On a warm May afternoon in 2007, during a critical dialogue between the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the late Hon. David Nalo,...
The Government of Uganda through Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) has officially launched its Results-Based Financing/Price Subsidy (RBF) Programme as part of the...
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has authorized the procurement of a contractor for the long-awaited upgrade of the Kyenjojo (Kihura)–Bwizi–Rwamwanja–Kahunge and Mpara-Bwizi roads in western...
On Friday, November 15, 2024, Uganda took a significant step toward addressing climate change by launching its Alliance for Climate Forestry Compensation Strategy during the ongoing UN Climate Summit (COP29)...
The Rwandan government has renewed its commitment to promoting electric mobility by extending the zero-rated import duty on electric and hybrid vehicles until the end of the fiscal year 2024/25....
President Museveni, will on February 09th 2024 inaugurate the Judiciary’s twin-tower office block. Construction of the seven-storey twin appellate courts buildings with two basement floor parking for 226 vehicles, started…
Steven Alor, an economist at the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has said that if government continues allocating Shs217 billion to clear its domestic arrears annually, it would take…
The Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) is staring at UGX 5 trillion outstanding loan obligations from Karuma and Isimba Hydro Power Projects. The loan obligations arise from UGX 1.3…
Nyombi Thembo, a shrewd politician and an economist is no stranger to the corporate corridors at Uganda Communications Commission headquarters in Bugolobi, an affluent Kampala suburb. Before his appointment as…
George William Nyombi Thembo was born in 1964, just two years after Uganda’s independence to the late Erisa Somongu- a political activist and a Kabaka Yekka die-hard, Eseza Nanyonga Ziribasanga…
Josephine Okui Okwakol Ossiya CPA, FCCA, MBA, has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA). She replaces Keith Kalyegira who has been the…
U.S. – Uganda bilateral relations took a nosedive at the end of October when U.S. President Joe Biden issued a statement that seeks to terminate Uganda’s membership under the Africa…
Bank of Uganda recently released its annual report for 2022/2023. The report highlights the central bank’s performance in relation to its major obligation as the guardian of country’s economy. It…
Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) the Uganda government’s private sector investing arm, is to acquire an undisclosed number of shares in East Africa Medical Vitals (EAMVL), a medical glove-making company belonging…
After serving two terms in office, Keith Kalyegira will this December step down. In this interview with CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, he shares a variety of insights on his…
