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Wilbrod Owor

Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka defends the Bill as a transparency tool, Uganda Bankers Association head Wilbrod Owor warns of risks to capital flows, while journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo questions its sweeping definitions, together reflecting the legal, economic, and public tensions shaping debate over Uganda’s proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill.
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka defends the Bill as a transparency tool, Uganda Bankers Association head Wilbrod Owor warns of risks to capital flows, while journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo questions its sweeping definitions, together reflecting the legal, economic, and public tensions shaping debate over Uganda’s proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill.

A Bill Like No Other: Sovereignty Protection Push Raises Economic, Legal, and Political Questions

The proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, is emerging as one of the most contested legislative efforts in recent years; praised by backers, especially government officials, as a necessary safeguard for Uganda’s
April 21, 2026
The UBA Executive Committee 2024/2025, clockwise from top: Julius Kakeeto (Chairman: PostBank); Michael Mugabi (Vice Chairman: Housing Finance Bank); Mumba Kalifungwa (Auditor: Absa); Patricia Ojangole (Executive Committee: Uganda Development Bank); Edgar Byamah (Treasurer: KCB Bank); Sanjay Rughani (Executive Committee: Standard Chartered); Shafi Nambobi (Executive Committee: UGAFODE) and Wilbrod Owor (UBA Executive Director & Secretary to the Executive Committee)

PostBank’s Julius Kakeeto elected Uganda Bankers’ Association Chairman

Members of the Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) held their annual general meeting on the 17th May 2024 and elected Mr. Julius Kakeeto, as the Association’s new Chairman. He replaces Ms. Sarah Arapta
May 20, 2024
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Patrick Oketa, Executive Director, Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU); Ms. Edith Namugga Tusuubira, Executive Director, Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA); Pascal Mukisa, Head of CRB Services, in the Department of Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Bank of Uganda and Moses Ogwapus, Commissioner Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Planning And Economic Development. They hailed the Mobile Credit Score as a transformative and ground-breaking development in the financial landscape of Uganda and a significant milestone in the journey towards financial inclusion.

STAKEHOLDERS: GnuGrid CRB and Airtel’s new Mobile Credit Scoring system to herald a new dawn in digital lending and financial inclusion

Public and private sector stakeholders as well as development partners, in Uganda’s financial services ecosystem, have welcomed GnuGrid CRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce’s Mobile Credit Score as a significant milestone in the
January 29, 2024
David Opio Obwangamoi, Founder & Executive Director, gnuGrid CRB (left) and Japhet Aritho, Managing Director, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) speak at the launch of the Mobile Credit Score.

GnuGrid CRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce Launch Uganda’s First-Ever Mobile Credit Scoring System

GnuGrid CRB, Uganda’s first and only indigenous credit reference bureau to be licensed by the Bank of Uganda and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited, a provider of affordable and secure financial services
January 29, 2024
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Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego (left) and Dr. Tumubweinee Twinemanzi the Central Bank Deputy Governor and Executive Director, Bank Supervision respectively have put the SFIs under regulatory pressure to stop the unpopular early repayment charges on outstanding loans.

Banks to stop penalising borrowers for early loan repayments this week

This week, starting on December 1st 2023, millions of Ugandan borrowers from Supervised Financial Institutions (SFIs) have cause to smile. The SFIs, under their Uganda Bankers Association (UBA), will cease the unpopular
November 27, 2023
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Anne Juuko, the Stanbic Bank Chief Executive and convener of the first-ever Financial Fraud Forum 2023 speaks at the event

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the multi-billion shilling financial fraud hydra in Uganda’s financial industry and the industry-wide ambitious proposals to cut off its many heads

On the evening of Friday, 09th September 2018, unknown persons hacked the mobile money float accounts of a payments aggregator company called Beyonic Ltd and originated payments amounting to UGX2,617,761,200. According to
April 17, 2023
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