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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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Speaker budget grows seven times over six years

Speaker budget grows seven times over six years

Parliament Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth (2nd right) leaves Parliament chambers after presiding over plenary session on May 28, 2026. PHOTO/ PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA X HANDLEThe budget of Parliament has within six years doubled to Shs1.2 trillion, despite the number of elected members of the Ho

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Traffic police arrest 551 motorists in week-long road safety crackdown

Traffic police arrest 551 motorists in week-long road safety crackdown

‎The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has arrested 551 drivers and riders over the past week as part of ongoing enforcement operations aimed at improving compliance with traffic laws and reducing road crashes.‎‎According to Traffic Police spokesperson Michael Kananura, t

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Buganda, Ankole, Busoga dominate education landscape as UBOS Census shows regional concentration

Buganda, Ankole, Busoga dominate education landscape as UBOS Census shows regional concentration

‎The Baseline Education Census (BEC) 2025 has confirmed the continued dominance of Buganda, Busoga, and Ankole in Uganda’s education sector, controlling the largest share of schools and learners across the country.‎‎According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Bugand

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Ex-General Sejusa Questions Logic Behind Norbert Mao’s Speaker Bid, Frames It as Strategic Political Calculus

Ex-General Sejusa Questions Logic Behind Norbert Mao’s Speaker Bid, Frames It as Strategic Political Calculus

Retired General David Sejusa has commented on Democratic Party (DP) leader Norbert Mao’s bid for Speaker in Uganda’s 12th Parliament, describing it as a move that appeared risky on the surface but may have carried deeper political calculation.The Speaker race, held at Kololo Ceremonial

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Amorim signing forces Man Utd to change transfer plans as new profile targeted

Amorim signing forces Man Utd to change transfer plans as new profile targeted

Manchester United have reportedly shifted their focus from signing a winger to a left-back due to Patrick Dorgu and his exploits in attack.When the Dane first rose through the ranks of Lecce, he was considered one of the best rising full-backs in Italian football.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICI

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Defeated Mao says he'd have resigned from Parliament if he got less than 10 votes in Speaker race

Defeated Mao says he'd have resigned from Parliament if he got less than 10 votes in Speaker race

Opposition Democratic Party president general and 2026–2031 Speaker contender Norbert Mao is seen ahead of the voting in Kampala on May 25, 2026. PHOTO/IBRAHIM KAVUMA Opposition Democratic Party (DP) president general Norbert Mao has revealed he was prepared to resign from Parliament if

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Property Acquirers Target RAJA Chambers, Several Other Prime Kampala Buildings! HAVE OWNERS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES?

Property Acquirers Target RAJA Chambers, Several Other Prime Kampala Buildings! HAVE OWNERS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES?

Available information indicates that several Kampala commercial buildings in the CBD area are increasingly being targeted by money lenders, speculators and property acquirers, for reasons which couldn’t readily be established.These include Indians-owned Raja Chambers located along Parlia

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Architectural firm fined Shs446m over Kabira Country Club expansion project

Architectural firm fined Shs446m over Kabira Country Club expansion project

The Commercial Court has ordered an architectural firm to refund more than USD132,000 (about Shs446 million) to Meera Investment Ltd after finding that it breached a consultancy agreement relating to the expansion of Kabira Country Club.In a ruling delivered on April 3, Acting Judge Susan

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