Browsing by Author "Byamukama, Julius"

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    Clergy task faithful on peace as lent begins
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-10) Ashaba, Alex; Ssegujja, Byomugabi; Biira, Moureen; Muhindo, Longino; Kaguta, Yoweri; Bategeka, Ismail; Okello, Warom Felix; Aluma, Clement; Elema, Robert; Nanjala, Suzan; Muhereza, Robert; Biira, Naume; Edema, Denis; Mutaka, Moses; Ainebyoona, Felix; Byamukama, Julius; Wambede, Fred; Ssenkabirwa, Al-mahdi; Wandera, Dan; Matovu, Enock; Kalyango, Antonio; Ojok, Santo; Namagembe, Sylvia; Walugembe, David
    They made the call during prayers on Ash Wednesday, which marks the first day of Lent.
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    Rise in fuel prices push food, transport costs higher.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-27) Wambede, Fred; Okaba, Patrick; Emwamu, Simon Peter; Kirunda, Abubaker; Seebe, Ronald; Nakato, Tausi; Muhereza, Robert; Biira, Naume; Byamukama, Julius; Kyarisiima, Jovita; Ainebyoona, Felix; Oketch, Bill; Ojok, Santo; Ashaba, Alex; Segujja, Byomugabi; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The high fuel prices across the country are pushing up the cost of transportation and also goods and services. Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran that resulted in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, some filling stations in different cities and urban areas across the country have gone out of business due to a lack of fuel.
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    Schools at the crossroads over 'Sosh' culture.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-02) Byamukama, Julius; Mukombozi, Rajab
    Last year, the Ministry of Education and Sports banned schools from carrying out extravagant parties dubbed 'prom' or 'sosh' where extreme habits of immorality are portrayed. In a May 16, 2025 letter, the ministry gave a list of comprehensive guidelines schools should follow as they carry out extracurricular events.
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    Ugandans play cat and mouse games over online loans.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-21) Oketch, Bill; Samilu, Busein; Nakato, Tausi; Ainebyoona, Felix; Byamukama, Julius; Kyarisiima, Jovita; Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Edema, Denis; Emwamu, Simon Peter
    Ugandans are increasingly diverting mobile money transactions to other lines, or initiating withdrawals directly from accounts of senders, in order to evade or defer payment of loans picked from telecoms and other online creditors. Officials hail the onboarding of 51 million Ugandans—majority previously under-banked or unbanked—onto mobile money services, as evidence of deepening financial inclusion of the poor and the informal sector.