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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Ugandan students evacuated from Iran arrive safely

A group of Ugandan students evacuated from Tehran, Iran have safely arrived at Entebbe International Airport following a government-led evacuation operation. According to the Government Citizen Interaction Centre, the students arrived in Uganda on Thursday evening after a coordinated evacuation led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda and the Uganda People’s Defence Force….

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