KCCA probes night demolition of structure at Owino market

KAMPALA — Authorities in Kampala have launched investigations into the demolition of a structure at St. Balikuddembe Market, after unknown individuals allegedly brought it down without authorisation late Saturday night. According to the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the incident occurred at around 10:00 p.m. on March 7, when unidentified people used heavy machinery to…

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Losses as heavy rains flood Kampala streets and shops

Kampala – Torrential rains hammered Uganda’s capital on Friday afternoon, leaving major streets and shopping arcades submerged under floodwater and disrupting business and traffic in the city centre. Shops and roads in the downtown business district — including areas around Imperial Royale Hotel and Centenary Park — turned into waterways as brown floodwater flowed through…

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5 nabbed over illegal labour firms

The Uganda Police Force, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development – Uganda, conducted an operation on 05.03.2026 targeting companies suspected of engaging in labour externalisation without valid licences. During the operation, five suspects were arrested from the following firms: Hussinah Travels Ltd, Hasaya Recruitment Company Ltd and Big Dreams Visa…

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IGG recovers over Shs2bn misappropriated funds

Uganda’s anti-corruption watchdog has recovered more than Shs2 billion in misappropriated public funds as part of intensified enforcement efforts over the past six months. Speaking during a press briefing at the Uganda Media Centre, the Inspector General of Government, Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, said the Inspectorate of Government registered 1,516 complaints between July and…

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Company fined Shs75m for polluting Ngaju wetland in Luweero

The Makindye Standards, Utilities, and Wildlife Court has convicted PRO Industries Pte Limited for illegally discharging untreated industrial waste into the Ngaju Wetland in Ndibulungi Village, Kakabala Parish, Butuntumula Sub-county, Luweero District. The case was heard before Chief Magistrate Her Worship Gladys Kamasanyu, where Mr. Adrian Caesar Mugabe, the company manager, pleaded guilty on behalf…

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