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Debt, SGR and Uganda Airlines: How Government Will Spend UGX 17.4 Trillion in Q4

Paul MurungiEconomy & PolicyThe Big StoryTransport & LogisticsApril 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Uganda’s fourth quarter budget release for the 2025/26 financial year reveals a clear hierarchy of national priorities, with debt servicing, wages, and infrastructure emerging as the dominant beneficiaries of government…

Proposed Tax Exemptions, Waivers, and Incentives Businesses Should Look Out For in the Next Financial Year

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryApril 8, 2026April 8, 2026

The proposed tax changes for the 2026/27 financial year go well beyond routine amendments. Taken together, they point to a deliberate policy shift toward easing the cost of doing business,…

Burnt Investment, Broken Claim: A Tourism Lodge Owner’s Legal Battle with CIC Life Insurance

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 8, 2026April 8, 2026

On the night of February 19, 2025, a fire swept through Sipi Falls Lodge, destroying cottages that had been financed through a loan facility from UGAFODE Microfinance. What had been…

Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026: What it means for business, investors and lenders

Phillip KarugabaThe Big StoryThought LeadershipApril 8, 2026April 8, 2026

The Ugandan government is considering a draft Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 (the “Bill”), which proposes sweeping restrictions on foreign influence over domestic policy, governance and public affairs. While the…

Paul Mwesigwa’s First Year: UEDCL Hits UGX 1.71 Trillion in Revenue, Rolls Out $994m Grid Recovery Plan After Umeme’s Exit

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryApril 7, 2026April 7, 2026

One year after the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) took over Uganda’s electricity distribution network from Umeme, Managing Director Paul Mwesigwa is emerging as the technocrat at the centre…

OPINION: 623 Cases, UGX 2 Trillion at Stake: Why Uganda Must Rethink How Banking Disputes Are Resolved

Patrick Turinawe and Phillip KarugabaBanking & Financial ServicesLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryApril 6, 2026April 6, 2026

Uganda’s Commercial Court Division carries a burden that no amount of judicial efficiency can resolve alone. Currently, 623 cases involving banks are pending before the court, with the aggregate value…

Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About I&M Brisk—The I&M Bank Solution Enabling Seamless Cross-Border Banking Across East Africa

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryApril 6, 2026April 6, 2026

It is within this context that I&M Group, through its subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, has introduced I&M Brisk—a solution designed to make cross-border banking faster, simpler, and…

Crisis Beneath the Pumps: Kenya’s Unfolding Fuel Scandal and the Fall of Top Energy Chiefs – Why it Matters to Uganda

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryApril 4, 2026April 4, 2026

What once appeared to be a triumph of state intervention is now unraveling into one of Kenya’s most gripping governance crises. In the wake of the 2022 fuel shortages, marked…

Allan Chekwech Steps into Daniel Kalinaki’s Big Shoes at NMG Uganda

Paul MurungiMedia & CommunicationThe Big StoryApril 3, 2026April 4, 2026

Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda has appointed Allan Chekwech as Acting General Manager – Editorial, stepping into the role following the retirement of a longtime newsroom veteran leader, Daniel Kalinaki….

What Uganda’s UGX 1.7 Trillion Tax Plan Means for Your Wallet

Paul MurungiEconomy & PolicyThe Big StoryApril 3, 2026April 3, 2026

From transport fares and household shopping to business operations, Uganda’s proposed tax changes for the Financial Year 2026/27 are likely to be felt in different ways across the economy, depending…