On the 15th March 2017, Stanbic Bank Uganda hosted the Africa- China Economic Forum in Kampala. The Forum which will be an annual event is aimed at bringing together Chinese business community and Ugandan companies doing business with china to discuss trade and investment opportunities between the bilateral trading
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Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has challenged Ugandans to take on a group of killers now infamous for using motorcycles to claim their victims. The president revealed this in a series of tweets on Friday evening as he mourned the death of the country's Assistant Inspector General of Police who was
Read MoreUganda's Inspector General of Police (IGP), General Kale Kayihura has spoken out on the gruesome murder of one of his deputies, vowing to nab the killers. Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the force's spokesperson was on Friday morning gunned by assailants traveling on motorccylces in Kulambiro in the capital Kampala. His bodyguard and driver
Read MoreShocking details have emerged of how Uganda's Assistanr Inspector General of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi was shot dead on Friday morning. Kaweesi who doubled as the Police Force's spokesperson died together with his driver and bodyguard as they lefty his home in Kulambiro, Nakawa Division in the capital, Kampala. DETAILS Our
Read MoreTo compete favourably with MTN Uganda, Airtel Uganda has partnered with JUMO to introduce ‘Wewole’, a loan product that will allow its subscribers to have credit services through the Airtel Money platform. The new service was launched today (Thursday) at Airtel headquarters in Kampala. Airtel Uganda Managing Director, Anwar Soussa
Read MoreUganda acknowledged on Wednesday that its security forces killed more than 100 people in an assault on a tribal leader's palace last year, revising the death toll upwards by dozens, but denied a rights group's accusation that children were among the dead. Security forces killed scores of people in
Read MoreKenya's public debt stands at about 50 percent of GDP and the country has not been in any danger of failing to repay its creditors, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday. Kenyatta, who faces re-election in August, told parliament in his annual state of the nation address that additional borrowing
Read MoreBarely a month after Jennifer Musisi, the Executive Director at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) regretted why she took up the top job at the City Authority, President Yoweri K. Museveni has for the second time renewed her contract, Business Focus has learnt. According to credible sources at KCCA, Musisi’s contract was
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Read MoreUganda’s National Assembly is set to probe the country’s tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) over reports that the latter waived tax to a tune of $157m (Approximately Shs564bn) to oil companies, Tullow Uganda Limited and Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Limited. We have learnt that the two firms entered into
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