Uganda’s banking sector recorded strong growth in 2025, with total industry assets rising to Shs61.59 trillion from Shs53.12 trillion in 2024, according to an analysis of audited financial results by Business Focus.The results show that a handful of banks continue to dominate the industr
Police in Kanungu District are investigating the killing of an 83-year-old man who was strangled to death by unknown assailants, while his son survived a brutal attack at their home in Butogota Town Council.The deceased has been identified as Joseph Rwakaremera, a resident of Kebiremo Vill
The morning sun burns through the dusty roadside of Bulindo and Kitukutwe, falling on broken timber, bent iron sheets and torn tarpaulins scattered where small kiosks once stood.A place that was once filled with the smell of frying chapati, boiling tea, laughter from customers and women ca
L-R: Captain Denis Oola, Dr Kizza Besigye, and Obeid LutaleLast week inside Uganda’s courtrooms, justice unfolded in dramatically different ways.In one courtroom, appellate judges confirmed a prison sentence for a man convicted of rape more than a decade ago, bringing a long and p
major corruption investigation has been launched into a Shs26.586 billion contract for the maintenance of Uganda’s national CCTV surveillance system. New documents have revealed how the contract was awarded, how the money was planned to be used, and the growing concerns surrounding its implemen
KAMPALA — In a sweeping bid to plug massive financial leaks and dismantle deeply entrenched syndicates, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has announced a major procurement reform. Starting July 1, 2026, all Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Local
Manchester United have joined the queue of clubs pursuing Hayden Hackney this summer with Michael Carrick said to be driving a move for the sought-after Middlesbrough midfielder.Hackney is widely regarded as one of the best players outside the Premier League and was influential in driving
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has commenced the disbursement of Shs2.8 billion under the long-awaited Shs80 billion national cattle restocking programme. However, the intervention has faced immediate scrutiny, with critics and local leaders describing it as a "drop in the ocean" g
Police in Bushenyi District are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man who was found hanging in a coffee plantation after leaving his home in the early hours of Saturday, with preliminary findings indicating he had a history of mental health challenges.A 32-year-old man has been foun
The wife of a school director in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District, who was abducted by unidentified armed men, was on Saturday night dumped near her home after nearly three days incommunicado.Mr Bosses Taremwa, the husband of the victim, confirmed that his wife, Ms Mollette Komugisha, w
