Melbourne, Australia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s diaspora has been challenged to move beyond remittances and become a strategic engine for national transformation, as more than 1,000 Ugandans from across Australasia gathered in Melbourne for the country’s 64th Independence celebrations. Representing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the three-day …
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Minister Bypassed Due Process in Attempt to Suspend Doctor for Pocketing -MOH Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health has clarified that Dr Robert Candia, a doctor at Arua Regional Referral Hospital who was allegedly suspended by the State Minister for Health, Anifa Bangirana Kawooya, remains …
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Masindi, Uganda | URN | A significant number of staff at Masindi district local government and the Municipality have fled following a directive issued by local government Minister Balaam Barugahara for the arrest of those implicated in corruption, abuse of office, extortion and mismanagement of government projects. The officials from …
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Masindi, Uganda | URN | Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara has given Masindi Chief Administrative Officer Samuel Kasaija one month to ensure that CMD Investments Limited completes and hands over the long-delayed Kijunjubwa Seed Secondary School to the government. The multi-billion-shilling school project, which started in 2023, was expected to …
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BISHOP: Tell Balaam to go to seed schools, community schools, but not to Church of Uganda-founded schools. What we agree with the parents is what we will do because what we want is for our children to learn. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Anglican Bishop of Soroti Diocese, …
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Twinomugisha said the Inspectorate has recovered more than Shs41 billion through its Ombudsman function, stressing that the recovery was separate from its anti-corruption work. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has backed Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara’s approach to fighting corruption, saying the campaign …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has criticised the Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, over the way he arrests and publicly questions headteachers and education officials during his inspections of government schools. UNATU General Secretary Filbert Baguma said that while the union supports …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | Public servants should not fear Local Government Minister, Balaam Barugahara’s ongoing anti-corruption campaigns if they are innocent and transparent in the execution of their duties, Minister of Public Service Gen (Rtd) Edward Katumba Wamala has said. Katumba made the remarks on Thursday in Gulu City …
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Kitgum, Uganda | URN | Church of Uganda Archbishop Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has urged the government to allow parents to support the development of schools where such contributions are agreed upon by parents and school governing bodies, warning that a blanket restriction could leave some institutions struggling to provide …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has defended the ongoing monitoring of service delivery in government schools by Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara, saying the exercise is part of efforts to fight corruption and improve public service delivery. However, secondary school head teachers have criticized the approach, accusing authorities …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
