The Uganda Wildlife Authority’s long-standing plan to reintroduce white rhinoceroses to the Ajaj Wildlife Reserve in the Madi-Okollo District of the West Nile region is beginning to take shape. This comes after UWA successfully relocated 200 kobs and 50 buffaloes to the reserve over the course of two days last Friday. Get informed
URA retrieves 325 hidden smartphones
At Entebbe International Airport, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has seized over 325 cellphones that travelers had tried to smuggle into the country. According to a statement from the URA, the smartphones were found during an operation they called Operation Holy Grail, which aims to stop travelers from smuggling phones into the country. The statement…
AfDB bans Chinese roads construction company in Uganda for corruption.
China Henan International Corporation Group (CHICO), a Chinese roads construction company has been banned by the African Development Bank (AfDB) for participating in “fraudulent activity” in a project that the AfDB is funding in Uganda. CHICO, the Henan-based constructor, is now prohibited from participating in any new AfDB-funded projects on the continent, including its ongoing project…
Police chief disregards MPs’ recommendations regarding Police Sacco
Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi has ordered the Police Exodus Sacco to continue operations in spite of demands from members of parliament and certain police offices to stop Sacco deductions until audits have been completed. According to Maj Gen Tumusiime, it will be disastrous for a police officer and his…