Money lenders have urged the government to rethink its directive of capping lending rates as the country heads into the festive season. The government recently issued a legal notice that capped the maximum interest money lenders can charge at 2.8% per month or 33.6% per annum. Some economists and business people have warned that the…
At least 130 youths in Eastern Uganda have attained digital literacy skills thanks to MTN Foundation. The graduation ceremony held at MTAC Mbale campus highlights MTN’s commitment to fostering digital inclusion and providing economic opportunities for young Ugandans. Notably, 54% of the graduates were women, reflecting MTN’s focus on promoting gender equity in technology and…
Albert Cook Tugume, the young brother to Doreen Nyanjura, the Kampala deputy lord mayor had fought several battles. He battled through school. He started one small business after another. Tugume, 33, did everything to make ends meet in this hectic city even if he had a famous sister. Yesterday, Tugume, a proud Liverpool supporter, tried…
Baku, Azerbaijan: Uganda has been lauded for the pioneering and visionary strides that the country has made in green financing necessary to slow the adverse impact of climate change. The country’s progressive policy environment and government’s efforts in extending patient capital to private enterprises in areas of low carbon industrialization, green manufacturing and climate resilient…
The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) yesterday rejected a request by Tanzania to dismiss an appeal filed by four civil society organisations (CSOs) in relation to the EACOP project. Instead, the court ordered the four CSOs that filed the appeal to file supplementary information to enable the judges to hear…
Former KCCA executive director Dorothy Kisaka and her former deputy director David Luyimbazi have today been charged with manslaughter by the Kasangati Chief Magistrate’s Court in relation to Kiteezi landfill collapse which left 35 people dead. Also charged alongside them was Dr Daniel Okello, the former director for public health at KCCA. The trio denied…
New information has emerged regarding the NUP prisoners who pleaded guilty to treason charges. Reports indicate that the group led by Olivia Lutaaya Ssekitoleko (aka Machete) and Rashid Ssegujja was under the command of Waisswa Mufumbiro the current NUP spokesperson. They allegedly had a plan to overthrow Museveni’s government before before the 2021 elections. It…
