Arthur Wadero

Kampala

Multimedia Journalist at Daily Monitor

Volunteered under @UNDPUganda |Writes for @DailyMonitor of @NatioMediaGrp @Parliament_Ug | Secretary General @Uppareports

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Anti-tobacco fight goes up in smoke

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

A 2023 research which set out to establish “the factors contributing to the increased use of tobacco among the youth aged 15 to 35 years in Katwe Village, Makindye Division” returned some startling findings—80 percent of the respondents smoked tobacco, 62 percent of which was smokeless.
CSOs tip govt on how to fund its next budget

3 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

With barely months left to the start of the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year (FY), questions abound about how the government will plug a gap caused after development partners withdrew funding.
LoP Ssenyonyi demands probe into Shs100m 'classified bribe' to MPs

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, has urged the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to investigate Members of Parliament (MPs) accused of receiving Shs100 million (each) from classified State House funds. Speaking at a press briefing after chairing a shadow cabinet meeting at Parliament on Tuesday morning, Ssenyonyi challenged both the IGG and President Museveni to account for the funds and reveal the full list of beneficiaries.
Will govt Shs8 billion purse solve the mess in Kampala?

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

If a city on a hill—as a biblical passage stresses—cannot be hidden, then Kampala City is more than within eyeshot. Originally built on the seven hills of Old Kampala, Mengo, Kibuli, Namirembe, Rubaga, Nsambya and Nakasero, Kampala—with more than 20 hills now under its belt—stands out like the proverbial sore thumb.
House of deals: Opposition MPs directed to reject, return Shs100m

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) has directed all opposition Members of Parliament who received Shs100 million financial bail out to return the money immediately. The directive was issued during a closed-door opposition caucus meeting on Thursday April 10, 2025, chaired by Mr Muwanga Kivumbi, who is currently acting as LoP in the absence of Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, who is out of the country.
Opposition MPs directed to reject and return Shs100m

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) has directed all opposition Members of Parliament who received Shs100 million financial bail out to return the money immediately. The directive was issued during a closed-door opposition caucus meeting on Thursday April 10, 2025, chaired by Mr Muwanga Kivumbi, who is currently acting as LoP in the absence of Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, who is out of the country.
Shs100m cash bonanza for MPs is street talk, says Tayebwa

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, has dismissed claims that legislators received a Shs100 million gift, labeling the allegation as “street talk.” Tayebwa’s comments came after Mr Muwanga Kivumbi, who was standing in for the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, demanded that the House leadership address the rumors circulating about the Shs100 million MPs were allegedly given on Tuesday.
All betting payouts to be wired through Bank of Uganda - govt

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

All active operators of gaming, casino and betting outlets in Uganda will at the start of the 2025/2026 Financial Year be required to channel all payouts through a Bank of Uganda centrally-managed system. The fresh legislation is contained in the Tax Procedures Code Amendment Bill, 2025, that is currently being processed by the House Committee on Finance after it was tabled by Finance junior minister Henry Musasizi last week.
Tax levies signal new post-aid era

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

Seven tax Bills currently before the House Committee on Finance show the great lengths to which the government is prepared to go to broaden its resource envelope amid shrinking foreign aid.
We are ready for Chan, NCS seeks another Shs5b

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Arthur Wadero

The General Secretary of the National Council of Sports (NCS) Bernard Patrick Ogwel is confident that all facilities ring-fenced to host African Nations Championship (Chan) will be ready for the continental sports event in August. This assurance was delivered to the House Committee of Education and Sports that on Tuesday interrogated that entity’s Ministerial Policy Statement (MPS).