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Equity’s Best Year Ever: Profit Jumps 55%, Uganda Emerges Growth Star

Equity’s Best Year Ever: Profit Jumps 55%, Uganda Emerges Growth Star

Equity Group Holdings has posted the strongest financial performance in its history, reporting a record KSh75.5 billion (approximately UGX 2.15 trillion) profit after tax for the year ended December 2025, as regional subsidiaries, digital banking, and insurance operations powered a major growth s

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Govt to save Shs24b in holiday spending cuts

Govt to save Shs24b in holiday spending cuts

The government expects to save about Shs24 billion annually after suspending funding for national public holiday celebrations beginning Financial Year (FY)2026/2027, the Ministry of Finance has said.The move is part of the government’s Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Ex

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France Opens Applications for Fully Funded Master’s Scholarships for Ugandan Students

France Opens Applications for Fully Funded Master’s Scholarships for Ugandan Students

The Embassy of France in Uganda has officially opened applications for its 2026/2027 Master’s Degree Scholarship Programme, offering fully funded study opportunities for young Ugandan graduates seeking to pursue postgraduate education in France.The scholarship programme targets Ugandan s

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NIRA breaks silence on free birth certificate issued to Kenzo, Nyamutoro baby

NIRA breaks silence on free birth certificate issued to Kenzo, Nyamutoro baby

NIRA says the certificate was processed under an existing government programme that applies equally to all eligible Ugandan children.Musician Eddy Kenzo and wife Phiona Nyamutoro registering their newborn daughter for the National Identification Number (NIN)Kampala, Uganda: The Nati

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Gov't Announces Nationwide UPDF Recruitment of 10,200 Personnel for FY 2026/27

Gov't Announces Nationwide UPDF Recruitment of 10,200 Personnel for FY 2026/27

The Government has announced a nationwide recruitment exercise for the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), targeting 10,200 personnel in the Financial Year 2026/2027, in a phased process scheduled to run from May to July 2026. The development has been communicated through a circular issued b

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Parliament throws out Muganga appointment as minister as he denies Rwanda citizenship

Parliament throws out Muganga appointment as minister as he denies Rwanda citizenship

The committee cited the Citizenship and Immigration Act which bars holders of dual citizenship from holding offices listed in the Fifth Schedule which includes the presidency, prime minister, cabinet and ministers of state.The Parliamentary Appointments Committee has rejected the appointme

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Museveni asked to drop Kataaha from cabinet over incompetence

Museveni asked to drop Kataaha from cabinet over incompetence

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has challenged President Yoweri Museveni to remove his wife, First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni, from the cabinet, citing poor performance and persistent failures in the country’s education system.Janet Museveni was reappointed Minister of Education a

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IGG sends Museveni Among’s probe report

IGG sends Museveni Among’s probe report

The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has submitted her investigation report into alleged corruption involving former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among to President Museveni, sources familiar with the inquiry have said.The development marks a significant milestone in the high-profile i

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TESO TWIST: Anita Among T-Shirts Now Used to Scare Birds in Rice Gardens

TESO TWIST: Anita Among T-Shirts Now Used to Scare Birds in Rice Gardens

Bukedea, Uganda — In parts of the Teso sub-region, farmers in rice-growing wetlands have found an unusual and symbolic use for T-shirts bearing the image of former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among — using them as scarecrows to chase away birds from rice gardens.Instead of wearin

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BoU Approves Sale of Standard Chartered Uganda’s Retail and Wealth Banking Business to Absa

BoU Approves Sale of Standard Chartered Uganda’s Retail and Wealth Banking Business to Absa

Sanjay Rughani (right) and David Wandera after the Bank of Uganda approved the sale of Standard Chartered Uganda’s Wealth and Retail Banking business to Absa Bank Uganda.KAMPALA — The Bank of Uganda has approved the sale of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda’s Wealth and Retail Banking (

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