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The Daughter of the suspected murdered businessman Henry Katanga will return to court on 22nd January 2024 from Luzira prison where she was remanded. On Wednesday 29 year old Martha Nkwanzi surrendered to court to answer charges in relation to her father’s death after court issued a warrant for her arrest. Nakawa Court Chief Magistrate Elias Kakooza, had ordered for the arrest of Nkwanzi who is accused of destroying/ moving valuable evidence regarding her father’s death after she failed to voluntarily appear in court for two months. Her lawyer had initially told court that Nkwanzi was in un-named hospital being…

Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is mainly dominated by Subsistence, Smallholder Farmers and Agro-Small and Medium Enterprises. These collectively contribute greatly to the continent’s Food Basket, enhance Food Security and also employ millions of people. That said, they face enormous challenges, many of which threaten their long-term survival. Such challenges include limited resources, unpredictable seasons, poor seeds, expensive fertilizers and unstable markets. It is these challenges that innovators are working in overdrive to address and make Agriculture more attractive and much more profitable. Among such innovators is BizyTech Limited; a Tanzanian-based company that has developed a transformative Agri-FinTech solution named KILIMO…

Celebrated News anchor Andrew Kyamagero has entered the new year with a broken soul courtesy of ICEA Lion Insurance Company over failure to honor his comprehensive motor insurance policy that has gone unsettled since mid-November 2023. In a lengthy thread shared on his X platform dubbed the Insurance horror story, Kyamagero describes the assurance company as a team of conmen “Bafere” who he accuses for not keeping their word after he was involved in an accident but was instead rewarded with shoddy services. “On 19th Nov ’23, I had an accident, reaching out to my ICEA agent who requested paperwork.…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says he is ready to pack his bags and leave for his retirement country home of Rwakitura in Kiruhura District, about 250km southwest of the capital Kampala. Now aged 79, Museveni will have ruled Uganda for a cool four decades by at the end of his current five-year term won in the chaotic 2021 presidential election. Museveni has not yet indicated he is leaving but he says he no problem with retiring to his country of Rwakitura where he has hundreds of cattle. Ahead of the 2026 elections, his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party sees…

Keddi Foundation has donated $30,000, approximately one Hundred and eleven Million Uganda shillings (111) towards the completion of Nakaloke Centre mosque.This happened during the marathon fundraising ceremony held at Nakaloke field in Mbale City on Saturday 30th Dec 2023. The funds were handed over to the organizers by the guest of honor for the Nakaloke Centre Mosque construction marathon 2023, C.E.O of Keddi Foundation, Hon. Keddi Steven Zulubah.This initiative was started by the late Dr. Hassan Galiwango together with the Salam charity. The funds were handed over to the organisers by the guest of honour for Nakaloke Centre Mosque construction…

The National Unity Platform has appointed Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi as the new Leader of Opposition in Parliament replacing Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba. Speaking on Friday at the party headquarters in Kampala, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the President of the National Unity Platform said the new appointments shouldn’t be seen as a demotion of Mpuuga but rather the party living to its spirit of changing leadership. He commended Mpuuga for the job well-done amidst multiple challenges. “We thank you for the leadership in tough times, for the comradeship you have given to various leaders including myself. Thank you for the consistency…

Twelve (12) entrepreneurs have been awarded USD 400,000 in seed funding following a partnership between the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL). The five-year $2 million dollar partnership is to provide development grants to Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises (MSMEs), Cooperatives, and producer groups in Uganda, to help them address gaps in their internal systems and capabilities to 100% meet investment requirements by commercial investors. USADF is pooling resources with SUHL’s anchor subsidiary Stanbic Bank. Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL), also a subsidiary of SUHL, are the implementers of the project. Emma Mugisha,…

The Race to Resilience Campaign has announced the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) as its first youth-led initiative partner. The partnership is part of a global initiative that aims to enhance the resilience of 4 billion people from vulnerable groups and communities by 2030. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for GAYO, as it aligns with the organization’s mission to empower youth for environmental sustainability and community development. GAYO is incredibly proud to join the Race to Resilience campaign and contribute to its mission of building resilience for a more sustainable future. This partnership will further amplify theeffort to empower…

Over 400 young individuals have been empowered through solar installation and Productive Use of Electricity (PUE) training sessions, a testament to the success of the ‘VET Toolbox’ project. This initiative, under the umbrella of the GIZ WE4D (German Development Cooperation – Employment Promotion for Women for the Green Transformation in Africa) program, is a collaborative effort co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It aims to foster employment by enhancing skills in line with private sector investments and involves both private and public sector partners across 11 African countries. In Uganda,…

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has launched its third quarterly Rule of Law Report. This was during the 15th Annual Rule of Law symposium at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kampala on Friday. The report highlighted the state of the Rule of Law within the country and the different interventions ULS has taken to uphold the rule of law. Rule of Law is a fundamental constitutional principle that emphasizes the importance of a just, fair, and orderly society governed by laws. It establishes that all individuals and entities, including governments and institutions, are subject to and accountable under the…