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CMO Breakfast 2025 Links Boardroom Vision with Media Power

CMO Breakfast 2025 Links Boardroom Vision with Media Power

At the 2025 CMO Breakfast hosted at Kampala’s Serena Hotel, Uganda’s business and marketing leaders gathered to reflect on a deceptively simple but deeply consequential question: what does it really take to get to the boardroom?Organised by the Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) under the

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Kagadi Leaders Turn To Moneylenders As Govt Delays Funds For Four Months

Kagadi Leaders Turn To Moneylenders As Govt Delays Funds For Four Months

Leaders of Kagadi Town Council in Kagadi District have raised alarm over a four-month delay in the remittance of funds from the central government, a situation they say has crippled service delivery and left them with no choice but to borrow from moneylenders.The town council last received

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Analysts Urge Responsible Spending as Tororo Village Elections Heat up

Analysts Urge Responsible Spending as Tororo Village Elections Heat up

Grassroots democracy is alive and vibrant in Tororo District as village chairperson elections kick off, drawing large crowds and spirited contenders.However, political analysts are raising red flags over the heavy spending that is characterising the campaigns, warning that it could erode t

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ActionAid Urges UN to Lead Global Debt Resolution as IMF, World Bank Face Criticism

ActionAid Urges UN to Lead Global Debt Resolution as IMF, World Bank Face Criticism

ActionAid has criticised the outcomes of the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling for the United Nations to take over the global debt resolution process, amid warnings that low-income countries face worsening economic hardship.The global jus

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From 139 Members to 15,000, Sacco Records Over Shs18bn in Loan Value

From 139 Members to 15,000, Sacco Records Over Shs18bn in Loan Value

Adjumani Town Council Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (Sacco) has recorded impressive growth, celebrating a major milestone during its 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Saturday.Established in 2007 with just 139 members and a loan portfolio of Shs 7.7 million, the SCco

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Sheikh Gugumiza Sworn In as New Kayunga District Kadhi

Sheikh Gugumiza Sworn In as New Kayunga District Kadhi

Sheikh Umar Ibrahim Gugumiza has been officially sworn in as the new Kadhi of Kayunga Muslim District during a ceremony held at the District Main Mosque.The oath of office was administered by Haj Yunus Kamya, the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Electoral Commission Regional Commission

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Parents Call for Continuity of Girls' Empowerment Program in Kampala

Parents Call for Continuity of Girls' Empowerment Program in Kampala

Concerned parents in Kampala have called for for the continuation of the Girls Empowering Girls program implemented by TMC as it approaches its scheduled closure in November 2025.While reflecting on the initiative for lifting over 2,300 adolescent girls out of vulnerability and keeping the

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Mukono Residents Block Kampala- Jinja Highway in Protest Over Dust

Mukono Residents Block Kampala- Jinja Highway in Protest Over Dust

Residents of Kigombya village in Mukono Municipality on Friday blocked the Kampala–Jinja highway, setting fires in the middle of the road to protest its deteriorating condition.They say the thick dust from stalled road works has disrupted their businesses and posed serious health risks.

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Museveni Calls for Increased Financial Support to Somalia

Museveni Calls for Increased Financial Support to Somalia

President Museveni has reiterated the urgent need for African solidarity and increased financial support to Somalia, as a key pillar for sustainable peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.The President made the remarks while chairing the Extraordinary Summit of Troop-Contribut

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Uganda Takes the Helm as Co-Chair of Global Climate Finance Coalition

Uganda Takes the Helm as Co-Chair of Global Climate Finance Coalition

Uganda has assumed co-chairmanship of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC.The country will share the leadership mantle with the Netherlands, taking over from Indone

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