ROMISE: A modern, tarmacked road linking Mukono to Katosi in central Uganda, improving access and accelerating development.REALITY: A maze of fake companies, forged documents, and missing billions. AMOUNT LOST: Over Shs 24 billionIMPLICATED: Abubaker Technical Services (a ghost contractor), Dan Alinange (then UNRA spokesperson), senior officials in the Ministry of …
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The Uganda Police Force has indefinitely suspended the National Unity Platform (NUP)’s regional mobilisation training meetings in Western and Northern Uganda, accusing the party of repeatedly violating public order and traffic laws during its activities. Uganda safari In a letter dated April 16, 2025, addressed to NUP Secretary General David …
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PROMISE: Uganda to refine its own oil by 2020.REALITY: Endless feasibility studies, workshops, inflated travels, ghost investors, and a gaping hole in public finances.AMOUNT LOST: Over Shs 4 trillion. In 2013, Ugandans were sold a dream—an audacious, transformative vision: that by the year 2020, the country would refine its own …
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In a country grappling with unemployment, limited industrial capacity, and a struggling export sector, every coin allocated toward economic transformation is sacred. But when those entrusted with steering the ship of development divert resources for personal gain, the consequences reverberate through generations. Such is the grim reality behind the case …
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Promise: A Uganda-made COVID-19 vaccine by 2022. Reality: Lavish presentations, no vaccine produced. Amount Lost: Shs 31 billion Lead Figure: Dr. Monica Musenero (Presidential Advisor on Epidemics) Status: Cleared by Parliament despite substantial evidence of fund mismanagement. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic surged, Uganda launched the Presidential Scientific Initiative …
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REALITY: A ghost site swallowed by bush and silence. In 2019, the Ugandan government unveiled a grand vision — the Lubowa International Specialized Hospital — a modern marvel meant to attract medical tourists, offer advanced treatment to Ugandans, and curb the country’s reliance on costly referrals abroad. The project came …
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By Alexander Luyima April 14, 2025 For over three decades, Uganda has hemorrhaged billions through grand infrastructure promises that became nothing more than elaborate cash siphons for the politically connected. What started as hope for development has decayed into national shame. Roads to nowhere. Hospitals built in thin air. Tractors …
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Post mortem report rules out foul play in dead of prisoner Pathologists have released a post mortem report revealing what caused the death of Lazarus Kahangire, who died from Ibanda prison. The post mortem report dated April 4, 2025 shows that the Kahangire died due to pneumonia. …
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Toronto, Canada – This Sunday, reggae and dancehall lovers across the globe are in for a treat as Canada-based broadcaster Omusawo Tintah welcomes Afro-Reggae sensation Don Franco Tafari to his signature radio show, Strictly Reggae Dancehall, airing on www.xavieradioug.com. Omusawo Tintah, a renowned voice in the Ugandan diaspora media landscape …
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By Alexander Luyima Uganda stands at a critical crossroads. As thousands of families lose homes and livelihoods to catastrophic floods, President Yoweri Museveni’s government has come under fire for allegedly allocating 50 billion shillings (approximately $13 million USD) to Members of Parliament (MPs) as a “service award.” The move—widely perceived …
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