The cost of mobile telephone call costs in the East African Community have remained high and varying despite the introduction of the One Network Area (ONA) Initiative in 2014. ONA was created to make mobile roaming across the EAC simple and affordable, by making the phone work as if it
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MPs inside Parliament's Chambers during the plenary sitting where some raised concerns of poor health infrastructure. Photo by Parliament. Uganda has lost a staggering UGX 46.8 billion on terminal benefits for 1,389 staff reabsorbed into new roles, following a blatant disregard of legal guidance by heads of Ministries, Departments, and
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Three East African Central Banks including Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have warned lovers against using their respective national currencies as gift wraps to celebrate the much-anticipated Valentine’s Day slated for 14th February 2026. In a press statement dated 6th February 2026, Kenneth Egesa, Director Communications and Public Relations at the
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The introduction of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has led to an increase in the domestic revenue collections, the Auditor General, Edward Akol, has revealed. This revelation is contained in the December 2025 Auditor General’s report that was laid before Parliament last
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Officials from Equity Bank, British High Commission, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development during the launch of the Modern Energy Cooking Services Trust Fund Infosession at Four Points by Sheraton Kampala Hotel Equity Bank Uganda, in partnership with UKAID and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, has launched affordable
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Mark Muyobo, CEO NCBA Bank Uganda Limited NCBA Bank Uganda and Kenya have successfully achieved dual ISO certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI) a global accreditation body that certifies and accredits organizations on standards, marking a major milestone in strengthening information security, data privacy, and regulatory assurance across their
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Bethuel Karanja, Head of Global Markets Stanbic Bank Uganda The 2026 Stanbic Economic Forum under the theme, ‘Uganda’s Inflection Point: Competing in a Rewired Global Economy’, will be streamed live on the bank’s YouTube channel on February 12, starting at 8.30 am. Before the end of this year, Uganda is
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Robert Kasibante (middle), the former Presidential candidate before the Supreme Court Former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has applied to the Supreme Court of Uganda for permission to withdraw his petition challenging the results of the 2026 presidential election, citing prohibitive costs and the technical complexity of pursuing the case. In
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Mulago National Referral Hospital A new report by the Auditor General has revealed the rot in many government-run hospitals, highlighting that most Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are in a bad state. The Auditor General’s report for 2024/25 reveals that the Ministry of Health procured and delivered Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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Uganda’s Apparel Category Winner 2024, Eddie Louis Ochom, embodied creative courage and persistence. Through deeply personal and concept-driven work, he showed how leather can move beyond fashion into storytelling, positioning Ugandan design firmly within Africa’s most compelling contemporary voices. Photo: Courtesy, RLSD Africa. The fourth edition of the Real Leather.
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