The Big Story Archives – Page 11 of 421

URSB’s Online Business Registration System Still Slow Despite UGX 6.5b Investment

Paul MurungiBusiness & Markets The Big StoryFebruary 8, 2026February 8, 2026

Uganda Registration Services Bureau’s (URSB) flagship digital business registration platform remains slow, unreliable and vulnerable to abuse despite an investment of nearly UGX 6.5 billion, according to the Auditor General….

UNOC Profits Surge to UGX 359.7b, but Fuel Buffer Gaps Expose Supply Risks

Paul MurungiEnergy, Oil & Gas The Big StoryFebruary 8, 2026February 8, 2026

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) posted a strong profit of UGX 359.7 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, a sharp turnaround from the UGX 3.7 billion loss recorded the previous…

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

Jeff WintersBanking & Financial Services The 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…

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

Kisakye ImaniLeadership & Governance The 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 & Gas The 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 Services The 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…

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

Paul MurungiThe Big Story Transport & 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…

Finance Trust Bank becomes a Tier II Credit Institution: 10 things you must know

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial Services The Big StoryFebruary 5, 2026February 8, 2026

To begin with, the licence downgrade was not the result of weak performance or regulatory distress. Rather, it stemmed from structural shifts in Uganda’s banking regulatory framework. In recent years,…

All Eyes on Don Wanyama: Inside Vision Group’s Hardest Year – Will his Turnaround Strategy Deliver in 2026?

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

As Don Wanyama walks into 2026, he does so with more than a balance sheet to defend. He carries the weight of a national institution under financial strain, the expectations…

The Big Story

Tax Appeals Tribunal Halts URA’s Objection to Non-Payment of 30% of Disputed UGX 169.9b by MTN Over Due Process Failures

Diageo Says Kenyan Distributor Weaponising Case to Frustrate its Exit From EABL

Airtel Africa Completes Starlink Internet Trials in Kenya as Uganda Maps Rollout Framework

MTN and Stanbic: A Comparative Look at Two Market Leaders

Tax Justice, Trust & Nation-Building: A Conversation with Tax Appeals Tribunal’s Crystal Kabajwara