Business people in Mukono Municipality have appealed to authorities to intervene and help them recover millions of shillings allegedly lost in a collapsed savings scheme, Najjembe Development Microfinance.
A highly anticipated meeting between government officials, a foreign investor, and members of the Sebei Cooperative Union ended in deadlock after farmers vehemently rejected plans to lease part of their land to an investor, with locals declaring they would not become "modern-day slaves" on their own ancestral property.
Fourteen local government authorities in Kampala are on the verge of expiring, and for the thousands of vendors on the streets, this deadline has brought a wave of anxiety. With no clear indication of where they will go once these orders take effect, the uncertainty among traders has reached a tipping point.
A former Lord Mayor aspirant has broken ranks with city politicians to support the government directive to remove street vendors from Kampala.
Mohammad Kasirye Ssendagire backs the crackdown but warns that forced evictions without public education will fail.
For decades, it was Kampala's hidden shame—an open sewer, a breeding ground for crime, and a death trap during every heavy downpour.
Businessman Hamis Kiggundu, popularly known as Ham, has entered the final stage of redeveloping the Nakivubo Channel. And what was once the city's most dangerous drainage trench is now being reborn as a destination of choice.
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