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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…

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…

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…

Court Sends Arena Mall Case — in Which Kampala Lawyer Charles Odere Claims UGX 1.44 billion — to Arbitration

Muhereza Kyamutetera and Paul MurungiLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryJanuary 6, 2026January 8, 2026

The Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda has dismissed a USD 400,000 shareholder loan recovery suit filed by businessman and lawyer Charles Odere, ruling that the matter must…

When Luck Meets Preparedness: The Hitherto Behind-the-Scenes Untold Story Of The Founding Of Qcil- One Of Africa’s Largest Pharmas

Muhereza KyamuteteraEntrepreneurshipThe Big StoryJanuary 6, 2026January 10, 2026

But he was never born with a silver spoon in his mouth.   By the time the young Emmanuel first saw an electric light bulb, he was already old enough…

Banks Ease Lending Now but Prepare to Tighten as Election Risks Rise

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 2026

Banks are lending more freely for now, but are preparing to tighten the taps as election uncertainty builds, and borrowers show signs of strain. Lending conditions in the quarter ending…

Nile Breweries Completes Overhaul of Sales and Marketing Leadership After a Major UGX 9 Billion Fraud Scandal

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryJanuary 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Following a reputational and financially bruising fraud scandal — in which the brewer estimates to have lost about UGX 9 billion — and the subsequent exit of its Heads of…

Kampala Associated Advocates Lands Mega Deal to Represent Stanbic in UGX117.8 Billion Tax Dispute Against URA

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryJanuary 4, 2026February 24, 2026

Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) has been tapped to represent Stanbic Bank Uganda and its parent, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, in one of the largest transfer-pricing disputes to reach the Tax…

Inside the UGX117.8 Billion Stanbic vs URA Transfer Pricing Tax Dispute

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJanuary 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Stanbic Bank Uganda and its parent holding company, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), are battling a sweeping transfer-pricing assessment by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), now before the Tax Appeals…

EXCLUSIVE: AB InBev Appoints Nkanyiso Mncwabe as New Managing Director of Uganda’s Nile Breweries 

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJanuary 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Nile Breweries Limited, the Ugandan entity of AB InBev, is set to welcome a new Managing Director, Nkanyiso Mncwabe, to replace Adu Rando, who late last year got promoted to…