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BREAKING! Mbale Court Jails 2 Senior Manafwa District Officials Over Shs1.6 Billion Fraud.

BREAKING! Mbale Court Jails 2 Senior Manafwa District Officials Over Shs1.6 Billion Fraud.

Betty Namono, the Principal Human Resources Officer, and Michael Bichacha, the former Chief Finance Officer in Court.The Mbale High court has sentenced two senior Manafwa district officials to two years in prison and ordered them to pay back over 1.6 billion shillings lost in a

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Govt Launches Million LEGS Project to Transform Rural Livelihoods

Govt Launches Million LEGS Project to Transform Rural Livelihoods

The Government of Uganda, with support from international partners, has unveiled $50.4 million(Shs 191.5 billion) initiative aimed at improving rural livelihoods and accelerating economic transformation across 17 districts under the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) Project.Implemented

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Govt, Islamic Development Bank Invest Shs180bn to Boost Rural Livelihoods

Govt, Islamic Development Bank Invest Shs180bn to Boost Rural Livelihoods

The government, with support from international financiers, is pressing ahead with a $50.4 million (about Shs182 billion) initiative aimed at transforming rural economies through water access, market infrastructure, and affordable microfinance.Known as the Local Economic Growth Support (LE

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Opportunity Bank Basks in Triumph at BoU's Agricultural Credit Facility Awards

Opportunity Bank Basks in Triumph at BoU's Agricultural Credit Facility Awards

It was a night to remember as Opportunity Bank Uganda scooped nine awards at this year's Agricultural Credit Facility Awards(ACF) organised by Bank of Uganda.The awards ceremony was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala to mark 15 years of  the transformative ACF loan scheme,

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Pride Microfinance Celebrates Becoming Bank

Pride Microfinance Celebrates Becoming Bank

Officials have hailed the 30 year transformation journey of Pride Microfinance which has seen it transform into a tier two bank.Speaking during a dinner held at Kampala Serena Hotel on Friday, The Pride Bank, board chairman, Fred Jachan Omach said the bank celebrates three remarkable decad

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Bobi Wine to Erase Odong Otto from Uganda’s Political Map, Dismantling Gen. Paul Lokech’s Legacy as NUP Backs Former NRM’s Charles Ochora for Aruu County MP Seat in 2026

Bobi Wine to Erase Odong Otto from Uganda’s Political Map, Dismantling Gen. Paul Lokech’s Legacy as NUP Backs Former NRM’s Charles Ochora for Aruu County MP Seat in 2026

As the political race for Aruu County’s Member of Parliament seat intensifies, the stakes are higher than ever. With the 2026 elections fast approaching, Charles Ochora, backed by the National Unity Platform (NUP), is gaining momentum, positioning himself as a

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To cap or not to cap interest rates

To cap or not to cap interest rates

The Parliament has passed a law mandating the Minister of Finance to prescribe a maximum interest rate that money lenders may charge their borrowers. Not surprisingly, the moneylenders’ association has “rejected” the new law, arguing that the government has no right to control what doe

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‘We’re aware the boda market is built on trust’

‘We’re aware the boda market is built on trust’

Imagine you’re running an asset financing business in Europe and think, “Why not give East Africa a shot?” So you do the research, find the market, and discover real potential.  That’s how Mogo Uganda, an asset-financing tech company, landed in Kampala.  The

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74 financial institutions now access NIRA database, says BoU

74 financial institutions now access NIRA database, says BoU

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has indicated that at least 74 supervised financial institutions now have access to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) database. The access, which is part of the plan to enhance the Know Your Customer (KYC) strategy as mitigation against fr

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Women entrepreneurs get Shs18b GROW loans in one month – Amongi 

Women entrepreneurs get Shs18b GROW loans in one month – Amongi 

The Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) Project has disbursed Shs18.9b in loans to 1,193 women entrepreneurs across Uganda, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Ms Betty Amongi, announced. "The 83 per cent loans going to women in small busines

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