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From Banking To Farming: Dr. Richard Wemesa Is Operating A Multi-Enterprise Agribusiness With dfcu Support

From Banking To Farming: Dr. Richard Wemesa Is Operating A Multi-Enterprise Agribusiness With dfcu Support

Agriculture employs more than 70% of Uganda’s population, but for many households it remains subsistence, low input, low output, and highly exposed to weather and price shocks. Access to financing is still limited, and value addition across most value chains remains underdeveloped.That s

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Nakalema meets Forbes Africa team to shape 2026 investment outlook

Nakalema meets Forbes Africa team to shape 2026 investment outlook

State House Investors Protection Unit head Edith Nakalema has engaged the Forbes Africa editorial team ahead of its Uganda 2026 Report, outlining efforts to strengthen investor protection, curb fraud, and position Uganda as a competitive destination amid its emerging oil economy.The Head o

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Police Arrests 8 Persons Marrying Off 16 Year Old S.3 Student in Kiboga District

Police Arrests 8 Persons Marrying Off 16 Year Old S.3 Student in Kiboga District

Police have arrested 8 persons involved in marrying off a 16 year old girl and S.3 student in Kagoga village, Kyomya Sub County in Kiboga district.According to SSP L Kigozi, PRO Wamala Region, the arrests took place on Friday, after a tip off from a concerned resident.According to a

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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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Uganda converts Shs7.78t central bank advance into long-term debt as borrowing pressures rise

Uganda converts Shs7.78t central bank advance into long-term debt as borrowing pressures rise

Government has quietly converted a Shs7.78 trillion temporary advance from the Bank of Uganda into long term public debt, a move that will see taxpayers commit to years of repayments amid rising pressure on the country’s finances.According to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance report

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Christopher Okello Onyum Told Police Surgeon Reason for Killing Four Children, Revealed Secrets on Killing Step-Brother, Plan to Kill Himself

Christopher Okello Onyum Told Police Surgeon Reason for Killing Four Children, Revealed Secrets on Killing Step-Brother, Plan to Kill Himself

Police surgeon and deputy director of police health services, Dr Emmanuel Nuwamanya, has told court that murder suspect Christopher Okello Onyum personally disclosed the motive behind the killing of four children at a Ggaba daycare centre, saying it was driven by fortune hunting and enrichment.

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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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Uganda forced to rethink financing as donor cuts disrupt UN programmes

Uganda forced to rethink financing as donor cuts disrupt UN programmes

KAMPALA — A sudden withdrawal of donor funds has pushed Uganda and its development partners to confront a difficult reality: the era of relying heavily on external aid is becoming increasingly uncertain.The shift comes into sharper focus as the Kampala Geopolitics Conference 2026 opened

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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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