Opaqueness surrounding Uganda’s gold data has not only frustrated UGEITI but also other government agencies like UBOS and URA NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Where does Uganda source the millions of dollars’ worth of gold it exports annually? This question often dominates discussions involving artisanal miners, gold traders, government officials, …
Read More »Discrepancies in gold figures baffle Uganda’s EITI secretariat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Extractive‘s Industries Transparency Initiative Secretariat (UGEITI Secretariat) has again raised a red flag about the discrepancies in the country’s gold import and exports. UGEITI Secretariat hosted by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday release its report for Fiscal Year 2021/2022. Like in …
Read More »EITI gives Uganda positive 78 score, but calls for more transparency in oil sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) says Uganda has improved transparency and accountability in its oil and mining sector. In the latest findings, the EITI, a global standard for the prudent management of natural resources, hails Uganda for establishing what it described as a …
Read More »OIL AND GAS: Government finally agrees to disclose agreements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sticking issue of the secrecy around the oil Production Sharing Agreement has kept Ugandans unable to get the answer to the question of how much the country will get from the oil and gas sector. The failure by the government to disclose the …
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