AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEbola Response in Eastern DRC: Doctors on the ground in Uganda and the DRC are racing to save patients and contain the fast-growing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, as WHO warns the true scale is still unclear and treatment capacity is under pressure. Public Finance & Tax Push: Finance and URA plan a major tax collection drive, with government targeting a jump in the tax-to-GDP ratio to boost fiscal independence. Land Governance: Uganda launches a nationwide Comprehensive Government Land Inventory to document public land and curb encroachment and disputes. Anti-Corruption Under Pressure: Stakeholders warn Uganda’s CPI corruption score has stagnated, calling for stronger enforcement and a coordinated national response. Digital Procurement Oversight: PPDA begins digitally monitoring 1,296 public projects worth about Shs1.2tr to improve contract oversight and reduce losses. Media & Court Decolonisation: Uganda Law Society orders lawyers to stop colonial courtroom honorifics and bowing to judges. Road Safety Tragedy: 14 die in a head-on crash on the Kampala–Gulu highway involving a Kenyan trailer and a passenger bus. Crime & Scams: Police arrest a woman accused of conning a Kisoro MP and state minister over a fake State House deal worth Shs60m. Tech & Connectivity: UCC cracks down on unlicensed public Wi‑Fi hotspots.
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