Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has picked interest in investigating the allegations against a former International Criminal Court (ICC) official over facilitating and financing the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony. This comes just two days after Brigid Inder, a former Special Gender Advisor to former …
Read More »Why World Bank funding freeze on Uganda is a mistake
Activists say it is a counterproductive move Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In a surprising twist, some members of the gay community in Uganda have told The Independent they are not pleased by the recent decision of the World Bank to cut funding to new projects in Uganda because of …
Read More »ADF killings in Kasese
Terror group’s new funding, wider networks exposed COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | A well-orchestrated attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District on June 16 that left 43 people dead; 37 of whom were students, has left the nation in shock and agony. The government has pinned the notorious Allied …
Read More »KCCA: Lukwago calls for audit into road funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the newly inaugurated Public Accounts Committee to investigate the expenditure on road infrastructure. Lukwago made the appeal on Thursday at the City Hall while officiating at the ceremony where four members of PAC took oath. …
Read More »‘Stop funding Oil and gas projects’
Climate activists pile pressure on World Bank Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | This year’s Spring Meetings of the World Bank that took place at the institution’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. from April 10-16 were dominated by demands from shareholders to reform and tackle contemporary challenges. And top on the list …
Read More »Funding climate change-induced losses and damage
UN moves to set-up Fund for poor and developing countries Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The United Nations has established a transitional committee to begin work on operationalizing a new fund whose purpose is to respond to climate change-related losses and damage in poor and developing countries like Uganda. …
Read More »Fort Portal city risks missing next USMID funding due to delayed works
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal Tourism City is likely to miss out on the next phase of funding for the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Project –USMID due to delayed works. Judith Nabakoba, the Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban development revealed this at the belated …
Read More »MPs query supplementary funding for universities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Education and Sports Committee has asked officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports to present a list of all universities that sought supplementary funding in the current financial year 2022/2023. The officials were appearing before the committee where Members of Parliament raised …
Read More »NMS seeks Shs298 billion to counter decline in donor funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores (NMS) is seeking Shs 298 billion to offset the projected funding gaps arising from the declining donor funding. NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare said that since donor agencies such as PEPFAR that have for long provided essential medicines such as …
Read More »Funding Africa’s start-up sector
Can continent keep up its record $7bn funding trend over next 12 months amidst current global turmoil? COMMENT | Thabiso Foto | Startups have become vital engines of change that can have an outsized impact on an economy. They are crucial in fueling innovation and enhancing economic and digital competitiveness. They improve …
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