Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), the government body responsible for marketing Uganda, has asked for Shs 1.97 billion in the coming financial year to engage influencers, opinion leaders, and market the country on international TV stations like BBC and CNN. The request is contained in the ministerial policy statement for the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and…
Negash Tenaye Anteneh and Haile Banteyehun got married in Ethiopia, 50 years ago (October 1976). In the 1980s, the couple moved to Uganda to do business. Life seemed good, and Banteyehun set up Vambeco Enterprises in 1999. The company specializes in water supply, sanitation, and civil engineering works. In 2004, after they had made some…
ASUMAN KIYINGI Gawaya Tegulle’s recent warning about judicial appointments should dispel any lingering belief that Uganda’s governance crisis is accidental. He argues that tampering with the bench is equivalent to snapping the spinal cord of a republic. The question is no longer whether the republic is in danger, but whether it still meaningfully exists. Earlier…
The chairman of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, Bishop Anthony Zziwa, has urged Ugandans to use the way of the cross as a moment to confront rising levels of evil in society. Zziwa made the remarks during prayers at Old Kampala playground. He said the annual procession should not be treated as a mere ritual, but…
The Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, Moses Banja, has urged newly elected leaders across the country to support one another for the development of Uganda. Banja made the remarks at his residence in Namirembe on Friday, shortly before joining Christians for the Way of the Cross. “I understand that in the recently concluded elections there were…
Dr Cedric Akwesigye, the managing director of Microhaem Scientific, has called on African countries to invest in local manufacturing of health products to meet rising demand and reduce dependence on imports. Akwesigye, who founded the Uganda-based manufacturing firm, said the continent stands to gain significant economic value by investing in the health sector. “There is…
The State House has indicated that several slots for senior presidential advisors and presidential assistants remain unfilled. According to the ministerial policy statement for the presidency for the financial year 2026/2027, at least 27 slots are yet to be filled. For instance, 9 slots for senior presidential advisor (Investment) remain vacant. According to the report,…
The court has overturned an earlier decision that had ordered Barclays Bank of Uganda (now Absa Bank) to refund more than Shs 8.5 million to its customer, Eron Kabachwamba, after she discovered that she had failed to properly safeguard her debit card and PIN. On January 18, 2013, Shs 8.5 million was withdrawn from Kabachwamba’s…
Furaha Finserve Uganda has partnered with SurePay to expand access to affordable school fees financing for families across Uganda. The partnership will enable parents paying fees through the SurePay platform to access purpose-based school fees loans. The loans will be paid directly to schools to ensure continuity in children’s education. Furaha said it has already…
The National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi has missed out on additional funding in the proposed 2026/27 budget, despite strong recommendations from the Presidential Affairs committee of Parliament. The minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told journalists that several critical items under the Office of the President remain underfunded for the next financial year. Appearing…
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has urged the public to promote peace, unity and stability as a way of reducing the growing number of refugees in the country. In his Easter message delivered at his residence in Namirembe, Kaziimba said Uganda is currently hosting more than two million refugees…
The five-year tenure of Robert Mukiza as director general of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is set to expire this month, raising fresh questions about the agency’s leadership and future direction. It remains unclear whether Mukiza will seek reappointment. However, sources within the authority say discussions about succession and institutional restructuring are already under way….
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has announced that its annual retreat at Kyankwanzi will take place from April 7 to 15. The retreat is expected to bring together newly elected members of the 12th parliament, senior party leaders, and a number of independent members of parliament. Norbert Mao, the president of the Democratic Party and…
Bukusu Constructors, the distributor of Coca-Cola products in Manafwa district, has been ordered to pay the beverage giant Shs 412 million for breach of contract. Their relationship started on September 30, 2023, when Coca-Cola appointed Bukusu Constructors as its official distributor in Manafwa district for a period of three years. Under this agreement, Bukusu was…
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has launched a regional office in Mbale City to expand its footprint and improve access to development financing in eastern Uganda. The new office, located on Masaba Road, will serve as a coordination and service centre for the Elgon, Teso, Bukedi, Busoga and Karamoja sub-regions. UDB said the facility will strengthen…
The government has raised concern over the continued refusal by thousands of civil servants to declare their wealth and assets, warning that the trend undermines efforts to fight corruption and promote accountability. More than 20,000 civil servants failed to comply with the Leadership Code between 2024 and 2025, according to the Inspectorate of Government. Speaking…
UN Women and Equity Bank Uganda have signed a partnership to advance women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion in Uganda. The agreement was signed at Equity Bank’s boardroom at Church House on Kampala Road. The two-year partnership, running from April 2026 to March 2028, will focus on supporting women, including those in refugee-hosting communities, to…
A pair of surgical gloves, a cultural celebration, and a multi-trillion national plan converged at Bulange on 31 March 2026, highlighting how industry, tradition, and public policy are increasingly aligned in Uganda’s development agenda. At the seat of the Buganda government, East African Medical Vitals (EAMV) managing director Brian Kavuya handed a Shs 10m cheque…
Job Richard Matua, the assistant RCC for Arua City, is a vocal supporter of President Museveni and the NRM. For all his shouting, Matua earns Shs 817, 216 per month. This is according to the ministerial policy statement for the Office of the Presidency, which was debated this week in Parliament. At Shs 100 million…
Dr Ezra Suruma is the highest-paid senior presidential advisor in Uganda, records show. According to the ministerial policy statement for the Office of the President for 2026/27, Suruma, a senior presidential advisor on finance and economic planning, earns Shs 100 million every month. Suruma is on a full-time contract. At this rate, Suruma earns five…
Diamond Trust Bank Uganda has relaunched its flagship children’s savings product, the Kids’ Winner Savings Account, adding a life assurance component aimed at protecting families against unexpected shocks. The upgraded account, developed in partnership with Jubilee Life Insurance, combines long-term savings with insurance benefits to support children’s education and financial security. The product allows parents…
A family dispute over a multi-storied building in Kampala has ended in defeat for Justine Namulindwa, one of the four widows of the late Emmanuel Baguma, who had claimed that Baguma had gifted her the building. Baguma, a wealthy businessman, died on April 19, 2016, without a will. He had four wives, including Namulindwa. Among…
The 2024 Housing and Population Census paints a troubling picture for Uganda: youth unemployment stands at 16.1% among those aged 18 to 30, more than 10 million young people are outside work or training, and about 700,000 new job seekers enter the labour market each year. It was against this backdrop that Allen Kagina, a…
Goretti Namugga, the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has called for the cancellation of a construction contract at the Uganda Cancer Institute, citing prolonged delays in delivering a planned 350-bed hospital. Namugga, who also represents Mawogola South, made the remarks while meeting officials from the institute at Parliament on Tuesday. She said the…
During one of the meetings in the negotiations for ‘federo’ between Buganda and the government in 2004, President Museveni took Katikkiro Joseph Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere aside. Museveni told him that he would cancel the talks if Ssemwogerere insisted on retaining a certain member on his team, whom Museveni said had a lot of lugezigezi. In the…
The arrest of Maj Gen Don Nabasa and Brig Johnson Namanya last week on the orders of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has raised more than a few eyebrows within Uganda’s political and security circles. Gen Nabasa once commanded the Special Forces Command SFC), and during the campaigns for the 2016 general elections, he was the overall…
SBG Securities Uganda has introduced a US dollar fixed income unit trust fund, expanding its investment options beyond the Uganda shilling offering. The new product is aimed at giving investors more flexibility to diversify their portfolios across currencies amid global economic uncertainty. The firm said the move comes at a time of continued instability in…
The High Court has found Equity Bank Uganda negligent after it released critical shipping documents without payment, causing an Indian exporter to lose over Shs 115 million in a botched international trade deal. In his ruling, Justice Stephen Mubiru of the Commercial Division of the High Court said the bank failed to follow clear instructions…
Uganda’s overall crime rate fell by 10% in 2025, according to the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, who attributed the decline to the rollout of the sub-county policing model. Speaking at the release of the 2025 annual crime report at police headquarters in Naguru, Byakagaba said the force would continue implementing the model, which…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has installed solar-powered lighting equipment worth Shs 100 million at the Kabalye Police National Training School. Located in Masindi, the training school has in recent years struggled with inadequate lighting, which has affected evening training sessions and raised security concerns. The situation has been particularly difficult given the large number of recruits…
Thursday, March 21, 2024, appeared to be like any other ordinary working day for Susan Mwogelerwa. She woke up as usual and went to her workplace, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), along Hannington Road in Nakasero, Kampala. At 9.00 am, she went into a meeting with colleagues and put forward her ideas like she…
TwinBrook Schools has reaffirmed its commitment to nurture the talent of its students through sports. The remarks were made by the school’s administrative assistant and operations manager, Ismail Abusa, during the opening of a futsal football tournament at the school’s campus in Bamba, Wakiso. Abusa told Bbeg Media that the school has invested heavily in…
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) spent more than Shs 800 million on the 2025 Kampala City Festival, its executive director Sharifah Buzeki has said. The 2025 festival was held at Kololo Independence Grounds and aimed to bring together business communities, city residents and corporate organisations to interact with customers and showcase their products and…
The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has defended the proposed increase in the government’s total resource envelope, saying it is aimed at supporting key priorities for the 2026/27 financial year. Speaking to journalists at Parliament after a meeting of the NRM Caucus,Musasizi said he will present draft budget estimates next week….
Winnie Byanyima and her four siblings have opposed a move by businessman Capt John Kassami and lawyer Francis Bwengye to extend their control over the wealth and property left by their father, Boniface Byanyima. Capt Kassami and Bwengye, who Boniface chose as the executors of his wealth, had asked the court to renew a grant…
Amrita Nayer’s parents are wealthy and established one of the leading pharmaceutical companies, Surgipharm Uganda, where she works as a director. But her husband, Shivay Kundra, did not want to know any of this as he inflicted punches that ended their one-year marriage. Here is how it started. Nayer, a 29-year-old director at Surgipharm, married…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has injected Sh s50million into Bunyoro University to support the establishment of an ICT innovation hub, becoming the first private sector entity to contribute to the operationalisation of the new institution. The funding will go towards setting up an ICT Maker Space at the university’s campus in Hoima city, in the Albertine…
A Ugandan health-focused non-governmental organisation supporting vulnerable mothers and premature babies has received international recognition after its founder won a global award in Germany. Mama Tulia Ministries was honoured at the Global Foundation for Care of Newborn Infants summit, where its founder, Isabelle Furaha, received the Innovation and Collaboration Award for her work in improving…
Government has called on chief administrative officers (CAOs) to improve revenue mobilisation, as new figures show a handful of districts are leading in local revenue collection. Districts such as Kiruhura, Nakasongola, Luwero , Isingiro, Mbarara and Gulu were highlighted as top performers among Uganda’s 147 districts. Speaking at a quarterly meeting of chief administrative officers…
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, has ordered the arrest of Maj Gen Don Nabasa and Brig Johnson Namanya, two senior UPDF officers, for yet to be established reasons, sources have told Bbeg Media. However, sources claimed it could be linked to the mismanagement of army resources. The two are said to be…
Parliament recently passed the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2025, triggering debate on social media platforms and other fora as to how the law will benefit creators of intellectual property. While the bill, which is yet to be assented to by the president, lists actors and other creatives, the major focus was on local…
Airtel Africa has announced the successful testing of satellite-powered mobile data and messaging services in Kenya, marking a major step toward expanding connectivity in remote areas. The tests were conducted in locations without conventional network coverage. In these areas, Starlink Mobile technology was activated, allowing 4G-enabled smartphones to connect directly to a network of more…
The Court of Appeal has ordered Nile Breweries Limited to pay Shs 1.1 billion to Salvation Distributors as compensation for loss of goodwill following the unlawful termination of a long-standing distributorship agreement. In a judgment delivered by three justices, the court found that the beer firm breached its contract with Salvation and significantly increased the…
Every week, Isabelle Furaha leads a team of volunteers across hospital wards and communities in Uganda, tracking some of the country’s most vulnerable newborns, premature babies who survive birth but remain at high risk. Her team supports mothers with practical skills such as keeping babies warm, ensuring proper feeding, and identifying early signs of infection….
The High Court has awarded the Hajj Kasule family of Wandegeya, Shs 30 million in costs in a land trespass case with businessman Haruna Sentongo. The dispute arises from alleged trespass on 0.12 hectares of land located on Block 12, Plot 101 in Mengo-Kisenyi, Kampala. The taxation application was filed by Isaac Kasule of Kasule,…
Peter Katongole worked for Airtel Uganda for 13 years, during which time he rose to the position of Revenue Assurance and Fraud Manager. In early 2020, Airtel began investigating suspected fraud in its mobile money commission system. In February 2020, Airtel’s Revenue Assurance Centre of Excellence (RACE) team based in India flagged suspicious commission payments….
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has nominated more than 37 candidates to contest in the forthcoming by-elections for two vacant positions in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). The vacancies were declared by EALA following the election of James Kakooza and Dennis Namara to Uganda’s 12th Parliament. Among those nominated are former members of the…
The Bbaale MP, Charles Tebandeke, has said he will prioritise improving service delivery in his constituency during his second term in parliament. Tebandeke, a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and shadow minister for Agriculture, told Bbeg Media at parliament that he will focus on ensuring effective use of public funds, particularly in the…
Transporters and traders have raised concern over rising fuel prices in Uganda, calling on the government to intervene. A litre of petrol currently goes for between Shs 5100 and Shs 5300 wile that of diesel costs between Shs 4700 and Shs 4900 at various fuel stations. This is an increment of about Shs 200 over…
Stanbic Uganda made an average of about Shs 1.62 billion in profit every day in 2025, underlining the scale of earnings at the country’s largest bank at a time when many businesses and households are struggling to stay afloat. This figure is derived from the group’s annual net profit of Shs 591 billion for the…
