Kampala NRM’s Woman MP former candidate- Faridah Nambi arriving on a caterpillar for nominations at EC offices in October 2022. (Photo Courtesy-The Independent) With Uganda’s politics being highly monetised and commercialised, many men and women who offer themselves for elections…
Hon. Kateshumbwa Dickson donating wheel chairs and other items to Kabwohe Health Centre and Sheema Development Associationa during his campaigns in 2020 (Photo Courtesy of Showbiz Uganda) Voter inducement refers to acts taken by political parties and candidates towards the…
Parliament of Uganda (Photo Courtesy of Global Press) Uganda’s speaker of parliament, Hon. Anita Among has decried the perpetual absenteeism of ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) which has paralysed parliamentary business. She made the outcry last week while chairing…
President Museveni at Kinyara Sugar Limited’s Industrial Sugar Refinery Plant in Masindi District Ugandan voters are now tasting first-hand, the effects of commercialised elective politics as they take tea, coffee, or corn/millet porridge without sugar not by choice, but just…
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Hon. Anita Among during a sitting. (Photo Courtesy of Parliament of Uganda) Interest seems to be growing within pockets of legislators in the 11th Parliament of Uganda on the need to legislate on Campaign financing because…
Whereas Uganda’s electoral and political party legal framework contains provisions that regulate political party financing, misuse of state resources on campaigns, and voter bribery when it comes to regulating election campaign financing, this framework does not cover the ground properly.…
Uganda’s public debt has soared to Ugx 80 trillion ($21.3 billion) rising by more than 23% from Ugx 69.5 trillion ($18.5 billion) at the end of FY 2020/21. For the last 5 years, Uganda’s debt portfolio has grown by more…
Uganda Railway Corporation Locomotives (Photo Courtesy of URC) President Museveni has directed officials from Uganda railway Corporation (URC) to refund UGX 48 billion ($12.8 million) meant for procuring four railway locomotives. SecretsKnown has established in a letter dated 3rd October…
Uganda is choking on debt. (Photo Courtesy of Getty Images) Parliament of Uganda last week approved a loan of UGX 1.7 trillion ($455.3 million) that government will get from foreign lenders namely; Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), a Japanese…
Photo Courtesy of Angelytix The time has come for African democracies to speak about the elephant in the room. The elephant is the role of business in politics and its influence on political decisions. There is a growing feeling informed…
