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Hamis Kiggundu

Once a vital drainage artery of Kampala, the Nakivubo Channel has become a tragic symbol of urban neglect. Buildings encroach, wetlands vanish, and rainstorms now trigger deadly floods. The city’s clogged lifeline floods again, reminding us that infrastructure failure and environmental collapse walk hand-in-hand.
Once a vital drainage artery of Kampala, the Nakivubo Channel has become a tragic symbol of urban neglect. Buildings encroach, wetlands vanish, and rainstorms now trigger deadly floods. The city’s clogged lifeline floods again, reminding us that infrastructure failure and environmental collapse walk hand-in-hand.

EDITORIAL: Banks Are Our Last Line of Defence – Will They Stop Financing Uganda’s Environmental Collapse?

When Uganda’s capital city floods, it is often framed as a natural disaster. The skies open up in fury, the drains overflow, and Kampala drowns under its own chaos. But the truth,
November 13, 2025
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A photo collage of city businessman Ham Kiggundu, and an artistic impression of a redeveloped Nakivubo channel. Mr. Kiggundu has come under immense pressure for redeveloping the drainage channel without the blessing of local authorities, even after a greenlight from President Museveni.

Storm over Nakivubo: Ham, KCCA, NEMA dragged to court over drainage channel encroachment

A group of Ugandan lawyers and civic activists have taken to the High Court to challenge what they describe as a dangerous, unconstitutional, and illegal encroachment on Kampala’s lifeline drainage system—the Nakivubo
September 24, 2025
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This 20MW solar power plant in Kabulasoke, Gomba District in Central Uganda is subject to a commercial dispute between Great Lakes Energy Company NV (Great Lakes), a Dutch-registered company, that invested more than USD20 million in Ms Xsabo Power Limited, the plant developer. Dr. David Alobo (inset) the Xsabo Founder & CEO/Managing Director was found by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) to have fraudulently taken away Great Lakes shares in Ms Xsabo Power Limited and misappropriated company funds. Despite the LCIA findings and orders Great Lakes Energy Company NV is yet to get the local courts to enforce the arbitral awards.

Recent big-ticket commercial disputes ⏤ does Uganda risk losing its investment destination mojo?

East Africa is the fastest-growing economic region on the continent. In 2022, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania attracted over USD13.3 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI). This is according to the latest
March 18, 2024
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Left-Right: DTB's lawyers, Edwin Karugire (Partner), Usaama Sebuufu (Senior Associate) and Richard Bibangambah (Senior Associate) of K&K Advocates.

Meet the K&K Advocates lawyers at the centre of the strategically important Ham vs. Diamond Trust Bank’s win  

Uganda’s Supreme Court on 13th June 2023 dismissed an application in which businessman Hamis Kiggundu and his companies, Ham Enterprises Ltd and Kiggs International Ltd sought to wiggle out repayments of approximately
June 14, 2023
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