State House Anti-Corruption Unit, CID Launch Sweeping Investigation into Uganda Airlines Uganda Airlines, the country’s flagship carrier and one of the government’s most ambitious public investments in recent years, has…
Ugandans will access Starlink-powered satellite internet only through licensed local telecommunications operators and not through a direct consumer launch, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has ruled. In a detailed clarification…
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…
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 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…
In a sweeping diplomatic shake-up that has resonated across continents, the Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from posts around the world, a move officials describe as part of aligning the foreign service with President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. The recall notably includes ambassadors serving in Uganda, Rwanda and Nigeria, among other nations. Multiple news sources indicate that the U.S. State Department has begun issuing formal notifications to chiefs of mission in at least 29 countries, informing them that their tenures will end in January 2026. The affected diplomats, most of whom were…
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MUA Insurance has appointed seasoned insurance executive Nicholas Lutakome as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a leadership transition aimed at accelerating growth and deepening the company’s footprint in Uganda’s increasingly competitive insurance market. Lutakome, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of CIC General Insurance, will take over from Latimer Mukasa, who is set to retire on December 31, 2025, after more than eight years at MUA. Lutakome is expected to assume office on January 2, 2026. A trained actuary and transformation-focused leader, Lutakome brings over 18 years’ experience spanning life, non-life, and medical insurance, with deep exposure in…
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Old Mutual Insurance Uganda, Uganda’s No.1 general insurer, has announced that its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Chikovore, will step down from his role effective 31 January 2026. His exit comes at a critical inflection point for Uganda’s general insurance market, just as Sanlam General Insurance and Jubilee Allianz General Insurance have completed their merger, creating SanlamAllianz General Insurance—a significantly stronger and well-capitalised number-two competitor in the market. The leadership transition was formally communicated in a public notice shared with CEO East Africa Magazine, in which the company stated: “Old Mutual Insurance Uganda announces a leadership transition of…
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The Tax Appeals Tribunal has upheld a $100,000 (UGX357 million) penalty imposed on TotalEnergies EP by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for failing to provide transfer pricing information within prescribed timelines during a tax audit. The ruling reinforces URA’s enforcement powers over multinational companies operating in Uganda. In a decision delivered to end almost two years of a legal battle, the Tribunal ruled that URA acted lawfully in penalising the oil and gas company under the Income Tax Act, after finding that key documents requested during a transfer pricing audit remained outstanding for several months despite repeated notices and deadline extensions….
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For decades, the story of Uganda’s agriculture has been one of bittersweet potential. We sing about being the Pearl of Africa, blessed with fertile soils and two rain seasons, yet every harvest, we watch heart-wrenching scenes of mangoes, oranges, and tomatoes rotting in the gardens of Teso, Acholi, Lango, and West Nile. At Nilezilla, when we set out to change this narrative with our fruit processing facility in Lodonga, Yumbe District, we learned quickly that “potential” does not pay the bills. Value addition does. But moving from a garden to a supermarket shelf is not a simple walk in the…
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When mega-deals happen, the most visible winners are usually the shareholders who are selling. But in transactions of this scale, there is always a second, less visible layer of immediate beneficiaries: the financial advisers, lawyers and bankers whose expertise transforms headline numbers into a legally executable reality. That reality is now playing out in the USD 2.3 billion acquisition of a 65 percent controlling stake in East African Breweries Plc (EABL) by Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings from Diageo Plc, a transaction that has been confirmed as the largest public mergers and acquisitions deal in East Africa and one of the…
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In the world of corporate governance, commercial law, and professional ethics, few Ugandan or regional figures carry the authority and global resonance that Winnie commands. A distinguished lawyer, academic, and board leader, she occupies that rare intersection where rigorous scholarship meets the lived realities of organisational leadership. She currently serves as Board Chairperson of dfcu Bank, Independent Non-Executive Director at MTN Uganda, and Director at Jubilee Allianz Uganda—positions that place her at the heart of some of East Africa’s most consequential institutions. Globally, she is part of the new vanguard shaping international governance and insolvency reforms through appointments to the…
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When Soumendra Sahu took over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Uganda in December 2024, he stepped into one of the most competitive, politically sensitive, and fast-evolving sectors of Uganda’s economy. Telecom is unforgiving: customer expectations shift daily, technology cycles move at speed, and regulatory, security, and customer trust issues sit permanently in the spotlight. One year on, December 2025 marks a meaningful checkpoint — not just of activity, but of direction. What has emerged over Sahu’s first twelve months is a leadership style anchored in execution, discipline, and scale, with a clear bias toward long-term infrastructure,…
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has tightened control over Uganda’s gold trade, unfolding against a backdrop of record-breaking export earnings, a planned entry of the central bank into domestic gold buying, and persistent concerns over transparency and conflict-linked supply chains. The Energy Ministry today issued a detailed public notice restricting gold trade to licensed players. Under the new directive, trading in gold may only take place between holders of valid mineral dealers’ licences for precious metals, gold mining licences, or refining licences, as provided for under the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022. The notice, issued through the Ministry’s…
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Asahi Group Holdings, the Japanese brewing and beverages giant, has picked Absa Bank Kenya PLC, ENS Africa, A&O Shearman and Nomura Holdings to advise on its USD 2.3 billion acquisition of a 65% controlling stake in East African Breweries Plc (EABL) from Diageo Plc, a transaction that ranks among the largest consumer-sector deals ever executed in East Africa. The advisory line-up brings together regional execution strength and global deal expertise. Absa Bank Kenya PLC is acting as financial adviser alongside Nomura, the Japan-headquartered investment bank, while ENS Africa and A&O Shearman, the London-headquartered global law firm, are providing legal counsel….
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