President Museveni has assured the Muslim faithful that repayments for grants extended to their Saccos under the Parish Development Model (PDM) do not amount to riba. Under islamic law, riba is strictly forbidden. It refers to any increase of a debt or a loan until its repayment. Some Muslims had expressed worry that the PDM repayments…
For the last two weeks, the #UgandaParliamentExhibiton has been the most trending activity on X. Spearheaded by Agather Atuhaire, Dr Spire Ssentongo, Anthony Natif and Godwin Toko, it has brought to the fore the rot in the 11th Parliament most importantly the mismanagement of public resources. While revelations over Mathias Mpuuga’s Shs 500 million payment…
As the rift between Mathias Mpuuga, the former leader of opposition and his party, National Unity Platform (NUP) deepens, there is a growing belief that he could be sacked as the party’s deputy president in Buganda. The party asked Mpuuga to resign after he admitted that he received Shs 500 million as a service award…
Casual labourers who clean the city will be paid today, a meeting brokered by Speaker Anita Among with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) leadership, resolved yesterday. The workers, who are demanding four months of pay, last week laid down their tools. Among announced in yesterday’s meeting with KCCA leaders that payments are to be made…
