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79% of Cases Unfinished: Inside the Financial Intelligence Authority’s Fragile Fight Against Money Laundering

79% of Cases Unfinished: Inside the Financial Intelligence Authority’s Fragile Fight Against Money Laundering

FIA Executive Director Samuel Were Wandera and Justice Bonny Isaac Teko stand at the center of Uganda’s evolving anti-money laundering landscape, where assertive enforcement meets judicial insistence on due process, highlighting a system striving to balance swift intervention with evidence, ove

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Africa's busiest airport doubling 30m passenger capacity with massive £3.2billion upgrade

Africa's busiest airport doubling 30m passenger capacity with massive £3.2billion upgrade

Africa's "busiest" airport is undergoing a massive multi-billion-pound overhaul that will further expand its capacity. Cairo International Airport (CAI) is a major international flight hub serving the Egyptian capital and its metropolitan area. It's the country's largest and busiest airport, and

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Entebbe Airport Immigration Relocates to New Terminal

Entebbe Airport Immigration Relocates to New Terminal

ENTEBBE – The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has begun relocating its immigration departures operations and critical systems to the new terminal extension at Entebbe International Airport, a move aimed at modernizing infrastructure and improving service delivery for t

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Mukono Municipal Council Ranked Among Top 10 Performing Local Governments: Inside The Numbers, Reforms And Political Signals Behind Return To Top 10

Mukono Municipal Council Ranked Among Top 10 Performing Local Governments: Inside The Numbers, Reforms And Political Signals Behind Return To Top 10

Mukono — After years of slipping performance and growing scrutiny, Mukono Municipality is staging a notable comeback—re-entering the top 10 in Uganda’s latest Local Government performance rankings and offering a case study in how administrative recalibration and political alignment can shif

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Deferred Strength: Uganda Clays’ Fragile Recovery and the UGX 23.6b NSSF Exposure:

Deferred Strength: Uganda Clays’ Fragile Recovery and the UGX 23.6b NSSF Exposure:

Uganda Clays may have bought time, but not certainty. Beneath the return to profit lies a balance sheet still under strain, propped up by deferred obligations and a partially unsecured NSSF loan. Its recovery, while visible, remains fragile. The real test will come when repayments begin, when imp

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Senior Legal Officer Breaks Down Uganda’s Mining Law From Prospecting to Extraction

Senior Legal Officer Breaks Down Uganda’s Mining Law From Prospecting to Extraction

KAMPALA, Uganda – A breakdown of Uganda’s mining law, from prospecting to extraction, shows that mineral development follows a structured licensing sequence, a senior legal officer said.Loyola Rwabose Karobwa, a senior legal officer at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, ou

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Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Uganda’s banking industry has mounted a formal and detailed opposition to the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that its provisions could disrupt financial intermediation, deter foreign investment, and undermine the country’s broader economic growth strategy.In a l

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Uganda Courts Chinese Investors in Push for ATMS-Led Economic Transformation

Uganda Courts Chinese Investors in Push for ATMS-Led Economic Transformation

Uganda has taken a significant step toward advancing its long-term economic transformation agenda after the Ministry of Finance hosted a 40-member Chinese investor delegation exploring joint venture opportunities across the country’s priority ATMS pillars: Agriculture, Tourism, Manufacturing, a

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As Museveni Takes Oath for Seventh Term, Let us Reflect on his Achievements Over the Past Six Terms

As Museveni Takes Oath for Seventh Term, Let us Reflect on his Achievements Over the Past Six Terms

On May 12, 2026, President Museveni will take the oath of office for the seventh time as President of Uganda. He is the only president I have known since I began to understand the world.I have grown, studied, graduated, and given birth to my child under his leadership. I cannot describe wh

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FULL LIST: Govt names best, worst performing local governments

FULL LIST: Govt names best, worst performing local governments

Minister for General Duties Justine Kasule Lumumba presents the 2025 local government performance assessment results during the National Performance Review Conference at Speke Resort Munyonyo. Lumumba noted that overall service delivery improved to 67.23 percent, with water and sanitation emergin

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