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Don’t Send on This Number”: Ugandans Bypass Mobile Money to Escape Aggressive Loan Deductions

Don’t Send on This Number”: Ugandans Bypass Mobile Money to Escape Aggressive Loan Deductions

KAMPALA — A growing number of Ugandans are increasingly finding ways to bypass mobile money loan repayments, highlighting rising tensions between digital lenders and borrowers struggling with daily financial pressures.Reports indicate that many users are diverting transactions to alterna

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Justice Kiryabwire urges internal Auditors to ease court backlog

Justice Kiryabwire urges internal Auditors to ease court backlog

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire of the Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court has urged internal auditors to play a more proactive role in reducing the growing backlog of court cases, warning that unresolved commercial disputes in y in the banking sector are tying up trillio

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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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M7 Favorite Pharma Investor Magoola, In Whom Govt Sunk Ugx700bn, Runs Broke; Workers Go Months Without Pay

M7 Favorite Pharma Investor Magoola, In Whom Govt Sunk Ugx700bn, Runs Broke; Workers Go Months Without Pay

All isn’t well at the Matuga-based DEI Pharma, a multi-billion pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprise based at Matugga along Kampala-Bombo Road.The company, which is meant to manufacture pharmaceutical products for both the local market and for export purposes, has about 100 employees.

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I Don’t Want to Hear Corruption Again in Parliament — Museveni Warns NRM MPs

I Don’t Want to Hear Corruption Again in Parliament — Museveni Warns NRM MPs

President Yoweri Museveni has issued a stern warning against corruption in Parliament, vowing decisive action against both bribe takers and givers .Speaking at the closing ceremony of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) retreat at the presidential farm in Nakaseke District, Museveni sai

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Ugandan Lawyer and Businessman Charles Odere Appeals USD400,000 Arena Mall Ruling

Ugandan Lawyer and Businessman Charles Odere Appeals USD400,000 Arena Mall Ruling

What began as a claim over a USD 400,000 shareholder loan has evolved into a complex legal battle that cuts across project finance, shareholder rights, and cross-border dispute resolution.At its core, the case now pits Charles Odere, the subordinated lender seeking repayment, against a con

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OPINION: 623 Cases, UGX 2 Trillion at Stake: Why Uganda Must Rethink How Banking Disputes Are Resolved:

OPINION: 623 Cases, UGX 2 Trillion at Stake: Why Uganda Must Rethink How Banking Disputes Are Resolved:

At the heart of Uganda’s Commercial Court sits a quiet crisis with far-reaching economic consequences: 623 unresolved banking cases locking up an estimated UGX 2 trillion in disputed value. For banks, this means capital tied down in provisioning and delayed recovery; for borrowers, businesses f

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Police Warn Money Lenders Over Illegal Property Seizures in Wamala

Police Warn Money Lenders Over Illegal Property Seizures in Wamala

Police in the Wamala Region have issued a stern warning to money lenders operating in the area, urging them to stop engaging in illegal practices or face prosecution.According to Lameck Kigozi, the Wamala Police spokesperson, authorities are increasingly concerned about how some lenders ha

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Court Orders MP To Pay Nearly UGX 5 Billion in Loan Default Case

Court Orders MP To Pay Nearly UGX 5 Billion in Loan Default Case

The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered Jie County MP, Lokii Peter Abrahams, to pay businessman and money lender Amit Jain nearly 5 billion Shillings for failure to repay a loan taken in 2012.Justice Steven Mubiru ruled that Lokii defaulted on a 265 million Shillings loan, wh

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Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a country’s debt sustainability using the debt-to-GDP ratio. GDP is not a resource of government which it can use to pay credit

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