The Office of the Prime Minister has in the recent weeks dominated the media for what has become a regular offense in Uganda-corruption, just that this time, the scandal was unearthed…

Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Economics don, Ramathan Ggoobi (Mr) was recently appointed as the new Permanent Secretary / Secretary to the Treasury (PS/ST)…

With the recent appointment of parliamentary committees and ministry permanent secretaries, ACFIM Talks last week discussed a number of issues

Hon. Chris Baryomunsi, minister of Information Computer Technology, while appearing on national television informed the general public and politicians that all those that intend to offer food relief to the citizens should channel it through government. 

On the 18th June 2021, while addressing the nation on the Covid-19 pandemic, President Yoweri Museveni directed the Prime Minister and Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development

On June 18th, the president announced that a Covid-19 relief fund would be put in place to support vulnerable Ugandans. The COVID task team headed by the Prime minister, Hon. Nabanjja Robinah confirmed that UGX 100,000 ($28) would be given to each beneficiary…

The banning of religious congregations in Uganda, as one of the measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, is a game-changer in the way the church functions and exerts its influence on society. The role of the church may perhaps not change but the understanding of the church…

News concerning Ugandans having received suspected fake COVID vaccines is an indicator of a state failing to police social service delivery, abdicating its responsibility to the forces of the market. The interpretation of a private sector-driven economy by government needs to be re-visited…

Economic insecurity is on the rise due to COVID-19 in emerging economies like Uganda. A decade-long poverty eradication efforts have been reversed due to the weakening of economic structures at micro and macro levels.

Political corruption sits at the root of commercialization of political and electoral processes hence rendering most state institutions weak in order to protect and promote influential private interests.These vested interests exploit the commercialized electoral processes…

SecretsKnown has previously published a series of stories exposing how monetized the Special Interest group (SIG) (youth, elderly, and workers) elections under the Electoral College system have become. The elections for People with Disabilities (PWDs)…

The audit report for the financial year 2019/2020 by the Office of Auditor General exposed gross mismanagement of UGX143b ($40,241,368) COVID-19 money to botched procurements and supply of Covid-19 goods and services.