Business & Markets

All Eyes on David Wandera: Why 2026 is a Critical Year for Absa

Jeff WintersBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 8, 2026February 8, 2026

There is a saying that when you are entrusted with the responsibility of representing your country, you must give your very best, because you are carrying the weight and expectations…

I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series sponsors promise a bigger and more exciting 2026 season

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsFebruary 7, 2026February 7, 2026

On Thursday, 5 February 2026, I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series title sponsors- I&M Bank Uganda, hosted partners and sponsors of the tournament at an exclusive appreciation dinner at the Kampala…

What It Takes to Transform Organisations: Some of Uganda’s Transformational CEOs Speak Out

Kisakye ImaniLeadership & GovernanceThe Big StoryFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026

In November 2025, Daily Monitor published a special report titled “CEOs with a Midas Touch”, a rare, wide-angle look into the minds of leaders who have not merely managed institutions…

Bank of Uganda Warns of Inflation Risks If Oil Production is Delayed Again

Paul MurungiEnergy, Oil & GasThe Big StoryFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Oil production is increasingly shaping Uganda’s inflation outlook, not only as a future driver of growth, but as a critical stabilising force for prices and the exchange rate. Bank of…

Paul Musasizi and the Hardest Phase of Kiira Motors

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Paul Musasizi is the chief executive of Uganda’s most ambitious industrial experiment, one that ended 2025 on a high, even as the pressure on execution has never been greater. In…

Equity Bank Uganda to Relocate Core Banking Data From Kenya to Uganda  Under New Central Bank Rules

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Equity Bank Uganda will this weekend migrate its core banking data — including its Finacle database — from Kenya to an in-country data centre in Uganda, in a move aimed…

Equity Bank Launches Affordable Financing for Electric Cooking In Uganda

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

Equity Bank Uganda in partnership with UKAID and the Ministry of Energy has today launched affordable financing for eCooking products and technologies in Uganda. Dubbed the Modern Energy Cooking Services…

Museveni Meeting With Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Sparks Speculation Over Uganda Airlines CEO Job

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryTransport & LogisticsFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

President Museveni has held discussions with Girma Wake, the former Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, amid an ongoing search for a substantive Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines following…

Stanbic Economic Forum Returns With Spotlight on Uganda’s Competitiveness in a Shifting Global Economy

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

The 2026 Stanbic Economic Forum under the theme, ‘Uganda’s Inflection Point: Competing in a Rewired Global Economy’, will be streamed live on the bank’s YouTube channel on February 12, starting…

Weak concession governance leaves UGX 18.8bn uncollected at UWA, Auditor General finds

Brian EmorutHospitality & TourismInvestigations & Special ReportsFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) lost billions of shillings in concession revenue and accumulated a growing backlog of unpaid wildlife compensation claims in the 2024/25 financial year, as weak contract…