Abubaker Vincent Nende, the younger brother of the late Kadongo Kamu legend Paul Kafeero, has accused MC Mayor of mishandling Shs8 million raised during Bruno K‘s TikTok Live show, Ekiboozi, to support Paul Ssentongo, one of the claimants excluded after the Kafeero family’s DNA verification exercise.
Well-wishers contributed the money to help Ssentongo open a retail shop, but since he did not own a phone at the time, Bruno K reportedly transferred the funds to MC Mayor on his behalf.
Bruno K sent the money collected from the live stream to MC Mayor because Ssentongo had no phone at that moment.
The arrangement appeared straightforward until Ssentongo contacted Nende and said he had never received the money.
Instead of handing over the funds, MC Mayor allegedly took Ssentongo to another person’s shop, photographed him there, and created the impression that the fundraiser had achieved its goal.
Ssentongo called me and said his money had been stolen by MC Mayor. He took him to a certain shop and took pictures of him there, yet it was all lies. The shop belonged to someone else. They took advantage of the fact that Ssentongo is innocent and thought they would steal his money.
Nende says he reported the matter to the police, prompting officers to summon MC Mayor.
He adds that MC Mayor later mobilised relatives and friends and raised Shs6.6 million, leaving Shs1.4 million still outstanding.
He managed to call his family members and raised Shs6.6 million. He promised to clear the remaining Shs1.4 million on Monday.
Nende maintains that Shs1.4 million remains unpaid and says the fundraiser has yet to achieve the purpose supporters intended.
MC Mayor had not publicly responded to the allegations by the time of publication.
Snger Rahmah Pinky has revealed that she has no plans of having children until she achieves billionaire status, saying she wants to be financially secure before starting a family.
Speaking on her birthday, Pinky also shared her views on sexual responsibility, arguing that advising people to abstain is unrealistic for many.
Instead, she encouraged the public to prioritize protection and seek medical attention immediately in case of unprotected sex to avoid unwanted consequences.
Always wear protection. If you find yourself in a position where you’ve not had yourself protected and you did something, please immediately visit the hospital to avoid any future regrets.
Pinky added that she has managed to avoid many of the temptations and risks associated with the music industry, putting her in a position to advise others.
Pinky said many young people look up to her, making it important for her to speak honestly about the realities they may face.
I am someone who people look up to, so the best I can do is tell them the truth. I live in the industry where these things happen.
I might have survived them, but I don’t know if another person entering the industry will survive or how alert and protected they will be. So come protected, and even if you aren’t in the industry, in any field of life, protect yourself.
Grace Nakimera has opened up about why she never pursued romantic relationships with fellow entertainers during the peak of her music career, saying she deliberately stayed away from musicians because of their reputation.
Speaking during an interview on NRG Radio, Nakimera revealed that she never even developed crushes on celebrities, particularly musicians, because she believed they were surrounded by too much drama.
She admitted she preferred calm, respectful men over the excitement associated with fame.
Musicians are dangerous. Musicians always have many women and I don’t want those things because I want real love and I don’t go for hype. I like gentlemen.
Nakimera eventually found love with a Norwegian man, with whom she shares her firstborn child.
Looking back, she jokingly suggested that perhaps Ugandan men simply did not notice her, while foreign men seemed to appreciate her more.
I wasn’t gangster. I was so cool, humble and a sweet girl but our people weren’t seeing me. I was a little proud, but I always met white men for some reason.
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Uganda’s Triplets Ghetto Kids have given fans a glimpse of their preparations for the FIFA World Cup final halftime show, sharing behind-the-scenes photos from rehearsals with Colombian superstar Shakira and Nigerian Grammy Award winner Burna Boy.
The Ugandan dance troupe posted a series of photos on Instagram showing them dancing, laughing and rehearsing alongside the two international music stars ahead of Sunday’s highly anticipated performance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Sharing the photos, the Ghetto Kids wrote: “The whole ‘Dai Dai’ stars are here now! And we are more than ready to rock the world this Sunday at the FIFA World Cup Halftime Show! See you.”
In one of the photos, Shakira is seen dancing at the centre of a circle formed by the Ghetto Kids, while Burna Boy joins the group with his own energetic moves.
When Shakira unveiled “Dai Dai”, the tournament’s official song featuring Burna Boy, she revealed that she had invited the Ugandan youngsters to join her on stage for the World Cup final halftime show, giving the Ghetto Kids an opportunity to perform before a global audience alongside some of the world’s biggest music stars.
Spain face defending champions Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday at 10pm. Spain are aiming for their second World Cup title after winning their first in 2010, while Argentina are chasing a fourth triumph that would move them level with Germany on four titles, behind only five-time champions Brazil.
Concern is growing over the health of veteran politician and retired military officer Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, who remains hospitalised at Nakasero Hospital.
The 87-year-old former Second Deputy Prime Minister was admitted to the private hospital earlier this week and is still receiving treatment, according to sources familiar with his condition.
On Friday, several members of his family gathered at the hospital for a closed-door meeting. His son, Minister of State for Works Ali Siraj, was also seen at the facility. The exact nature of Gen. Ali’s illness has not been made public.
Gen. Ali, who was born on April 5, 1939, is one of Uganda’s longest-serving political and military figures, having been active in public life for more than five decades.
He served as a senior military commander and minister during the administration of former President Idi Amin before leading the Uganda National Rescue Front (UNRF) rebellion in the early 1980s.
In 1986, Gen. Ali reached a peace agreement with President Yoweri Museveni’s government, paving the way for the integration of his forces into the National Resistance Army. He was subsequently commissioned as a Major General.
He later held several senior government positions, including Minister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Third Deputy Prime Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister, and Second Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament. He served in the latter two positions from 2021 until 2026.
Although he was not retained in Cabinet following the 2026 General Elections, Gen. Ali remains in Parliament as the Member of Parliament for Adjumani West Constituency.
The death toll from the road crash involving pupils of King David Junior School at Kaserem along the Kapchorwa–Mbale Road has risen to 24 after three more pupils died while receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the accident.
As of Friday evening, 18 of the 24 bodies have been positively identified. Three unidentified bodies are being kept at Kapchorwa Hospital, while another three are at Mbale Hospital.
A total of 23 victims remain admitted at Kapchorwa Hospital, where they are receiving treatment. Meanwhile, all surviving pupils who did not require hospital admission have safely returned to Kampala aboard a Gateway Bus.
The driver of the bus involved in the crash has not yet been formally identified. However, he is believed to have sustained critical injuries and is reportedly among those receiving treatment at Mbale Hospital.
The school trip left Kampala at about 5:00 a.m. using two buses and two taxis, commonly known as drones. The other vehicles were not involved in the crash and safely returned to Kampala with all their occupants.
Earlier on Friday, the Minister of Education and Sports held an emergency meeting with key stakeholders and announced the temporary suspension of all school educational trips across the country.
The suspension is intended to allow authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation into recent crashes involving school children, strengthen safety guidelines for school educational trips and carry out nationwide road safety sensitisation targeting schools, transport providers, teachers and other stakeholders.
It was also agreed that all school groups currently on educational trips should immediately report to the nearest police station. Where necessary, police officers will provide escorts to ensure the safe return of learners to their respective schools.
Government has announced a raft of emergency measures to tighten school transport safety following the deadly Kapchorwa school bus crash that claimed more than 20 lives and left dozens of learners injured.
The measures, unveiled by an inter-ministerial team on Friday, include the immediate suspension of all school study tours and educational trips involving group road transport, mandatory vehicle inspections, stricter driver vetting, and the establishment of a multi-sectoral task force to investigate the accident and recommend long-term reforms.
Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre, Minister of ICT and National Guidance Justine Kasule Lumumba described the tragedy as a painful national loss and assured the public that government would support affected families while ensuring accountability.
However, journalists questioned why government was introducing new interventions when the Ministry of Education had already issued detailed guidelines in May 2025 governing educational trips.
The guidelines require schools to obtain approval from governing bodies before travel, assess the educational value and safety of trips, ensure vehicles are mechanically sound, observe passenger limits, notify police before departure, maintain learner registers and restrict travel to between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Acting Minister of Education and Sports Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo acknowledged that the guidelines remain legally binding under the Basic Requirements and Minimum Standards for Schools but admitted that the Kapchorwa tragedy had exposed weaknesses in their enforcement.
Responding to concerns over implementation failures, Lumumba said the new administration would focus on enforcing existing government policies instead of merely issuing directives.
Borrowing from President Yoweri Museveni’s “Kisanja Hakuna Kulala” (No More Sleep) slogan for his seventh term, Lumumba said ministers would now be subjected to performance appraisals measuring not only financial accountability but also the impact of their work and how effectively they implement government programmes.
She said the Prime Minister would regularly assess ministers on the time spent in office, achievements registered and their contribution to service delivery, warning that officials who fail to deliver risk losing their positions.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has suspended all study tours involving group road transport until further notice.
Schools currently undertaking educational trips have been directed to stop at the nearest police station for guidance before returning to their respective schools, while the Uganda Police Force coordinates the safe return of learners nationwide.
Muyingo said the ministry will, within seven days, constitute an inter-ministerial task force to review existing regulations and recommend additional measures to strengthen learner safety.
He said the review would build on the current guidelines, which already require approval of school trips, verification of vehicle roadworthiness, compliance with passenger capacity, police notification and proper documentation of learners and teachers travelling.
The Ministry of Works and Transport also outlined new transport safety requirements targeting school buses and other passenger service vehicles.
State Minister for Transport Julius Maganda Wandera said all drivers operating buses carrying learners or other groups will be required to obtain government clearance and official identification badges issued by the ministry.
Authorities will also enforce mandatory mechanical inspections before any school trip, with clearance to be provided by vehicle inspectors or regional traffic police.
Government further plans to introduce standardized identification for school buses, including a universal colour scheme to make them easily recognizable, while district education officers will be required to authorize learner travel in addition to vehicle safety certification.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development emphasized that protecting children extends beyond schools and transport operators.
State Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Dr. Mercy Faith Lakisa said child safeguarding must become a national responsibility involving schools, transport providers, health facilities, sports programmes and community institutions.
While investigations into the Kapchorwa crash continue, Lumumba said accountability would extend beyond the driver to the police officers who cleared the vehicle at roadblocks, education officials responsible for approving the trip, school administrators and any other officers who failed to enforce the 2025 safety guidelines.
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The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC), the very institution mandated to protect Ugandans from unqualified medical practitioners and enforce professional standards in the country’s health sector, has itself come under heavy scrutiny after the Auditor General exposed glaring weaknesses in its operations, raising serious questions about leadership under Council Chairperson Prof. Joel Okullo and Registrar Dr. Charles Tusiime.
Successive Auditor General reports covering the financial years ending June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025 paint the picture of a regulator struggling to regulate itself despite its statutory responsibility to supervise medical and dental practice, enforce ethics, discipline practitioners and safeguard the public from abuse and malpractice.
The 2024 audit found that although UMDPC received an unqualified audit opinion on its financial statements, numerous operational weaknesses remained unresolved. The Auditor General established that the Council’s financial management systems were riddled with deficiencies. Account codes used to categorize transactions were not attached to the financial manual, while the accounting policies failed to specify expense codes. The Council continued relying on an off-the-shelf QuickBooks accounting system that is not linked to the bank, forcing staff to manually post payment transactions and carry out reconciliations.
The audit further revealed weak information management, with monthly data backups not being conducted. Auditors also found that the accounts team failed to capture detailed payment descriptions when posting transactions into the accounting system, contrary to information contained on payment vouchers.
Even more worrying was the state of the Council’s online registration system. According to the Auditor General, the platform lacked critical features such as the ability to capture Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, lacked a feedback mechanism and did not support batch uploads. Although management had reportedly been informed about these weaknesses, no corrective action had been taken by the time auditors concluded their work.
The Council was also found to be operating using a fee structure prescribed by the Minister of Health in 2011, which had never been reviewed despite changing economic conditions. As a result, UMDPC’s fees remain the lowest within the East African Community.
Financial management weaknesses extended to debt collection. Auditors found that the Council had debtors totaling UGX 292 million, including advances worth UGX 200 million that had remained outstanding for more than 90 days without settlement. There was no evidence that the accounts department had pursued the debtors or that Council had initiated any recovery procedures.
The Auditor General also questioned the Council’s legal management. Although one court case was ongoing, the legal officer failed to produce updated records of court proceedings. Auditors further established that the Council had not submitted reports on ongoing litigation to either the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs or the Ministry of Finance as required for proper management of contingent liabilities.
Despite having UGX 2.671 billion available during the year, UMDPC utilized only UGX 2.319 billion, leaving UGX 352 million unspent by year-end. Ironically, the same audit also found that several activities had either never been budgeted for or exceeded approved allocations by UGX 185 million.
Implementation of Council programmes also fell far below expectations. Out of fifteen outputs comprising 153 activities funded with UGX 2.319 billion, only one output containing two activities was fully implemented. Thirteen outputs with 110 activities had only 65 activities fully completed, fourteen partially implemented and thirty-one never implemented at all.
Auditors further noted that although Parliament had approved expenditure of UGX 2.302 billion, the Council spent UGX 2.319 billion, overshooting the approved budget by UGX 17 million without obtaining supplementary approval.
Perhaps most alarming was the finding that monitoring and supervision of medical schools and training institutions remained inadequate, exposing the public to the risk of poor-quality education and ultimately unqualified medical practitioners entering Uganda’s health system.
The Council’s complaints management system also came under fire after auditors discovered numerous complaints had never been entered into the official complaints register, making it impossible for management to properly track them. Even where complaints had been received, formal feedback was only provided for cases that had already been concluded, leaving complainants with unresolved matters in the dark.
Instead of showing improvement, the 2025 Auditor General’s report indicates that many governance and operational weaknesses persisted.
Auditors established that UMDPC had operated the entire financial year without an approved Strategic Plan after its previous plan expired in the 2021/22 financial year and was never renewed. This raised concerns that the Council’s budgets and work plans were no longer aligned with national priorities.
Programme implementation also remained poor. Of sixteen sampled activities worth UGX 547.151 million, only ten were fully implemented while six remained partially implemented because of shortages in transport, manpower and funding.
Revenue collection also missed target. The Council collected UGX 2.709 billion against a projected UGX 3.032 billion, leaving an 11 percent shortfall equivalent to UGX 323 million.
The Auditor General also established that UMDPC lacked an annual Monitoring and Evaluation framework, limiting management’s ability to systematically track progress and enforce accountability across departments.
Core regulatory work, which lies at the heart of UMDPC’s mandate, remained seriously compromised. Only 300 out of 1,872 health facilities were inspected during the year. Out of thirteen regions earmarked for inspection, only seven were covered. Auditors further observed that follow-up on weaknesses identified in private health facilities was poorly documented, weakening enforcement.
Inspection of medical schools was equally inadequate. Out of eight Ugandan medical schools, only two were inspected, while ethics training was conducted in only one institution because of limited institutional capacity.
The Council also struggled to monitor licence renewals. Many practitioners failed to renew their practising licences after relocating abroad, leaving practice or dying, yet the Council lacked a fully integrated system capable of tracking compliance in real time.
Delays were also recorded in implementing the Universal Exit Examination and reviewing medical curricula after several curricula were submitted too late to be concluded within the financial year.
Complaint handling remained another major weakness. Out of forty-seven complaints received, only eleven were concluded while thirty-six remained pending, with some cases remaining unresolved for over five years. Auditors also found outdated case files, incomplete documentation and delayed communication with complainants.
Asset management weaknesses surfaced as well. UMDPC lacked an asset safeguarding policy and had no structured maintenance plans for its assets.
The Auditor General further exposed procurement irregularities involving failure to use framework contracts, repeated splitting of procurements into low-value Local Purchase Orders, implementation of unplanned procurements, inadequate staffing in the Procurement and Disposal Unit, poor segregation of duties, limited internal audit coverage and failure to consistently prepare procurement performance reports.
The Council’s own weaknesses become even more significant when viewed alongside the Auditor General’s broader audit on regulation of private healthcare practice in Uganda, where UMDPC features among the regulatory bodies responsible for protecting millions of Ugandans.
According to the audit, an estimated 54 percent of Ugandans seek treatment from private health facilities, making effective regulation essential. However, auditors found incomplete databases for practitioners and facilities, inconsistencies involving more than 10,458 private health facilities missing from the National Health Facility Registry, failure by regulatory councils including UMDPC to gazette licensed facilities and practitioners, inadequate inspection and supervision, weak follow-up of inspection recommendations and poor enforcement against facilities that failed to meet health standards.
Even more disturbing, auditors found that all twenty-seven health facilities recommended for closure remained operational without evidence that they had been reassessed or formally cleared to reopen.
Complaint handling across the regulatory councils also remained sluggish. A total of 204 disciplinary cases were pending, with UMDPC taking an average of twenty-four months to resolve complaints.
These findings place renewed pressure on the leadership of Prof. Joel Okullo, as Chairperson of Council, and Dr. Charles Tusiime, as Registrar and accounting officer, to explain why fundamental governance, financial management, inspection, licensing, complaint handling and enforcement weaknesses have persisted despite the Council’s statutory mandate to supervise medical practice, enforce ethics, discipline practitioners and protect Ugandans from unsafe healthcare.
The Auditor General’s reports suggest that unless these longstanding weaknesses are urgently addressed, the institution entrusted with safeguarding Uganda’s medical profession risks undermining public confidence in the country’s healthcare regulatory system itself.
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The Amnesty Commission, the government institution established to promote peace, reconciliation and the reintegration of former rebels into society, has come under intense scrutiny after the Auditor General exposed a series of financial, procurement and operational weaknesses that threaten its ability to effectively deliver its mandate.
The Auditor General’s December 2025 report paints a troubling picture of an institution grappling with staffing shortages, stalled procurements, poor records management and unrecovered public funds despite its critical role in implementing the Amnesty Act of 2000.
The Commission, whose vision is to achieve a peaceful and conflict-free Uganda and whose mission is to contribute towards peace and harmony through forgiveness and reconciliation, is responsible for encouraging combatants to abandon rebellion, processing amnesty applications, counselling returnees and supporting their reintegration into communities. However, the latest audit indicates that significant administrative weaknesses continue to undermine these objectives.
The audit revealed that the Amnesty Commission accumulated domestic arrears amounting to UGX 664.46 million by the close of the financial year, raising concerns about the institution’s financial management and its ability to meet outstanding obligations.
Staffing levels were also found to be critically low. According to the Auditor General, the Commission has an approved establishment of 63 positions, but only 30 positions, representing 48 percent, had been filled, leaving 33 positions, or 52 percent, vacant. The shortage of personnel raises questions about the Commission’s capacity to effectively implement its nationwide programmes, including sensitisation on the Amnesty Act, demobilisation of former combatants, counselling, resettlement and reintegration of returnees.
The audit further found significant weaknesses in procurement performance. During the 2024/25 financial year, the Commission planned to undertake 15 procurements worth an estimated UGX 899.81 million. However, auditors established that seven procurements valued at UGX 809.25 million were never implemented, leaving key planned activities unrealised.
Auditors also raised concerns over poor accountability for government property. A review of the Commission’s work plans and performance reports showed that agricultural inputs and tools worth approximately UGX 100 million had been procured for 200 reporters and victims under its reintegration programme. However, the Commission failed to maintain adequate stores records for the procured items, making it difficult to properly account for the distribution and management of the supplies.
One of the most striking findings relates to a vehicle procurement that has remained unresolved for several years. The Auditor General reported that in 2021, the Amnesty Commission contracted a company to supply a Toyota Hiace High Roof at a total contract price of UGX 239.10 million. The Commission paid a deposit of UGX 80 million, but the procurement was never concluded. By the time of the audit, the supplier had neither delivered the vehicle nor refunded the money paid by the Commission, leaving taxpayers exposed to a substantial financial loss.
The audit also questioned budget execution during the year under review. Although Parliament appropriated UGX 1.098 billion to finance the Commission’s recurrent expenditure, only UGX 1.057 billion was warranted, resulting in an overall funding variance of UGX 42 million.
The findings place fresh pressure on the leadership of the Amnesty Commission, headed administratively by Acting Secretary Jabel Bwowe, to explain why these long-standing financial, procurement and operational weaknesses persist within an institution entrusted with one of Uganda’s most sensitive peace-building responsibilities.
The Amnesty Commission occupies a unique position within Uganda’s justice and reconciliation framework. Established under the Amnesty Act of 2000, it provides former insurgents and collaborators with an opportunity to renounce rebellion, surrender weapons, obtain certificates of amnesty and reintegrate into civilian life without prosecution. The Commission is also mandated to promote dialogue among warring parties, sensitise the public on the Amnesty Act, facilitate demobilisation, repatriation, counselling and resettlement of former combatants, and support their return to their communities.
However, the Auditor General’s findings suggest that unless the Commission urgently addresses its staffing shortages, procurement failures, weak record management and financial control weaknesses, its ability to effectively deliver on its mandate of promoting peace, reconciliation and lasting stability could remain under significant strain.
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Concern is mounting over the health of veteran politician and retired military officer Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, who remains admitted at Nakasero Hospital after being hospitalized earlier this week.
The 87-year-old former Second Deputy Prime Minister has been receiving treatment at the private health facility since the beginning of the week, according to sources familiar with the matter.
On Friday morning, members of Gen. Ali’s family held a closed-door meeting at the hospital. Several of his children, including some who travelled from outside Uganda, were seen arriving at the facility throughout the day.
Among those at the hospital was his son, Ali Siraj, the Minister of State for Works. When approached by Uganda Radio Network after the family meeting to provide an update on his father’s condition, Siraj declined to comment, saying only: “Please don’t write it.”
Later in the afternoon, one of Gen. Ali’s daughters, who had arrived from Sudan, told URN that her father’s condition “was not good,” but did not elaborate.
Government has, however, confirmed that the veteran statesman remains under medical care. When asked about the condition of Gen. Ali at the Government Media Centre on Friday, the Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Justine Kasule Lumumba, said he was receiving treatment but did not provide further details about his illness or prognosis.
The developments come amid growing public concern and widespread speculation on social media regarding the condition of one of Uganda’s longest-serving political figures.
Gen. Moses Ali, born on April 5, 1939, has played a central role in Uganda’s political and military history for more than five decades. He served as a senior military commander and minister during the Idi Amin administration before leading the Uganda National Rescue Front (UNRF) rebellion in the early 1980s.
Following a peace agreement with President Yoweri Museveni’s government in 1986, he and his fighters were integrated into the National Resistance Army, where he was commissioned as a Major General.
He subsequently served in several senior Cabinet positions, including Minister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Third Deputy Prime Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister, and most recently Second Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament from 2021 to 2026.
Although he was not reappointed to Cabinet following the 2026 General Elections, Gen. Ali retained his parliamentary seat as Member of Parliament for Adjumani West Constituency, extending a political career that has made him one of Uganda’s longest-serving legislators.
As of Friday evening, neither Nakasero Hospital nor Gen. Ali’s family had issued an official statement detailing his medical condition, and no further information had been released regarding his treatment.
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