Ministers Balaam Barugahara and Justine Nameere have spent the past few days touring Mbale and Bulambuli, catching civil servants off guard and ordering arrests on the spot. Ghost workers and pupils have been uncovered. A headteacher was arrested for allegedly inflating pupil numbers while a district engineer was remanded over a bridge built with black…
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and Col. Edith Nakalema, head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), met with American and Indian investors in Kampala to explore trade and investment opportunities. The delegation represented sectors including agriculture, technology, housing, and finance. Nabbanja welcomed the investors, highlighting Uganda’s favorable investment climate, including a 10-year tax holiday,…
A team of senior government officials have come together to pave ways of stemming fraud in the minerals sector. During a follow up meeting on gold trade fraud in Uganda at the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) offices in Kampala, the Permanent Secretary, ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Batebe said fraudsters mainly…
Col Edith Nakalema, Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), has called for skills development tailored to individual interests starting at the primary level. Nakalema made the plea during a meeting with the leadership of the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) in Kampala. “Can we enable children to pursue their passions from primary…
Col Edith Nakalema, the head of the State House Investors Protection Unit, has claimed that former senior presidential advisor Tamale Mirundi wanted to harm her children in 2015. Speaking at a gathering of Pentecostals recently, Nakalema claimed that in 2015, Mirundi went on one of the radio stations and said he knew the school Nakalema’s…
