World Bank warns: Uganda running out of jobs
By the end of 2025, Uganda faced an estimated jobs deficit of 1.64 million, while about 90% of the country’s workforce remained in the informal sector.
“Closing this gap is not just an economic priority; it is the defining development challenge of the next decade.”
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Parliament: Obore, seven others remanded over Shs 37bn embezzlement, money laundering
According to the charge sheet, Obore is accused of embezzling Shs 5.253 billion; Adilo Shs 14.609 billion; Okema Shs 3.489 billion; Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu Shs 2.170 billion; Emmanuel Emuron Okwi Shs 1.105 billion; Stella Itute Shs 75 million; and Vincent Otebata Shs 5.253 billion.
The prosecution alleges that the money belonged to Parliament of Uganda and was accessed by the accused by virtue of their respective offices.
Prosecutors further allege that all the accused, except Methods Murebe, received funds earmarked for parliament’s donations and corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities but failed to implement the intended programmes, thereby causing a financial loss of Shs 27.201 billion to the Government of Uganda.
The prosecution alleges that between January 2023 and April 2026, the six processed, approved and received Shs 10.893 billion, allegedly knowing that the funds were proceeds of crime.
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