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Tycoon Meddie Ssebagala’s Electronics Empire Faces Collapse Over Shs 1.2 Billion DTB Loan

Tycoon Meddie Ssebagala’s Electronics Empire Faces Collapse Over Shs 1.2 Billion DTB Loan

Prominent businessman Muhammed Ssebagala, proprietor of Ssebagala & Sons and owner of the Light of the World Electrical Shops in Kiyembe, is staring at the collapse of his once-thriving electronics empire as financial troubles deepen.Court bailiffs, a

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The Rise And Fall Of The Aponye Business Empire: From Agro Giant To Debt Distress

The Rise And Fall Of The Aponye Business Empire: From Agro Giant To Debt Distress

For decades, the name Aponye stood tall in Uganda’s business circles, synonymous with agro-processing success, expansive real estate investments, and strategic government supply contracts.Founded by the late Apollo Nyegamehe, commonly

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Top Tallest Buildings in Uganda for 2025

Top Tallest Buildings in Uganda for 2025

NSSF Pension TowersUganda is witnessing a dramatic shift in its urban landscape. Kampala, the nation’s capital, is rapidly expanding, with modern skyscrapers increasingly defining its skyline.Among the most prominent structures is the NSSF Pensio

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Aponye 's Iconic Ugandan Business Conglomerate Faces Auction Two Years After Founder’s Death

Aponye 's Iconic Ugandan Business Conglomerate Faces Auction Two Years After Founder’s Death

The Aponye Group, once one of Uganda’s most formidable agro-processing and manufacturing empires, has collapsed just two years after the death of its founder, Apollo Nyegamehe. The group’s properties are now being auctioned off to recover debts, signaling th

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Kenyan firm Moves to Seize KIU as Embattled businessman Basajjabalaba defaults on Shs. 57B loan

Kenyan firm Moves to Seize KIU as Embattled businessman Basajjabalaba defaults on Shs. 57B loan

City businessman and billionaire, Hassan Basajjabalaba could lose a significant part of his Kampala International University over UGX 57 billion loan dispute after the High Court in Kampala ruled in favor of Housing Finance Company Limited in a high-stakes financial dispute.The ruling, whi

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Stray Goats, Cows Chew Up What is Left of Soroti City's Greens

Stray Goats, Cows Chew Up What is Left of Soroti City's Greens

The animals, often seen roaming freely through streets, markets, and residential areas, have become a major inconvenience, disrupting traffic and businesses while also causing property damage.The increasing presence of stray goats and cows in Soroti City has rais

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Key M7 Minister Says He Won’t Apologize for Taking Hotel Africana Owner BMK’s Property To Recover Money He Lent To One Of The Deceased BMK’s Sons

Key M7 Minister Says He Won’t Apologize for Taking Hotel Africana Owner BMK’s Property To Recover Money He Lent To One Of The Deceased BMK’s Sons

Using a court order and court bailiffs (of Mutesasira Associates), Minister Balaam Barugahara has become the owner of part of the BMK estate. He is particularly moving to have a huge apartment block located along Plot 46 Mulamula road in Buziga sold off via publ

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Jim Ssentongo Exposes URA: Retiree’s Vehicles Auctioned Without Notice Amid Bureaucratic Nightmare

Jim Ssentongo Exposes URA: Retiree’s Vehicles Auctioned Without Notice Amid Bureaucratic Nightmare

Jim Spire Ssentongo has highlighted significant issues faced by a retired employee in his dealings with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), bringing attention to the challenges retirees encounter within bureaucratic systems.

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Uganda’s Tea Prices Reach $1.02 at Mombasa Auction

Uganda’s Tea Prices Reach $1.02 at Mombasa Auction

Uganda’s tea prices at the Mombasa Tea Auction have been holding steady for the past seven weeks, with the latest sale, Number 45, ending on November 5, 2024, at an average price of $1.02 per kilogram (around sh3,760). This price mirrors that of the past two weeks, indicating stability in the mark

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Inside proposal to revive tea farming

Inside proposal to revive tea farming

Tea farmers across Uganda are facing a looming crisis, with several processing factories on the brink of closure. This is on account of the low prices of the crop, which has forced some of the tea farmers to uproot the trees in favour of the more lucrative coffee growing and other ventur

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