Business & Markets

Who is Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, the Newly Appointed IGG?

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 7, 2025October 17, 2025

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala as the new Inspector General of Government (IGG), replacing Beti Kamya whose four-year tenure has come to an end….

Bank Moves to Auction Former MP Sam Otada’s Properties Over Unpaid Loan

Paul MurungiLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryOctober 7, 2025October 7, 2025

Multiple properties in Kampala, Wakiso, and Lira will be sold unless former Kibanda County MP and proprietor of Otada Bus Services, Sam Amooti Otada, pays his loan obligations to an…

Equity Sowing seeds of Impact

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 7, 2025November 5, 2025

As early as 4:30am, Divine Kobusigye the Senior Five Mobiliser at St Julian Secondary School was already dressed in her sparkling well pressed white Shirt and Kaaki skirt. She was…

Absa Bank Uganda Reintroduces Custody Services to Boost Capital Markets

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsOctober 7, 2025October 23, 2025

Absa Bank Uganda has reintroduced its custody services in a move that underscores the bank’s commitment to deepening Uganda’s capital markets. The development provides institutional investors with secure, efficient, and…

Uganda’s Parliament Spending Set to Cross a Trillion-Shilling Mark by 2027

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryOctober 6, 2025October 14, 2025

Uganda’s Parliament expenditure is projected to rise steeply each year, crossing the trillion-shilling mark by 2027 and reaching UGX 1.53 trillion by 2029/30, according to a Strategic Plan for 2025–2030…

Supreme Court Gives Patrick Bitature Breathing Space in USD 10 Million Loan Vantage Dispute

Paul MurungiLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryOctober 6, 2025October 14, 2025

The Supreme Court has handed businessman Patrick Bitature a much-needed pause in his long and bruising legal fight with South African investment firm Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership. In a…

Uganda Digital Society and National ICT Innovation Hub Partner to Strengthen Uganda’s Digital Innovation Ecosystem

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 6, 2025October 6, 2025

The Uganda Digital Society (UDS) has signed a landmark partnership with the National ICT Innovation Hub (NIIH) under the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. This collaboration is designed to…

1,236 Former UNRA Staff Sue Government Over Failure to Pay Their Terminal Benefits

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 6, 2025October 6, 2025

The Industrial Court has allowed six former Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) employees to sue government on behalf of 1,236 former colleagues for recovery of terminal benefits following the agency’s…

Centenary Bank Hands Over Homes to Vulnerable Elderly in Jinja During International Day for Older Persons 2025 Celebrations

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 4, 2025October 4, 2025

Centenary Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development handed over two newly constructed homes and 50 mattresses to selected vulnerable elderly beneficiaries in Jinja City….

dfcu Bank Flags Off 2024 Best Farmers Winners to the Netherlands

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 3, 2025October 3, 2025

dfcu Bank, in partnership with Vision Group, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Koudijs BV, has officially flagged off the winners of the…