Michael Mugabi (Left) shakes hands with Rt.Hon the Prime minister of Kooki Kingdom Ahmed Kiwanuka after signing the MOU with HFB at their Head Office in Kololo Housing Finance Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kooki Kingdom, a traditional cultural institution recognized under the Constitution of the
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Scavenger birds fly from cages on Lake Victoria. Photo by Wambi Michael At Masese landing site, on the Jinja side of Lake Victoria, the lake tells a different story from a decade ago. Where open waters once stretched uninterrupted, hundreds of floating cages now dot the surface as far as
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Warder Lawrence Ampe The Uganda Prisons Service has dismissed Ngora Prison warder Lawrence Ampe from service following allegations of engaging in partisan political activity and criticising leaders of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) on social media. According to an official Uganda Prisons message dated December 17, 2025, the Prisons
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Canine crew display tracking skills/UPF picture Twelve years ago, the Uganda Police Force decided to stop relying on imported sniffer dogs and instead breed its own. Today, at the Naggalama Police Canine Breeding Centre in Nakifuma County, Mukono District, that decision is paying off, both financially and operationally, while reshaping
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Kwesiga David, Quesi MD showing Stanbic's Mwogeza the details of Quesi property In a move aimed at lowering long-standing barriers to home ownership for working Ugandans, Stanbic Bank Uganda and Quesi Properties have entered a strategic partnership to deliver La Valle Estate, a planned residential development in Kasanje designed to
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Douglas Nidoi, Ecosystems Manager at dfcu Bank Mobile money agents are the engine of Uganda’s everyday economy, and this is most visible on weekends. From Friday evening through Sunday, transaction volumes surge as customers trade, pay, and move money. The dfcu Weekend Agent Float Loan was designed with one clear
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Through the PSFU-implemented GROW project (which in full is Generating Growth Opportunities & Productivity for Women Enterprises), the government of Uganda continues to support women-owned/operated business enterprises to grow, expand and even diversify into new areas. Every woman-owned/operated business is eligible to (at the interest of just 10% per annum)
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Nixon Agasirwe Karuhanga who is said to have paid Joan Kagezi killers. The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has committed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nixon Agasirwe Karuhanga and Abdunoor Ssemujju, alias Minaana, to the High Court for trial for the alleged murder of former Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
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A fuel tanker on display during the launch of UNOC’s bulk fuel import initiative/Business Focus photo. In a high-stakes decision taken against a backdrop of swelling public debt, Parliament has sanctioned UNOC’s plan to borrow USD 2 billion (about UGX 7.11 trillion) from global energy trader Vitol Bahrain. The proposed
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The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi, speaking in Parliament Makerere University’s Science, Technology and Innovation Education (STIE) is expected to progress into modernity, following Parliament’s approval of a US$162 million (UGX575.62bn) loan to finance the project. Parliament approved the loan from
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