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Uganda Strengthens Mobile Money Lending Rules to Combat Loan Defaults

Uganda Strengthens Mobile Money Lending Rules to Combat Loan Defaults

Uganda's mobile money sector is taking major steps to prevent loan defaults and restore trust in digital lending. For years, some borrowers who defaulted on digital loans exploited loopholes by switching networks or SIM cards, making it difficult for lenders to recover funds. Under the previous s

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Uganda: Just 41 MPs Approve Shs9tn Loan Blitz

Uganda: Just 41 MPs Approve Shs9tn Loan Blitz

In a Tuesday session that has sparked outrage among fiscal watchdogs, a mere fraction of the 11th Parliament authorized the government to proceed with massive loan requests totalling nearly Shs9 trillion.By suspending key safeguards, the House bypassed the standard oversight procedures des

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Uganda: Govt Orders Early December Salary, Pension Payments Ahead of Festive Season

Uganda: Govt Orders Early December Salary, Pension Payments Ahead of Festive Season

The government has announced early payment of December salaries and pensions for public officers and pensioners, directing that all payments be processed by December 23, 2025, ahead of the festive season.In a circular dated December 12, 2025, the Ministry of Public Service instructed all r

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Uganda Moves to Buy Stake in Kenya Oil Pipeline

Uganda Moves to Buy Stake in Kenya Oil Pipeline

KPC operates more than 1,700 km (1,056 miles) of petroleum pipelines linking the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, western Kenya and onward to Uganda. The system currently handles about 90% of Uganda’s fuel imports, making it critical to the country’s energy securityKenya plans to list the

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Big story: Uganda to Borrow $2bn (Shs7.6 tn) from Oil Trading Giant Vitol for Oil, Roads Projects

Big story: Uganda to Borrow $2bn (Shs7.6 tn) from Oil Trading Giant Vitol for Oil, Roads Projects

“UNOC will be able to generate revenues of up to USD 5.6 billion” (about Shs21.3 trillion) from the projects when implemented," the ministry said, adding that the loan would reduce pressure on the consolidated fund and enable quicker realisation of revenues from the oil and gas sectorS

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Parliament SACCO struggles to release savings of 34 deceased MPs over widow wrangles

Parliament SACCO struggles to release savings of 34 deceased MPs over widow wrangles

The late Kawempe South MP Muhammad Ssegirinya’s case is the most complicated.The Uganda Parliamentary Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) is withholding savings belonging to at least 34 deceased legislators due to bitter disputes among i

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Sunderland’s finest five wins over Newcastle

Sunderland’s finest five wins over Newcastle

The Tyne-Wear derby remains one of English football's fiercest rivalries, with Sunderland and Newcastle United battling for bragging rights in the North East for well over a century.From dramatic late winners to unforgettable performances, the Black Cats have enjoyed some

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PSG Eye Marcus Rashford in Potential Swap Deal Involving Bradley Barcola

PSG Eye Marcus Rashford in Potential Swap Deal Involving Bradley Barcola

Marcus Rashford could be the subject of a swap deal involving PSG star Bradley Barcola next summer, according to Football Insider.Rashford departed Manchester United for Barcelona on loan over the summer and has made an impressive start to life in Spain.

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Poor legacy assets drag down PIC unlisted investment impairments

Poor legacy assets drag down PIC unlisted investment impairments

Public Investment Corporation chair says investments ‘not entirely prudent’PIC chair David Masondo. Picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA/BUSINESS DAYThe high level of impairments in the Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC) unlisted investment portfolio was overwhelmingly due to legacy inv

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Presidential candidate Munyagwa’s father throws weight behind President Museveni ahead of 2026 elections

Presidential candidate Munyagwa’s father throws weight behind President Museveni ahead of 2026 elections

Hajji Bruhan Sserunga, a veteran community leader and father of Hon. Mubarak Munyagwa, the presidential candidate for the Common Man’s Party, has publicly hailed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for his exceptional leadership, sending a strong message of respect and confidence ahead of the elec

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