Jacobs Odongo Seaman

Parliament probes MTN over MoKash

BY FAITH ATHNUS In August 2016, MTN Uganda, together with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA Bank), launched MoKash, a digital service that allows mobile money subscribers to access microloans and also save

December 14, 2017

by Jacobs Odongo Seaman

Sluggish: How Uganda’s economic performance struggled in 2017

BY PAUL TENTENA According to the state of the economy report, prepared by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) Policy Advocacy Unit, the first half of the year was headlined by uncertainties in the macroeconomic environment characterised by high interest

December 18, 2017

by Jacobs Odongo Seaman

Kagina’s Dott Services woes

BY FAITH ATHNUS If there was anything that Allen Kagina had not anticipated when she was

Airtel Rwanda acquires Tigo

Persistent rumours and anxiety that telecom giants Airtel is exiting several local markets on the continent

Crane Bank sale: MPs say BoU must be audited amid protests from Kasekende

At Parliament on Tuesday, Budadiri West MP Nandala Mafabi, who is leading the chorus for an audit into BoU, told Parliament that Kasekende was attempting to shield a “mafia

May 16, 2018

Company News·Legal & Justice·The Big Story

Sports TV’s Shs1bn appropriation case against Vision Group nears judgement

Four years ago, Vision Group allegedly put off air a major entrepreneurial broadcaster. Sports TV, the first free-to-air broadcaster in the continent, was already finding its auto-functions on the remote controls of

April 17, 2018

Company News·The Big Story

Mivumba clothes: Will ‘tiny’ Rwanda outlast ‘mighty’ America’s bullying?

Is Rwanda just obstinate? Or is there something that the Kigali administration is seeing in this used clothes ban that the rest of the regional lot can’t? What is it that is

April 4, 2018

The Big Story

Eng Irene Muloni, the cabinet minister for Energy and Mineral Resources.

Minerals officials sweat over oil exploration activities reports

In January, MP Cecilia Ogwal (FDC, Dokolo District) raised eyebrows in Parliament when she claimed that there are suspicious movements of vehicles said to be transporting oil drilled from the exploration sites.

March 26, 2018

The Big Story

RwandAir’s push for direct US flight route adds to KQ’s milestone

Straight on the heels of Kenyan government’s long journey to gaining approval for direct flights to the US, Rwanda is fast on the ground to leave nothing untoward in ensuring that its

March 23, 2018

Company News·The Big Story

Here are some affordable housing models for Africa to consider

By Kenneth Legesi Africa is increasingly grappling with the issue of housing deficit. From one economy to another, citizens are left to fend amid prohibitive housing rates, leaving many to continue living

March 7, 2018

The Big Story

Why Museveni finally sacked Gen Kayihura and Gen Tumukunde with him

Faced with a wave of crime, including murder of high profile personalities in broad daylight as well as women murders and, most recently, killing of foreign nationals and kidnap and murder of

March 4, 2018

The Big Story

Teddy Sseezi Cheeye dead at 60

The former director of economic monitoring at Internal Security Organisation (ISO) completed a jail term for corruption on March 3, last year, following his conviction for embezzling UGX120 million Global Fund money.

March 1, 2018

The Big Story

Uganda still as corrupt as in 2016, says new report

The 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that, like Uganda, the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption, while further analysis shows journalists and activists in corrupt countries

February 22, 2018

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Pictures: South African wine festival leaves guests yearning for more

Food-plus-wine might make a seven-course meal, but there is something else it makes too: a dainty. And such was the affair when some 300 guests turned up at Kampala Serena Hotel for

February 22, 2018

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Jacobs Odongo Seaman

Parliament probes MTN over MoKash

Sluggish: How Uganda’s economic performance struggled in 2017

Kagina’s Dott Services woes

Airtel Rwanda acquires Tigo

Crane Bank sale: MPs say BoU must be audited amid protests from Kasekende

Sports TV’s Shs1bn appropriation case against Vision Group nears judgement

Mivumba clothes: Will ‘tiny’ Rwanda outlast ‘mighty’ America’s bullying?

Minerals officials sweat over oil exploration activities reports

RwandAir’s push for direct US flight route adds to KQ’s milestone

Here are some affordable housing models for Africa to consider

Why Museveni finally sacked Gen Kayihura and Gen Tumukunde with him

Teddy Sseezi Cheeye dead at 60

Uganda still as corrupt as in 2016, says new report

Pictures: South African wine festival leaves guests yearning for more

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