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,…
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested. Shortly after gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, government sources said that Embaló had been detained. The officers then appeared on state TV, saying they had suspended the electoral process, as…
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…
Matia Lwanga Bwanika, a parliamentary candidate in Busiro South, has promised residents that he will offer consistent and accountable representation if elected in next year’s polls. Bwanika, who is standing as an independent despite being a long-time member of the National Unity Platform (NUP), told voters in Nsaggu cell, Kajjansi Town Council, that he is…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that at least 21 million Ugandans are expected to take part in the January 15, 2026, general elections. EC said that women account for 53% of the registered voters and men, 47%. Speaking during a press briefing at the commission’s offices in Kampala, EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama said…
Maria Nassali Masereka, the Democratic Party flagbearer for the Kyaddondo East parliamentary seat, has urged residents to embrace will-making to ease the work of the Administrator General’s office. She made the remarks during the funeral of Sam Seruwagi Matte, a former manager at Uganda Hotels and a maternal uncle to Assistant Inspector General of Police…
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…
Gen Kahinda Otafiire has labelled fellow ministers, Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Bright Rwamirama, as hypocrites and bad-hearted people. His stinging comments come in the midst of a raging dispute between him and the government over ownership of a portion of a piece of land in Njeru, where the government has a stock farm. For more than…
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…
Medard Lubega Sseggona, the incumbent Busiro East MP, has cautioned residents against electing what he called “political jokers”. He said parliament has never been a lucrative business but a service to the country. Sseggona told Bbeg Media while he was conducting door-to-door campaigns in Mpunga, Bulenga Gogonya, St Jude Catholic parish and other places that…
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…
Ugandan universities, working with partner institutions across the continent, have launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health African Network, a platform aimed at strengthening policy frameworks, research, and the development of AI-driven healthcare applications. The network was launched at Makerere University and is expected to bring together government officials, health researchers, medical practitioners, and innovators….
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…
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director Sharifah Buzeki has urged residents of Makindye Division to improve hygiene and sanitation to reduce the spread of diseases in one of the city’s most populated areas. Buzeki, who was accompanied by her deputy Benon Moses Kigenyi and Dr Sarah Zalwango, the director of public health and environment,…
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…
The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has warned that prostate cancer cases are rising sharply across the country, with Mbarara registering the highest burden. New figures shared by the institute show that the western region, where Mbarara is located, accounts for 18% of all reported prostate cancer cases, the highest proportion nationally. This is followed by…
Cavendish University says it will continue to honour Benjamin Mkapa, the former president of Tanzania and former chancellor of the university, who died five years ago. Mkapa served as Tanzania’s president from 1995 to 2005 and was a renowned politician, diplomat and nationalist who loved his country and the African continent. Every year, the university…
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…
She fit right into the beauty stereotype: full lips, white teeth, smooth light chocolate skin. Her father died from HIV when she was too young to remember. Her mother remarried and was too busy rebuilding her life. The only way to occupy the perpetual emptiness she felt was to get a boyfriend at 15. “No…
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…
The High Court has set December 11, 2025 as the hearing date in a case filed by traders seeking compensation from businessman Hamis Kiggundu, the developer of Nakivubo Channel, after their businesses were destroyed by flooding. In early November, several traders around the Nakivubo Channel lost goods worth millions of shillings when their shops were…
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…
Matia Lwanga Bwanika, a candidate for Busiro South, has urged residents to vote for him and, in his words, “save” the constituency from what he described as poor representation under the National Unity Platform (NUP). Bwanika made the remarks after visiting Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala at his residence in Nsambya. The visit was widely seen as…
Watoto Church has unveiled its Christmas programme, led by its annual theatrical production, the Cantata, which will run from 17 to 21 December. The show, which brings together more than 1,000 performers and crew, has become one of the church’s biggest events of the year. At the launch held at Watoto Church on Bombo Road,…
Clean streets, low crime rate, Boda Bodas that follow traffic rules. Rwanda has, for a long time, set an example of endless possibilities in Africa and East Africa, showing that the things that we take for granted as inherent problems that the continent has to live with are, in fact, solvable. The latest serving from…
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…
2025 has been full of shocks. In this two-part series, we look back at some of the more notable deaths that left Uganda and the world, and whose passage will have ramifications for years to come. ******************************************************************************** Risdel Kasasira, Journalist, 45, January 2, 2025 One of Uganda’s finest security reporters, Risdel Kasasira, was a journalist…
Paul Lwanga, a long-time lieutenant of Next Media CEO Kin Kariisa, may be on his way out of the company, according to multiple sources. Having risen through the ranks from Human Resources Officer to Chief People Officer, to Chief Operations Officer, and then to General Manager of Hillcom (a Next Media subsidiary), insiders have told…
The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has reported a rise in HIV cases among newborn babies, estimating that about 47,000 infants are affected, despite a general decline in the country’s overall HIV prevalence to 4.9%. The commission has linked the surge to increasing cases of mother-to-child transmission during delivery. Dr Nelson Musoba, the executive director of…
If Stanbic Bank Uganda were a person, it would be a 35-year-old Ugandan. Born in 1991, raised in a country finding its economic feet, shaped by hardship and opportunity, and determined to keep pushing forward. Its journey looks a lot like the life path of many Ugandans who share that same birth year. Early days…
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,…
A Ghanaian tourism delegation has arrived in Uganda to meet President Museveni and urge him to support the campaign for a visa-free Africa. The team is led by Ras Mubarak, the campaign leader of the Trans-African Tourism and Unity Campaign. He told journalists in Kampala today that Africa must move towards abolishing visa restrictions if…
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…
Ruhanga Mukama Bisaka, the spiritual leader of the Owobushobozi faith, has praised President Museveni for what he described as the peace and stability that have enabled Ugandans to pursue social and economic development. Bisaka, whose followers dress in white and walk barefoot, made the remarks before a large crowd during the sect’s annual Kampala Region…
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…
Uganda’s media landscape has turned into a real battleground lately. As the Nation Media Group (NMG) clashes with the government, Next Media, one of the biggest broadcasters around, has been pulled into the mess too. But the Naguru-based media conglomerate has kept a safe distance. The trouble started earlier this year. Since March 2025, reporters…
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…
Kampala Central Division Mayor Salim Uhuru has pledged to support low-income communities with small income-generating projects as part of efforts to tackle poverty in the area if re-elected in 2026. Speaking to Bbeg Media during the launch of his door-to-door campaign in Mengo Parish, Uhuru said his priority in the new term would be to…
Otic Group chief executive officer, Nesta Paul Katende, has urged universities to adopt project-oriented curricula to unlock opportunities in artificial intelligence and prepare students for the future of work. Katende was speaking to journalists during the Annual Disability Lecture 2025, held at the ADB Building at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) under the theme “Artificial…
President Museveni on Friday told leaders in the Pentecostal churches to preach the gospel of wealth creation to their followers. Museveni was speaking at the “Command the Future” conference at Rubaga Miracle Centre, hosted by pastors Robert and Jessica Kayanja. The conference, which opened on Wednesday, November 12 and runs until Sunday, November 16, has…
