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Uganda Launches First Domestic Certification System to Curb Social Washing
The Federation of Uganda Social Enterprises has introduced a digital verification framework to distinguish impact-driven businesses from conventional companies. SN How Streamline reports this story Build your reading streak0/3 today·Counts at 25% No sign-in required. Choose up to two. This captures your response to the story—it is not a vote on whether the reporting is true. 4 source references Sources linked in this article’s evidence ledger.
Uganda: Gorilla Tourism At Risk As Report Urges Stricter Tracking Rules
Kampal — A new assessment of responsible gorilla tourism has identified gaps in the enforcement of visitor rules, staff training, tourism marketing and coordination among conservation stakeholders, raising concerns about the long-term protection of mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda.
Uganda: Equal Opportunities Commission Seeks Online Media Support
Kampala — The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has called on online media outlets to strengthen coverage of discrimination, marginalisation and equal opportunities, saying limited public awareness of its mandate could prevent Ugandans from accessing information and seeking redress.
Uganda Social Enterprises Target $1m Fund At November Summit
Kampala — Uganda's social enterprise sector will seek to attract investment, expand market access and create jobs at the Pan-African Social Enterprise Summit scheduled for November 23-24 at Hotel Africana in Kampala, where organisers plan to launch a proposed US$1 million fund to support businesses addressing social and environmental challenges.
Uganda: France Expands Support for Uganda's Green Entrepreneurs
Kampala — France is expanding support for Uganda's women and youth-led green businesses, moving beyond project funding towards a longer-term pipeline intended to connect entrepreneurs to finance, markets, technology and French companies. Virginie Leroy, French Ambassador to Uganda, said the decision to deepen the partnership with Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) was based on the existing capacity of the incubator and its focus on women and young people.
Uganda: CPA Pass Rate Falls As Candidate Numbers Rise in August Exams
Kampala — Uganda's CPA examination pass rate fell to 34% in the August 2026 sitting, down from 36.4% a year earlier, even as the number of candidates increased by more than 10%, according to results released by the Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) on Sept.14. The August examinations attracted 4,675 candidates, an increase of 426 from the 4,249 candidates who sat in August 2025.
Uganda: Jambojet to Resume Nairobi Entebbe Flights After Six Year Hiatus
Kampala, Uganda — Jambojet will resume flights between Nairobi and Entebbe on October 1, 2026, ending a six- year absence from the Ugandan market as the regional low-cost carrier seeks to tap growing demand for air travel, tourism and cross-border trade. The airline announced the return on Thursday, August 20, at a stakeholder engagement held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel, bringing together representatives from government, tourism, travel agencies, trade and corporate organisations.
Uganda: Betika Commits Shs100m to Ntugasaze FC As Club Enters Uganda Premier League
Kampala — Betika Uganda has announced a Shs100 million partnership with newly promoted Ntugasaze Football Club, backing the club's historic debut in the Uganda Premier League during the 2026/27 season. The partnership, unveiled on August 19 at Kira Road Police Grounds, Ntugasaze's home venue for the new campaign, will support player recognition, fan engagement, digital content creation and matchday initiatives throughout the season.
Uganda: NSSF Seeks Court Order to Take Full Possession of Temangalo Land
Kampala — The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has started the process of seeking a High Court order to take full possession of its contested Temangalo land, as Parliament has given the Fund and businessman Amos Nzeyi until next Monday to resolve the long running dispute out of court.
Uganda: Acca Opens Nominations for 10th Uganda CFO Awards
Kampala — Nominations for the 10th edition of the Uganda CFO Awards have officially opened, with finance leaders across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors encouraged to showcase how they are driving business growth, strengthening governance and shaping the country's economic future. The six-week nomination window was launched on Aug.
Uganda: Voices That Shape Tomorrow
Kampala — When 16-year-old Martin Luther Nyanzi walked into Parliament with a petition seeking legislation to establish a National NGO Fund, he was doing more than presenting a policy proposal. He was demonstrating how young people can use media, innovation and partnerships to move from being observers of development to active participants in shaping Uganda's future.
Voices that shape tomorrow
Martin Luther Nyanzi How Uganda’s youth are using media and partnerships to influence policy and development Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | When 16-year-old Martin Luther Nyanzi walked into Parliament with a petition seeking legislation to establish a National NGO Fund, he was doing more than presenting a policy proposal.
Uganda: Ncba Bank Deepens Digital Banking Push
News Analysis — NCBA Bank Uganda has launched two digital banking platforms aimed at transforming how individuals and businesses access and manage financial services, as competition in Uganda's banking sector increasingly shifts towards technology-driven solutions. The bank unveiled NCBA NOW, a retail mobile banking platform, and NCBA ConnectPlus, an internet banking solution targeting corporates, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and institutions.
Uganda's Ebola Battle Enters Its Final Test
Kampala — Uganda has entered a crucial phase in its latest battle against Ebola after discharging the country's last confirmed patient, beginning the mandatory 42-day period required before the outbreak can officially be declared over. The countdown, which started on July 16 following the patient's discharge from Mulago National Isolation Centre, is considered one of the most critical stages of the response.
Uganda's Informal Wi-Fi Entrepreneurs Test the Limits of Digital Expansion
Kampala — For the past six months, Derrick has operated a small but profitable internet business from three locations across Kiira Municipality, selling daily access to public Wi-Fi hotspots to customers priced out of conventional broadband services. The model is simple: customers pay Shs1,000 for unlimited internet access for 24 hours.
Uganda Tightens Control Over Public Spending
The Ugandan government has begun digitally monitoring public projects worth approximately Shs1.2 trillion ($320 million) as authorities step up reforms aimed at improving spending efficiency, strengthening contract oversight and reducing procurement-related losses.
Uganda: New Budget Success Hinges On Delivery, Experts Warn
Kampala — Uganda's economic prospects will depend less on policy announcements and more on execution, economists and business leaders have warned, as the country embarks on implementing its record Shs84.4tn budget and prepares for the start of commercial oil production.
Uganda: Icpau Records Improved Exam Performance for May 2026
Kampala — The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), through its Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB), has Monday released the May 2026 examination results for the Certified Tax Advisor (CTA) and Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CPA) courses, showing a moderate improvement in performance compared to the December 2025 examinations. For the CTA course, the overall pass rate rose from 47.3% in December 2025 to 54.8% in May 2026.
Uganda’s budget of two tales
Home / Cover Story / Uganda’s budget of two tales Cover Story, In The Magazine, NEWS ANALYSIS, The News Today Agriculture emerged among the biggest winners, receiving a record Shs2.26 trillion under the agro-industrialisation programme. The funding will support agricultural research, irrigation, water for production, extension services, post-harvest handling, agro-processing and market access.
Uganda's Education Expansion Runs Into an Infrastructure Wall
Uganda's education sector has made progress in expanding access to learning opportunities over the last three decades, but the newly released Baseline Education Census (BEC) 2025 shows that major challenges remain in school infrastructure, teacher deployment, sanitation, and access to secondary education. The census, carried out jointly by UBOS and the Ministry of Education and Sports, covered pre-primary, primary, secondary and non-tertiary institutions across the country.
Uganda: Inside Museveni's 2026 SONA
Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni used his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to present a largely economic scorecard of Uganda's transformation journey, highlighting strong growth in GDP, exports, agriculture, manufacturing and infrastructure while warning that corruption, inefficiency and poor service delivery remain major obstacles to achieving the country's development ambitions.
Uganda: SONA 2026 - Museveni Demands Results
Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has used his State of the Nation Address to defend Uganda's economic transformation agenda, celebrate success stories emerging from government poverty alleviation programmes, and sharply criticize public servants whom he accused of prioritizing allowances over service delivery.
Uganda's Utility Bets On Scale, Technology and Reform to Keep Pace With a Fast-Growing Nation
Kampala — Uganda's state water utility is under mounting pressure from all sides: a fast-growing urban population, erratic weather patterns, ageing infrastructure and persistent financial constraints. But rather than buckle under the weight of these challenges, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is attempting something more ambitious - to turn systemic stress into a driver of expansion and reform.
Uganda's Sickle Cell Breakthrough
Kampala, Uganda — Uganda has taken a significant step in the fight against sickle cell disease following the launch of locally manufactured Hydroxyurea by Quality Chemical Industries Limited, a development health officials say could improve treatment access, reduce costs, and strengthen the country's pharmaceutical independence.
Uganda Hosts German Coffee Buyers in Drive to Expand Specialty Market
Kampala — Uganda is hosting 13 German coffee roasters and buyers in a nine-day coffee origin tour aimed at strengthening direct trade partnerships and positioning the country as a premium specialty coffee source in Europe. The Uganda-Germany Coffee Origin Trip, running from May 2-10, 2026, is being organized by the Uganda Embassy in Berlin in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Sera Wild Coffee of Cologne, and Little Farms Coffee of Bamberg.
Uganda: NWSC's Liquid Ambitions
Kampala — Uganda's ambition to transform into a modern, prosperous economy is often framed in terms of roads, electricity, and digital connectivity. But beneath these visible markers of progress lies a quieter, more fundamental driver: water. As outlined in Uganda Vision 2040, the country's long term development plan, reliable access to water is not just a social good; it is a critical enabler of economic growth, public health, and environmental sustainability.
Uganda: NWSC Steps Up Action On Illegal Connections, System Losses As Uganda Pushes for Universal Water Access
Kampala — Uganda's national water utility is intensifying efforts to protect infrastructure, improve efficiency and sustain recent expansion gains, as it moves to address rising cases of illegal connections, vandalism and technical losses across its network. The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) says it is deploying a mix of enforcement, community engagement and system upgrades to safeguard progress made under its nationwide expansion programme.
Uganda's Energy Sector Commits to Raising 50,000 Female Engineers
Kampala — In a powerful gathering that blended the gravity of a policy summit with the warmth of a celebration, Uganda's energy sector drew a line in the sand on on April 15 in Kampala. At the 2026 Women in Energy Forum in Lugogo, leaders moved beyond rhetoric, unveiling an aggressive roadmap to dismantle the barriers keeping millions of girls out of the science classroom and off the engineering floor.
Uganda: Nwsc Flags Leakages As Water Sector Shifts to Efficiency
Kampala — Utility boss calls for tighter coordination to tackle vandalism, illegal connections and metering losses Uganda's push towards universal water access is exposing a new set of structural challenges, with the national water utility warning that illegal connections and infrastructure vandalism are eroding gains from years of expansion.
East Africa: Comesa's Airlines Struggle to Keep Up
Regional watchdog, aviation experts push enforcement of 2025 consumer protection rules as delays and cancellations surge When Moses collected his luggage at an East African airport, he expected a routine arrival. Instead, he found opened gadget packages in his side bag--items he said he had not purchased. He suspects they were placed there after someone tampered with another passenger's luggage.
East Africa: Aga Khan Exits Media to Back High-Impact Sectors
News Analysis — The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is poised to exit East Africa's traditional media industry after more than six decades, agreeing to sell its controlling stake in Nation Media Group to Tanzanian investor Rostam Aziz in a move that signals a strategic shift toward sectors viewed as higher growth and greater development impact.
Uganda: Government to Boost Uptake of Spiro E-Motorcycles
Kampala — The Uganda government has signalled plans to accelerate the adoption of electric motorcycles across public institutions following a high-level visit to the Spiro electric mobility production facility in Namanve Industrial Park. The inspection, led by Robinah Nabbanja early this week, the Prime Minister of Uganda, highlighted the government's growing commitment to electric mobility as part of efforts to reduce transport emissions, strengthen local manufacturing, and create jobs.
Uganda: Yusuf Nsibambi Joins NRM After Meeting Museveni
Kampala — Uganda's political battlefield was jolted Wednesday after Mawokota South legislator Yusuf Nsibambi formally defected from the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to the ruling National Resistance Movement, a move analysts say deepens the widening cracks inside the country's opposition ranks.
Uganda: Government, Stanchart Sign Shs 2.747tn Infrastructure Financing Deal
Kampala, Uganda — The Government of Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank Uganda have signed financing agreements worth EUR 641.1 million (Shs 2.747 trillion) to fund three major infrastructure projects aimed at supporting the country's Ten-Fold Growth Strategy and expanding the economy to USD 500 billion by 2040.
Uganda: Why It Is Hard to Avoid the Internet in the World Today
analysis Kampala, Uganda — When the Government of Uganda shut down internet access for four days during the recent election week, it reignited a national debate about how deeply digital connectivity has become embedded in modern life. Authorities, through the Uganda Communications Commission, justified the decision as necessary to curb misinformation, prevent electoral violence and protect national security.
Uganda: Government Steps in As Busoga Sugarcane Farmers Get Minimum Price Guarantee
Kampala — The government has intervened in Busoga's sugarcane sector, setting a minimum price of Shs125,000 per ton of sugarcane following complaints from out-growers over low prices. The decision was reached at a meeting held on Friday, December 19, 2025, in Kampala between officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, the Sugar Industry Stakeholders Council, and six sugar millers operating in Busoga.
Uganda: Less Than 10 Percent of Uganda's Family Firms Rarely Survive Founders - Eprc
Kampala — Uganda's most common business structure--the family enterprise--is facing a quiet but severe generational crisis. Fewer than 10% of family-owned businesses in the country survive beyond their founders; a trend researchers warn threatens not only individual wealth creation but the entire private-sector growth pipeline.
Uganda: Uegcl Struggles With Karuma Dam Costs As Profit Drops
The company operates four power stations -- Nalubaale-Kiira, Isimba, Namanve and Karuma -- with a combined installed capacity of 1,213MW Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), the state-owned power producer, reported a sharp fall in annual profit for the 2024/25 financial year, underscoring the financial strain facing the country's expanding hydropower sector.
UEGCL struggles with Karuma dam costs as profit drops
The company operates four power stations — Nalubaale–Kiira, Isimba, Namanve and Karuma — with a combined installed capacity of 1,213MW Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), the state-owned power producer, reported a sharp fall in annual profit for the 2024/25 financial year, underscoring the financial strain facing the country’s expanding hydropower sector.
Uganda: The Politics of Perception
On the morning of December 1, 2025, a convoy of police trucks wound through the streets of Mbarara, ferrying what appeared to be a sea of supporters toward La Rooftop Lounge. From there, they were set to march to Boma Grounds, the venue for the presidential campaign rally of Uganda's incumbent, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, as he canvasses votes ahead of the 2026 general election.
Uganda: The Relentless Reformer - Why Mary Kuteesa Kamuli Is Stepping Into Politics
Mary Kuteesa Kamuli--lawyer, anti-corruption crusader, public-sector reformer, and now aspiring MP for Mwenge South in Kyenjojo District on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket--has built her career on the frontlines of Uganda's governance battles. From combating tax evasion at URA to overhauling legal services at UNRA, she has earned a reputation for principled, results-driven leadership.
Ugandan Youth Shine in Inaugural Pachi Panda Challenge
Kampala — Uganda's young entrepreneurs are emerging as key players in climate and sustainability innovation, following the conclusion of the country's first Pachi Panda Innovation Challenge, hosted by MTN Uganda in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The competition, launched in September 2025, aims to accelerate solutions addressing climate change, food security, water efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental sustainability.
The relentless reformer: Why Mary Kuteesa Kamuli is stepping into politics
Mary Kuteesa Kamuli—lawyer, anti-corruption crusader, public-sector reformer, and now aspiring MP for Mwenge South in Kyenjojo District on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket—has built her career on the frontlines of Uganda’s governance battles. From combating tax evasion at URA to overhauling legal services at UNRA, she has earned a reputation for principled, results-driven leadership.
Africa: Uganda Targets 1,000 Electric Coach Orders As Grand Trans-Africa Expedition Showcases Made-in-Uganda Innovation
Kampala, Uganda — Uganda has set its sights on securing orders for at least 1,000 electric coaches during the Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition, a milestone 30-day journey covering more than 13,000 kilometres across Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa, government officials said in Kampala today.
East Africa: Comesa Competition Commission Defends Lengthy Case Investigation Process
Kampala — The Chief Executive Officer of the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC), Willard Mwemba, has defended the lengthy timelines involved in the Commission's case investigations, saying the process is necessary to ensure credibility, accuracy, and fairness in decision-making. Mwemba made the remarks during a news conference held in Nairobi on September 10, where he addressed concerns over delayed investigations, some of which date back to 2021.
Uganda: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Fli to Launch Compendium of Public Interest Litigation Cases
Kampala — Uganda is set to witness a historic milestone in its legal and governance landscape with the upcoming launch of the country's first-ever Compendium of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Cases, a joint initiative by Fidelis Leadership Institute (FLI) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). The landmark publication will be officially unveiled on October 7, 2025, at the Sheraton Hotel.
Uganda's Insurance Tribunal Registers 51 Complaints Since 2022
Kampala — The Insurance Appeals Tribunal (IAT) has revealed that its rulings over the past three years are already shaping reforms and practices in Uganda's insurance industry, fostering greater transparency and building public trust in the sector. Speaking during the Insurance Regulatory Authority CEO's Breakfast Forum in Kampala on Sept.11, Tribunal Chairperson Rita Namakiika Nangono said the IAT had received 51 appeals since its establishment in 2022, 25 of which were filed this year alone.
Uganda: IRA's Kaddunabbi Urges Accountants to Make Insurance the Pillar of Uganda's Social Cohesion
Entebbe — Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega, the chief executive officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), has challenged Uganda's accountants to transform their profession and safeguard the nation by championing personal insurance.
Uganda: MTN Uganda H1 Revenue Hits Shs 1.7 Trillion On Data, Fintech Growth
Kampala, Uganda — MTN Uganda has posted robust financial results for the first half of 2025, buoyed by surging demand for data and financial technology services as more Ugandans tap into the digital economy for communication, business, and daily transactions.
Uganda: How Corruption Threatens Uganda's Fiscal Stability
Stakeholders say corruption exacerbates inequality by depriving the poor of basic public services while entrenching wealth among political elites Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda's deepening corruption and fiscal mismanagement were placed under scrutiny this week at a high-level policy dialogue in Kampala, as public finance experts, lawmakers and civil society actors warned that the country's governance deficits are threatening debt sustainability and long-term economic development.
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