The International Business Science and Technology University (ISBAT) could be evicted from its premises along Lugogo By Pass after the government cancelled its land title. The cancellation came after a Muslim Community claimed ownership of the same land and tabled a duplicate title. This week, the university got some respite after the High Court allowed…
MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited, in partnership with Letshego Uganda and dfcu Bank, has launched two new loan products designed to give mobile money agents instant access to working capital. The products, the dfcu Bank Weekend Agent Loan and the Letshego Agent Loan Float, expand the MoMo Agent Loans Marketplace and align with MTN’s Power…
Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has urged the newly formed Democratic Front (DF), led by former Leader of the Opposition Mathias Mpuuga, to focus its political message on issues that directly affect ordinary citizens as the country heads toward the 2026 elections. Mayiga met with Mpuuga and other leaders of the DF at Bulange Mengo, where…
Nine months after we reported that The Observer newspaper, one of Uganda’s most reputable news organisations, is up for sale, it is yet to find a suitable buyer. Sources told us that several people and entities had expressed interest, but many pulled out for unclear reasons. Others, sources said, had backed out because of the…
The High Court has ordered Kobo360 Inc., a Nigerian logistics firm, to pay Nice Star International more than Shs 64 million after it failed to pay for transporting ten containers from Mombasa to Kampala. The court also awarded general damages, interest, and costs to Nice Star after Kobo360 repeatedly ignored court summons and failed to…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has asked Parliament to approve a supplementary budget of Shs 469.5 billion to fund key activities ahead of the January 2026 elections. The commission says new technological demands, cabinet directives and the expansion of polling stations have created urgent financial needs that cannot be met under the current budget. The request…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced a scholarship programme aimed at motivating Uganda’s digital creators ahead of the Stanbic Ongea Digital Creators Summit 2025, which will take place on December 11, 2025. The bank said the initiative is part of its wider support for the government’s digital transformation agenda, which seeks to drive economic growth by…
After months of speculation, Meddie Nsereko will not be returning to CBS FM, three highly placed sources have told Bbeg Media. Meddie Nsereko has been off air for more than two months. We reported last month that he had applied for sick leave because his eyes had a defect that he wanted to treat in…
When Kansiime Selgio Muhangi joined the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in 1997 as an assistant revenue officer, he believed he was building a stable career in public service. Over the next eleven years, he advanced through the ranks, eventually becoming Officer I in the Customs department. But in December 2008, his career was abruptly cut…
A fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed goods worth hundreds of millions of shillings on Bakaluba Mall in Mbalwa along Ndiwulira road. While the cause of the fire is still unknown, eye-witnesses said the started from the top level of the mall before spreading quickly to other parts of the building. An eye witness said “the…
When British American businessman Craig Whitehead teamed up with two Ugandan partners, Benjamin Buhikire and Simon Gombekwa, he believed he was helping build a promising venture in Uganda. Instead, Buhikire and Gombekwa quietly diverted more than Shs 228 million that Whitehead sent for company projects and used it for themselves. Does this sound familiar? For…
Uganda’s digital news sector is expanding at a remarkable pace, but it remains fragile, unevenly regulated, and can be easily manipulated, a new report by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) warns. The State of Uganda’s Media Landscape 2024–2025 report, which focuses on digital news and elections, says the country now has more than…
In 2012, Shamilah Nakalule and her husband took a loan of Shs 700 million from DFCU Bank. They secured it using several plots of land, including a piece of land at Najjera. Three years later, in 2014, Standard Chartered Bank took over the loan and repaid Shs 600 million. They signed an agreement, and by…
The High Court in Kabale has convicted 45-year-old Damiano Kabahoze of murdering his five-year-old niece, Provia Niyonshuti, in what the judge described as a calculated and “heinous” killing linked to a bitter family land dispute. Justice Karoli Lwanga Ssemogerere said Kabahoze strangled the child on May 29, 2024, at Kibaya village in Nyakabande sub-county, Kisoro,…
The Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the state-owned development finance institution, has opened a regional office in Hoima City to serve the mid-western region and the Albertine area. The office, located at Plot 5 Kyaruhanga Road, will act as a liaison point for districts including Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kibaale, Kikuube, Kiryandongo, Masindi, Hoima, and Buliisa. UDB says…
Patrick Wandera joined Sadolin Paints Limited as a forklift driver in 2001. On October 12, 2010, a customer approached him and said he wanted to buy an empty 1,000-litre container. Wandera said it costs Shs 180,000. The customer paid the money, but instead of passing over the entire sum to the store’s manager, a one Jignesh,…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced a new partnership with FinCom Technologies, the creators of the SchoolPay platform, to deliver the country’s first fully digital lending solution for schools. The collaboration will give thousands of private education institutions immediate access to pre-scored, cashflow-aligned financing through a platform they already use to manage school fees. The initiative…
Stanbic Bank Uganda, in collaboration with the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA), on Monday convened a targeted engagement with online media personalities, digital editors, content creators, and social media influencers to strengthen national fraud-awareness efforts at a time when many Ugandans increasingly rely on online news. Opening the session, Candy Wekesa Okoboi, Stanbic Bank’s head of…
Kuku Foods Uganda, the parent company of KFC restaurants in Uganda, has raised concern over what it describes as a high-handed and intrusive tax raid carried out by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). In a protest letter dated November 20, 2025, and addressed to the URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, KFC says the operation violated…
Amber Kyambadde, the daughter of former Trade minister Amelia Kyambadde, has been granted a divorce by the court after she proved that her lawyer husband, Edgar Bagumire Bichetero, had been cruel towards her and had exploited her financially. Edgar is the son of Veronica Eragu Bichetero, the former Woman MP for Kaberamaido. In December 2016,…
President Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, yesterday officially broke ground the construction of a $ 500 million Devki Mega Steel Plant in Kayoro village, Tororo, marking the start of one of East Africa’s most significant industrial projects. The vertically integrated steel plant is being developed by Kenyan industrialist Dr Narendra Raval of the…
In an unprecedented move, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has “profoundly” apologised to its former managing director, Dr Rama Makuza, over the manner in which it terminated his contract in 2017. In a statement in The New Vision of November 20, 2025, UCAA wrote that it “acknowledges the distress and inconvenience Dr Makuza experienced…
In a ruling that will surely resonate with many women in Uganda who have lived for years with partners without formal marriage, the High Court has dismissed a petition by Judith Bakabulindi, who sought to dissolve what she believed was her marriage to Dr Jones Yosia Kyazze. Bakabulindi also wanted the court to determine how…
Professor Peter Waiswa has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS), one of the continent’s highest and most competitive scientific honours. The African Academy of Sciences confirmed his election, describing it as recognition of Waiswa’s important contributions to health systems research, particularly in the areas of maternal, newborn, and child…
Justice Susan Abinyo of the Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed an attempt by a Ntungamo-based businessman, Alex Mugisha, to defend himself in a fuel supply debt dispute with Stabex International Limited. Stabex sued Mugisha under a summary procedure, a system that allows creditors to obtain a quick judgment where the defendant is…
When the dreadlocked Ricky Papa Thomson walked into Ecobank Uganda in March 2023 to take out a salary loan of Shs 180 million, he believed he was signing up for a lifeline to support his work as a director at Safeboda. He also believed the loan came with an insurance cover that would protect him…
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda has won the Sport Award of the Year at the inaugural annual Bankers’ Awards held in Kampala on 20 November. The ceremony, organised by the Uganda Bankers’ Association in partnership with the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services, took place at the Mestil Hotel and recognised excellence across Uganda’s…
The Mwanga II Court magistrate, Adams Byarugaba, has rejected what he described as delay tactics by the defence team in the case involving nine youths charged with blackmailing Pastor Robert Kayanja. “I need to know the person or the company and communicate with him or the organisation,” Byarugaba said. “Let counsel for the accused write…
St Kizito Primary School in Kyotera district has become the first beneficiary of a new Green Schools Initiative, a programme launched by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in partnership with Rotary Uganda to promote environmental conservation in communities along the pipeline route. The initiative, unveiled on in Kasasa sub-county, is part of EACOP’s…
When Development Associates Link International Ltd, a financial management consulting firm, applied for a Shs 60 million loan from KCB Bank Uganda in August 2022, the bank managers were confident that it would repay the loan swiftly and possibly request more. See, its founder and managing partner, Henry Clarke Kisembo, holds two PhDs and is…
Platinum Credit Uganda, a prominent microfinance institution, has been ordered to compensate Fred Wafula, a borrower, Shs 25 million after it wrongfully impounded and sold his car, yet he had cleared his loan. The ruling by Justice Bernard Namanya overturned the earlier decision of the Chief Magistrate’s Court, which had dismissed Wafula’s case for supposedly…
The High Court has ordered the release of a truck impounded at Kajjansi Police Station, to Pride Bank so that the bank can sell it to recover an outstanding loan of more than Shs 106 million owed by businessman Edmund Natumanya. The order was issued by Justice Patience Rubagumya, who ruled that Pride Bank had…
The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has filed a criminal complaint in France accusing TotalEnergies of complicity in war crimes, torture, and enforced disappearance in northern Mozambique. The case, lodged with France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor (PNAT), alleges that the oil and gas giant directly financed and supported a special military unit known…
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Belgian development agency, Enabel, have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on promoting business and human rights in Uganda’s energy sector. The agreement reflects both institutions’ commitment to ensuring that major infrastructure and energy projects are developed in a way that respects human rights,…
Justice Susan Abinyo of the High Court has allowed businessman Emmy Wasirwa to defend himself against a suit filed by Equity Bank Uganda, after finding that the bank continued to levy “dubious and excessive charges” even though he insists he cleared his Shs 750 million loan. Wasirwa and his company, Wana Solutions, had applied for…
A long-running dispute between Finance Trust Bank and Sanlam General Insurance has exposed deep cracks in the insurance industry, after the insurer refused to pay Shs 1.9bn awarded by a tribunal even though the ruling was made in the bank’s favour. Analysts say the case, which pitted two of Uganda’s most prominent lawyers against each…
It was cheers and joy as Mubende United Miners Assembly (MUMA) celebrated the acquisition of a small-scale mining licence in Bukuya town council. Several stakeholders in the mining industry described the feat as a new chapter for Uganda’s artisanal and small-scale mining sector. The five-year licence, issued by the ministry of Energy in June, authorises…
In December 2006, the husband of Mary Martin, a 60 year-old woman based in Kabale, fell ill. He was flown to the United States for treatment. However along the way, the medical bills became prohibitive and she urgently needed money to save her husband. What did she do? She contacted a one Moses Kakuru for…
The Industrial Court has ordered Nice House of Plastics to pay its former employee, Victoria Nakiwa, Shs 38 million after it unlawfully sacked her in July 2020. Without being exact, the company accused Nakiwa of being involved in some ‘sort of fraud’ over an invoice for 100 cartons of toothbrushes to Capital Shoppers that led…
The minister of state for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has commended Stanbic Bank Uganda for its innovative FlexiPay platform, saying it has significantly advanced the country’s financial inclusion agenda. Speaking during the 3rd National Microfinance and Savings Group Conference at Hotel Africana, Kasolo said FlexiPay has become a key driver in bridging the gap between…
Veteran sports journalist, Yusuf Baliruno ‘of Uganda’, may have worked at CBS for 19 years, but Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana held in a ruling that having an identity card or attending staff meetings did not make him an employee. In 2020, Baliruno sued CBS for unfair dismissal and demanded over Shs 129 million in salary…
The National Information Technology Authority–Uganda (NITA-U), in collaboration with the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), has trained more than 50 journalists from print, radio, television and online media houses on cybersecurity, data protection and privacy. The engagement, held at the National ICT Innovation Hub in Nakawa, aimed to strengthen the media’s capacity to report accurately…
In 2010, Select Garments, one of the leading fashion stores in Uganda, signed a six-year lease for 348 square metres on the first floor of Forest Mall in Lugogo, Kampala. The building is run by Old Stanley Hotel, which is owned by businessman Stanislas Isiagi. It was supposed to pay Shs 27 million per month…
President Museveni has commissioned a new hotel owned by celebrated long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei in Kapchorwa. Cheptegei, a world and Olympic champion, said he established the hotel to contribute to national development goals and boost the tourism potential of his home region. During the ceremony, Museveni congratulated Cheptegei for investing his earnings wisely rather than…
Chief Magistrate Rachel Nakyazze has terminated corruption charges against Baker Mugaino, the Commissioner for Land Registration, arguing that the Inspector General of Government (IGG) failed to file fresh accusations against him in time. Nakyazze’s November 6th decision comes two months after Justice Collins Acellam of the High Court ordered the IGG to pay Mugaino Shs…
Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda will only hold rallies on Sundays until elections on January 15, 20026. Ssemujju is seeking to represent the constituency for the third time. His main challenger is National Unity Platform’s George Musisi, a lawyer. While parliamentary campaigns started on Monday, November 10, Ssemujju, the People’s Front for Freedom candidate,…
As depot manager for Nile Agro Industries at Mukwano Mall, Ashish Patel seemed to have it all. Everyday, the 36 year old signed for and stored cooking oil, laundry soap, and wheat flour that arrived from Jinja. In turn, he was supposed to sell them honestly and deposit the money into the company’s bank account….
More than 140 young people in Uganda have graduated from a vocational training programme by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Academy. The 141 students, a quarter of them women, completed courses in mechanical, electrical, production, instrumentation, leadership, and health and safety skills at the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) in Masindi district. At…
Sex workers in Mbale say their livelihoods have been shattered after President Museveni failed to deliver on a public promise to fund their Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) with Shs 100 million. Nearly a year after the pledge was made, the group says the delay has left them poorer, stigmatised, and under increased police…
As campaigns for parliamentary and local government candidates officially begin today, the Electoral Commission (EC) has cautioned candidates against using divisive or inflammatory language. In a statement, EC said such language may sow hatred or divide people on sectarian grounds of tribe, ethnicity, region, or religion, leading to conflict. This and others are among a…
