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…
Ofwono Opondo, the former executive director of the Uganda Media Centre (UMC), has issued a stern warning to the Minister of State for Gender in charge of Elderly Affairs, Dominic Mafwabi Gidudu, that he will teach him a leadership lesson inleadership during the upcoming elections. Opondo, a veteran journalist and aspiring candidate for the parliamentary…
In a cozy café nestled in Nairobi’s Karen district, chestnut-colored AA-grade Kenyan coffee beans are carefully ground, extracted, and brewed under the focused gaze of a local barista. The bitterness transforms into something wondrous, a bright acidity blossoms, reminiscent of ripe, juicy tropical fruits. The aroma quickly fills the room, invigorating the senses. Eastern Africa,…
In more ways than one, May 20, 2025, will go down as one of the darkest chapters in Uganda’s post-independence legislative history. With little or no reflection at all, NRM MPs granted military courts the authority to try civilians under vaguely defined “exceptional circumstances. Did they understand the consequences of this decision, given our divisive…
The Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) has named Kenneth Agutamba, Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Country Manager for Reputation and Corporate Communication, as the new chairperson of the Peer Committee on Marketing and Communication. He succeeds DFCU’s Jude Kansiime. Agutamba’s appointment follows a sector-wide nomination and consultation process that resulted in his unanimous endorsement. He will serve alongside…
As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, a wave of veteran politicians, including Brig Emmanuel Rwashande, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde, Alice Kaboyo, and Jacqueline Mbabazi, have announced their intentions to vie for parliamentary seats. These figures, who have previously held senior government positions and, in some cases, had retired from active politics, have…
Activist and law student, Aloikin Praise Opoloje, has been named the winner of the EU Human Rights Defenders’ Award 2025. The award, which was presented during a ceremony on 15th May at the residence of the Ambassador of Sweden in Kampala, is given annually by the European Union to recognise an outstanding contribution by a…
Stanbic Bank Uganda’s new mortgage solution breaks financing barrier to home ownership. For most working Ugandans, the dream of owning a decent home remains just that—a dream. With soaring construction costs, high interest rates, and a complex mortgage application process, many lower-middle-class earners find themselves locked out of the property ladder. Despite the fact that…
In a move to accelerate Uganda’s transition from subsistence agriculture to a modern, industrialized agro-economy, Stanbic Bank Uganda, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), hosted the inaugural Consumer Convention 2025 in Kampala. The high-level forum attracted stakeholders from government, agribusiness, financial services, and the development community to discuss scalable…
Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has said the country needs to slow down on value addition in the coffee sector because that is not where our competitive advantage is. Mayiga, while addressing the Lukiiko, said Uganda’s raw coffee is loved globally because of its unique aroma; therefore, processing it into powder form may not be the…
One of the key moments lost in the excitement of the historic ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday was the reunion of two legal minds—Caleb Alaka and Erias Lukwago, who started out in the legal profession together. The two, who had once formed a formidable legal partnership before parting ways in 2005 due to…
MPs have discouraged the government from acquiring land for Bunyoro University at Shs4.9 billion. The 100 acres of land in question is located in Buhimba Town Council, Hoima City and was offered to government by Dr Henry Wamani, a resident of Hoima on condition that Shs4.9 billion is paid as compensation for his pine tree…
Christine Kagimu, a mother of six from a small town outside the Ugandan capital, Kampala, presses a button on her electric-powered induction cooker and quickly brings a pot of water to the boil. Two solar panels on Kagimu’s roof power the device, a welcome upgrade from the pricey, soot-spewing charcoal stove she once used for…
