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SPEAKERSHIP: Anita Among Courts Powerful Muslim, Buganda’s Prince Nakibinge

SPEAKERSHIP: Anita Among Courts Powerful Muslim, Buganda’s Prince Nakibinge

Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among and Dr. Prince Kassim Nakibinge.In a strategic move amid intensifying speculation over the upcoming speakership race in Uganda’s 12th Parliament, Speaker Anita Among paid a high-profile courtesy call on one of the country’s most influential Muslim figures.

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Uganda Development Bank Appoints Peter Mukuru as Director of Business Technology

Uganda Development Bank Appoints Peter Mukuru as Director of Business Technology

Peter MukuruKAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has announced the appointment of Peter Mukuru as Director of Business Technology and Member of the Executive Committee, strengthening the Bank’s leadership as it accelerates its digital transformation agenda.Mukuru

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Museveni Meets RSF Commander Gen. Hamdan Dagalo, Reiterates Dialogue

Museveni Meets RSF Commander Gen. Hamdan Dagalo, Reiterates Dialogue

Museveni with General Mohamed Hamdan DagaloPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni welcomed General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), to State House Entebbe amid intensifying calls for an end to Sudan’s protracted civil war. The Friday meeting centered on

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Government confirms salary hike for arts teachers in next financial year

Government confirms salary hike for arts teachers in next financial year

KAMPALA, Uganda — Secondary school arts teachers on the government payroll will receive a 25 percent salary increase starting in July, officials said this week.The pay raise, which covers the 2026-2027 financial year, is part of a phased plan to address long-standing wage gaps between sc

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Insurance players tipped to leverage booming Ugandan economy

Insurance players tipped to leverage booming Ugandan economy

With oil production expected to start soon, Dr Julius Kipng’etich projected even stronger growth over the next two to three decades, potentially transforming Uganda into one of the continent’s largest economies.Insurers in Uganda and across the East African region have been called to

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Prof Ssali appointed Mak Deputy VC Academic Affairs

Prof Ssali appointed Mak Deputy VC Academic Affairs

KAMPALA: Makerere University has appointed Prof Sarah Ssali the new Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs.Ssali, a Prof of Gender Studies at the same institution and the second woman to occupy this office, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences, specializing in p

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60 Traders Seek Govt Support After Kavule Inferno

60 Traders Seek Govt Support After Kavule Inferno

Nelson Kabanda, who is spearheading the registration of the affected traders, said they had been surviving on their own, but that is now impossible since the fire did not spare any businesses. Kabanda explained that furniture traders even lost the equipment used for processing timber.More

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Petroleum Fund Drops to Shs131.27 Bn After Transfers to Budget, UNOC

Petroleum Fund Drops to Shs131.27 Bn After Transfers to Budget, UNOC

KAMPALA — Uganda’s Petroleum Fund declined to Shs131.27 billion as of June 30, 2025, down from Shs145.98 billion the previous financial year, following statutory transfers to the national budget and the state oil company.State Minister for Finance (General Duties) Henry Musasizi made t

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Uganda: Museveni Enacts Major Housing and Construction Reforms

Uganda: Museveni Enacts Major Housing and Construction Reforms

President Museveni has signed into law three key pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening regulatory oversight in Uganda's construction, housing finance, and valuation sectors.The reforms are expected to enhance safety standards, expand mortgage financing, and boost investor confidence

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Equity Bank seminar empowers Kampala salon owners

Equity Bank seminar empowers Kampala salon owners

Salon Owners at the Equity Bank Salon Owners Seminar at Pope Paul Memorial Centre LubagaKAMPALA, Uganda — Two years ago, Jessica Muteteri’s salon was failing. Rent was overdue, utility bills were mounting and staff wages felt like a chokehold on her enterprise.The struggle chang

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