Business & Markets

CEOs in the hot seat: Can Justice Simon Byabakama deliver a free and fair election?

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJanuary 13, 2026January 13, 2026

Uganda heads into the much-awaited general elections, starting with the Presidential and Parliamentary polls this Thursday, 15 January 2026. This will be Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama’s second national election since…

Inside the UGX1.1 trillion election budget

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026

As Uganda heads into the much-awaited Presidential and Parliamentary elections this Thursday, January 15, 2026, the country will be voting in a process that has been financed through one of…

AdWoman on a Mission: How Edna Torana, Scanad Uganda’s New Boss, Is Re-Engineering the Agency for the AI Age 

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJanuary 12, 2026January 27, 2026

Edna Torana, Scanad Uganda’s new Country Lead, did not come to the top of Uganda’s advertising industry by being parachuted into power. She came up the hard way — through…

State House Anti-Corruption Unit, CID Launch Sweeping Investigation into Uganda Airlines

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryTransport & LogisticsJanuary 10, 2026January 11, 2026

Uganda Airlines, the country’s flagship carrier and one of the government’s most ambitious public investments in recent years, has been placed under formal investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit…

Ugandans to access Elon Musk’s Starlink internet through telecoms — UCC rules

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 10, 2026January 10, 2026

Ugandans will access Starlink-powered satellite internet only through licensed local telecommunications operators and not through a direct consumer launch, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has ruled. In a detailed clarification…

How Governments Shut Down the Internet — and the Price Economies Pay

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 8, 2026January 8, 2026

For all its vast infrastructure and apparent complexity, the internet can be switched off with startling ease. During Uganda’s 2021 general elections, this reality became clear when authorities imposed a…

gnuGrid CRB Set to Unveil Uganda’s First Cross-Network Digital Loan Checker

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesTechnology & InnovationJanuary 8, 2026January 10, 2026

For years, Uganda’s digital lending sector has expanded at breathtaking speed, but without the underlying visibility required to support responsible growth. Borrowers have increasingly turned to mobile money as their…

Consolidation is a Game-Changer: Uganda’s Insurance Regulator on Building a Resilient Ugandan Insurance Sector 

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 7, 2026January 8, 2026

As Uganda’s insurance industry heads into 2026, it finds itself at a crossroads. Premiums are rising, claims are being paid at record levels, new players are entering the market, and…

Kaspersky shares AI cybersecurity predictions for 2026

Brian EmorutNews & AnalysisJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026

Kaspersky experts outline how the rapid development of AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape in 2026, both for individual users and for businesses. Large language models (LLMs) are influencing defensive…

Ugandans to Pay $15,000 Visa Bond for U.S Travel Starting January 2026

Paul MurungiGlobal NewsThe Big StoryJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026

Ugandans applying for temporary visit and tourism visas to the United States of America will now be required to post a visa bond, following a new policy introduced by the…