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Blanshe Musinguzi

Subscriber Staff reporter

Musinguzi Blanshe is a politics-cum-business journalist. He joined Uganda Radio Network in February 2017. Previously, he worked at Daily Monitor and Red Pepper Publications Limited. He is keenly interested in data journalism.

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15 Oct 2021
19:12
19:12
15 Oct 2021

Uganda Shilling Depreciating Steeply Against US Dollar 1

Business and finance
The Dollar has hit 3600 Uganda shilling exchange rate (both buying and selling) according to Bank of Uganda exchange rate.
14 Oct 2021
18:34
18:34
14 Oct 2021

How Big is the Problem of Substandard Construction Materials on the Market? 1

Business and finance
One striking revelation from the report by National Building Review Board -NBRB about the building that collapsed in Kisenyi was: the building had been constructed with substandard steel produced by Pramukh Steel Ltd.
12 Oct 2021
17:29
17:29
12 Oct 2021

Who are the Overpriced Condos in Uganda’s Real Estate Market Built For? 1 1 Top story

Business and finance
Fiona Nshemerirwe Kabwama, the General Manager of Uganda Housing Cooperative Union says that that what is provided on the market isn’t responding to the actual needs given that most Greater Kampala residents are low income earners, arguing that a one-bedroom condominium costing 200 million shilling is largely unfordable and targeting the wrong market.
02 Oct 2021
15:36
15:36
02 Oct 2021

Inside the Minds of Writers Critical of Museveni 2 1

Politics
But Kwakwenza's plan isn’t like he will be writing more novels such as Greedy Barbarian. His next writing is an erotic novel which he promises will be hotter than Red Pepper’s hyena. “Buy people should not think I am Mr. hyena,” he quipped.
24 Sep 2021
15:56
15:56
24 Sep 2021

A Bricklaying Certificate Holder was Constructing a Five Floor Building, Then it Collapsed 1

Business and finance Crime Court
“Designs in Uganda are always correct but the problem is at the implementation stage where the clients get builders who at most have a diploma in engineering to manage the projects. Some of these builders are awarded diplomas by Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board -UBTEB even after scoring zeroes in exams!" -Nick Twinamasiko, author and civil engineering consultant.
20 Sep 2021
16:53
16:53
20 Sep 2021

Most Mailo Land Owned by Powerful Non-Baganda; Will They Stab Themselves? -Professor 2 1

Politics
"In 1955, Zakaria Mungonya became the first minister of lands in the colonial government and he introduced a mailo land system in areas such as a Ankole, Kigezi and Bugisu, which is never talked about when discussions of land happen; It is as if land only exists in Buganda and not elsewhere, and the system has been called evil and only evil in Buganda" -Historian/Author Professor Lwanga Lunyiigo.
16 Sep 2021
12:14
12:14
16 Sep 2021

From Museveni to Private Guards, How Ugandans Reaped from 9/11 and War on Terror 2 1 Top story

Politics Business and finance Security
As early as 2004, US was on the hunt for more manpower of private security personnel. Uganda was at hand to offer man power. This resulted into explosion of private security companies that were recruiting an exporting security guards to Iraq. Asker Security Service was the first company to export guards to Iraq in late 2005.

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Uganda currency

15 Oct 2021 16:47

The building that collapsed in Makindye recently

14 Oct 2021 14:10

An apartment with condos posted by Prospects Real Estates Agency on social media with a one bedroom condo priced at 199 million shillings ($55,000)

12 Oct 2021 16:16

Security Minister Jim Muhwezi and a representative of the company exchange files after signing the deal

04 Oct 2021 13:55

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04 Oct 2021 13:55

President Museveni

01 Oct 2021 14:03

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01 Oct 2021 14:03

Rubbles of the Makindye building that collapsed in May 2020

24 Sep 2021 14:44