Category: Insider
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Discontented URA Commissioner Resigns, Wangwe Tipped For Top Domestic Taxes Job
Our Reporter The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is on the brink of a significant leadership shake-up following the unexpected resignation of the Commissioner for Domestic Taxes, Sarah M. Chelangat. Though official communication from URA has not detailed the reasons behind her resignation, insiders contend that the decision stems from a growing sense of under appreciation,…
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UNGRATEFUL! Judicial officers already enjoying fat salaries now demand another raise
At a time when millions of Ugandans are struggling with the high cost of living and thousands of civil servants earn meagre wages, a section of judicial officers have once again sparked outrage by shamelessly demanding another salary increment. What these officers conveniently refuse to acknowledge is that they already received a generous enhancement on…
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Labour minister Anyakun explains voter eligibility for workers’ representatives
By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development detailed the electoral process for workers’ representatives to Parliament and district councils during a press conference Tuesday. Anyakun Esther Davinia, the state minister for labor, employment and industrial relations, announced that conferences for non-unionized workers are scheduled for Wednesday to allow…
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Land wrangle rocks M7’s Ex-Army General as family accuses him of grabbing inheritance, kicking out widow & orphans
A serious family dispute over land is brewing in Kawuku, Makindye Division, where a retired army officer, Brig.Gen. Jacob Musajjawaza, is being accused of grabbing a two-acre piece of land that belonged to the children of his late brother, Shedrack Kyakonye Mukasa. The land in question, part of a bigger estate left behind by their…
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Scapegoats of the State: How Uganda’s Justice System Is Criminalizing Reform to Shield Institutional Failure
By Xclusive Investigations Team A quiet institutional tragedy is playing out in Uganda; one not of collapsed infrastructure but of collapsed justice. In the name of accountability, the State is now prosecuting its own reformers, targeting senior executives at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for a national failure they neither authored nor controlled. This is…
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How Accountability Measures have been Weaponized in Uganda to persecute Reformist Managers under guise of prosecuting wrongdoing while masking Institutional failure
By Xclusive Investigation Desk In Uganda today, a troubling trend is unfolding one that strikes at the very heart of justice, governance and professional integrity. Two senior executives of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), including the Deputy Executive Director (DED) and the Executive Director (ED) find themselves at the center of criminal prosecution over…
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Tribute to Hon. Justice (Rtd) George W. Kanyeihamba
By CPA Frederick Wanume Kibbedi A Statesman. A Consistent Judge. A Mwirian. A Political Prophet. This morning, Uganda awoke to the solemn news of the passing of one of her most fearless intellectual giants and legal minds—Hon. Justice (Rtd) Dr. George William Kanyeihamba. The nation mourns not just a man, but a principled force who…
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High Court takes Tax Appeals Tribunal back to Law school
On 13th May, 2025, in a detailed and well-reasoned judgment, High Court Judge, Hon. Lady Justice Patricia Mutesi, schooled the Tax Appeals Tribunal (tribunal) on the dos and don`ts of determining Temporary Injunction Applications. The judgment arose from an appeal filed by Kalungi Estates Ltd. On 4th March 2025, the tribunal comprising of Crystal Kabajwara…
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Bebe Cool kicks off Break The Chains album media tour in Tanzania
Singer Bebe Cool touched down at the Julius Nyerere International airport, in Dar es salam- Tanzania, last night, ahead of the kickoff of his Break The Chains album media tour, slated for July 7th- 12th. Bebe Cool’s trip to Bongo Land, comes after a successful maiden tour in Nairobi, where the singer spent the better…
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Uganda’s Shs11 trillion SGR Project in turmoil: Turkish contractor’s top officials arrested over graft
Yapı Merkezi, a globally respected infrastructure firm with projects across Europe, Asia, and Africa, was selected by the Ugandan government.