Month: January 2025

Sophie Nakandi, the Company Secretary and Head legal, UDB The Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDBL), the country’s national Development Finance Institution in partnership with Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Ltd (UWEAL) has today held its inaugural Annual Women entrepreneurs conference. Held at Africana Hotel in Kampala, the conference aims to the

There was drama recently at the newly built Convention Centre at the Speke Resort Munyonyo after a snake disrupted a high-level meeting. This was during the launch of the EU Report titled ‘Towards a Sustainable Tourism Economy in Uganda’, when a snake unexpectedly disrupted the Tourism Minister’s speech. The 3rd

Patrick Pouyanné The Board of Directors of TotalEnergies SE this week decided to call an ordinary meeting which will among other matters retain Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. There had been speculation that Patrick Pouyanné was about to leave at the top leadership at the French oil company.

A transport consultant has asked the government to consider allowing private companies to operate railway transport on government infrastructure. Uganda’s developed rail network covers 1,250 kilometres, but currently, only about 20 percent of this is serviceable, with the rest either abandoned or closed. Currently, the railway accounts for less than

The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng The enhancement of remuneration for health workers has not translated into improved healthcare service delivery, the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng . Speaking at the tenth annual conference on healthcare quality improvement on Tuesday, Aceng said that it had been hoped that

Officials from various Government agencies in a group photo Uganda Revenue Authority together with other government agencies like Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Uganda Police, Uganda Wild Life (UWA) and Inspector General of Government(IGG) met at the Mestil Hotel Kampala on Friday to forge

The Ministry of  Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has clarified that the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) case earlier confirmed in Rubaga Division, Kampala, has been treated and put under strict surveillance. Last week, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Maj Gen Rtd David

Some members of the Indian Community in Uganda in a group photo with URA officials Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has commended the Indian business community for their significant revenue contribution to the country. Speaking at a breakfast meeting organized by the Indian Business Forum at Kabira Country Club on Friday, the