Starlink goes live in Uganda; price comparisons against MTN, Airtel
Starlink has switched on its satellite internet service in Uganda, ending years of waiting but opening a fresh debate over whether its prices can compete with MTN Uganda...
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Ex Kagame Guard Commander Tom Byabagamba Dies in Rwandan Prison After 12 Years
Byabagamba was a veteran of the Rwanda Patriotic Front’s liberation struggle and served in Kagame’s personal protection detail from 1990Col Byabagamba and his wife Ma...
Uganda: ‘Delayed land acquisition stalling road works’
The report indicated that projects including the 23.7km Busega-Mpigi Expressway, 191km Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga road and improvement of 11.45km of national roads in re...
Residents Complain Over Taken Water Pipes as Garuka Water Project Hangs in Balance
Residents of Garuka Parish in Bwambara Sub County, Rukungiri District, have appealed to the government to reinstate the construction of the Garuka-Kikarara water supply p...
Government Approves €31.9M Loan for Mbarara Cancer Centre, Preparations for NAM Summit in Key Cabinet Resolutions
Addressing the media on Tuesday, the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Rt. Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba, outlined the government’s latest policy and administrative...
Local traders in Kansanga cry foul over refugee-owned businesses
Madina Nakitto, who operates a retail shop selling mattresses, kitchenware and plastic products, said local traders were facing growing competition from businesses owned...
BoU Directs Banks to Submit Plans for $500bn Credit Expansion
BoU governor Atingi-Ego speaking at the Financial Services’ second annual research conference in Kampala this past weekKAMPALA — Bank of Uganda has directed supervise...
Uganda Warms Up to Recognising, Accreditation of Prior Learning
Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi, a renowned multimedia visual artist, never completed his formal education, leaving school in Senior Four. Rather than allowing the interruption to de...
Govt targets 1.5 million hectares under irrigation by 2040
Despite rising investments, most Ugandan farmers remain exposed to drought due to limited irrigation access. Photo / File The government has set a target of putting 1.5 m...
LEGS LOAN CRISIS! Sh2.7Bn MSC Lending Scandal, Sh62.53Bn Write-Offs and 52% Default Rate Expose Microfinance Support Centre Collapse Under Rural Growth Programme
A deepening financial crisis has engulfed the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), the main lending arm of Government’s Local Economic Growth Support Project (LEGS), afte...