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

    April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 0 Shares
    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

    April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 0 Shares
    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

    April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 0 Shares
    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

    April 4, 2026April 4, 2026 0 Shares
    Four powerful figures at the center of East Africa’s energy sector upheaval; Mohamed Liban, Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Petroleum; Joe Sang, former Managing Director of the Kenya Pipeline Company; and Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, former EPRA Director General, have all exited office amid a deepening fuel supply scandal under investigation. Across the border, James Mwainyekule, Tanzania’s EWURA Director General, has been dismissed following a sharp surge in fuel prices. Together, their downfalls signal a broader regional reckoning, as governments confront mounting pressure over fuel governance, regulatory accountability, and the growing economic toll of instability in critical energy systems.
    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

    April 3, 2026April 4, 2026 0 Shares
    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....

    FDC’s Amuriat Promises Five Percent of Oil Revenue to Bunyoro Kingdom

    URNThe Big StoryNovember 27, 2020

    Patrick Amuriat Oboi, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Presidential candidate has promised to offer 5 percent of the Oil revenue to Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom if he is elected President…

    BREAKING: Maradona dies at 60

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020

    Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60. Maradona passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest at his, sources have said. He suffered a heart…

    Shops Closed in Kagadi, Hoima Ahead of Kyagulanyi Rallies

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020

    Shop owners operating on various streets of Kagadi and Hoima have closed their businesses ahead of campaign Rallies for Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, Presidential candidate of the National Unity…

    THE STATE OF ELECTRICITY IN UGANDA: From deficit to surplus and the role of the Electricity Regulatory Authority― Q&A with ERA’s Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 25, 2020May 10, 2021

    Congratulations upon making 20 years. What would you say are the key highlights, achievements and or milestones, for ERA and generally the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) in these 20 years? …

    NUMBERS DON’T LIE: This is why I will be supporting and voting candidate Museveni as my president for 2021/26

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryThought LeadershipNovember 24, 2020November 25, 2020

    This 02nd of May, I turned 40 years of age. It was planned to be a great celebration― four decades of life on this mother earth, but because of Covid-19,…

    Equal Opportunities Commission Chairperson committed to High Court for trial

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020

    The chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, has been committed to High Court for trial on accusations of corruption and mismanagement of millions of taxpayers’ money….

    TOP 10 TAXPAYERS: Here are the Most Compliant SMEs per district of Uganda as selected by URA

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryNovember 23, 2020November 23, 2020

    As part of the Taxpayers Appreciation Season (TPAS), Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has released a list of the top 10 compliant taxpayers (Small and Medium Enterprises) in every district of…

    2020 CFO Awards nominations to close at midnight tonight

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 22, 2020November 22, 2020

    Nominations for the third edition of the annual 2020 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards, close tonight, 22nd November 2020 at midnight. There are 8 categories in the annual awards that…

    Government to Ugandans: Keep Calm, Say No to Riots and Civil Disobedience

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020

    The Government of Uganda has condemned the violent protests that broke out in different of the country following the arrest of presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu aka Bobi Wine in…

    JOHN RUJOKI MUSINGUZI: Uganda’s Revenue Growth Is On A Steady Rise

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryThought LeadershipNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020

    By John Rujoki Musinguzi Last week, I together with my counterparts of the revenue authorities in the East African Community, met for the 48th East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners General…

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