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Manifestos vs Vision: Do Presidential Candidates Align with the 10x Growth Strategy?

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryNovember 13, 2025November 17, 2025

Every election season in Uganda blooms with promises of transformation. Candidates unfurl manifestos brimming with pledges to create jobs, industrialize, end poverty, and modernize agriculture. Yet beneath the familiar rhetoric…

What Do Meta AI, ChatGPT and Perplexity AI Think About Uganda’s Economy?

Jonathan N. LubwamaBusiness & Markets Entrepreneurship Lists & Rankings News & Analysis The Big StoryAugust 14, 2024August 14, 2024

As the world continues to evolve, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a transformation across various sectors, including healthcare, agriculture, and education. As Ugandans embrace and understand AI…

NATIONAL BUDGET: Who will eat a bigger pie under Uganda’s four priority sectors in the new financial year

Paul MurungiNews & Analysis The Big StoryJune 14, 2024June 14, 2024

Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija yesterday unveiled the top four priority sectors in the 72 trillion Budget for the next Financial Year 2024/25 beginning July 1st. Presenting the National Budget at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on June 13th, Kasaija gave a glowing perspective of Uganda’s economic outlook as, “positive and optimistic.” “The economy has remained resilient and has fully recovered from a…