CAPTION: KCB Bank Uganda and Jubilee Life Insurance staff during the launch of insurance scheme in Kampala September 22nd, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Celia Abenawe NsimireKAMPALA – KCB Bank Uganda has launched KCB MyCare, an affordable insurance solution developed in partnership with Jubilee Life Insurance, designed to provide customers with financial support during hospitalization and help […]
Kenya is positioning itself for a larger role in East Africa’s energy market, with Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum James Opiyo Wandayi set to participate in African Energy Week 2026.By AgencyCAPE TOWN – Kenya’s energy story is no longer confined to developing its nascent oil industry or expanding its already substantial renewable power base. […]
By Our reporterENTEBBE – Joadah Consult Limited, a prominent Pan-African engineering firm has drafted the Nakasongola Capital City design plan. Uganda has ambitious urban development ideas to move key government functions away from Kampala and develope a new administrative capital in Nakasongola.According to Mr Joel Aita, Chairman Joadah Group, the plan that stretches a radius […]
CAPTION: Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Group holds a microphone during the meeting. (Courtesy photo). By Agencies NEW YORK – Africa must stop sending its capital abroad and start investing in its own industrial future, Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Group, told global business leaders at Unstoppable Africa 2026 on Tuesday September […]
CAPTION: Ojangole says the way that information is handled can determine whether an auditor strengthens or damages an institution.By Our reporterKAMPALA – Uganda Development Bank’s Managing Director, Patricia Adongo Ojangole, says institutional collapse rarely happens suddenly, suggesting that institutions weaken gradually, through ignored risks, broken controls, compromised governance, and small ethical decisions that accumulate over […]
Patrick Ayota, NSSF MD By Our reporter KAMPALA – The National Social Security Fund recorded an 85 percent increase in total revenue in the financial year ended June 2026, with income rising to 6.51 trillion shillings. NSSF Managing Director Patrick Ayota attributed the growth to improved performance of the economy and the sectors and markets […]
By Phabian MoukNAIROBI – Disclosed private investment deals in East Africa rose 10 percent to 66 in the seven months to July 2026, from 60 a year earlier. Kenya accounted for 43 of them. Uganda had 12.The count comes from I&M Burbidge Capital’s East Africa Financial Review for July 2026, as reported by the […]
By Sam NkurunzizaKIGALI – Rwanda has taken a bigger position in the supply chain of one of the world’s most strategically sensitive minerals, with the government acquiring a 25% stake in a new tungsten venture with US-listed Almonty Industries.Under the agreement signed on September 14, Rwanda will contribute the Shyorongi tungsten exploration concession in Rulindo […]
CAPTION: A Kenyan farmer in his maize garden in Kisumu Market recently. (File photo). By Gilber Koech NAIROBI – Experts have called for radical reforms in Kenya’s food system to build a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient structure. Food systems expert Nancy Rapando said Kenya’s food systems face unprecedented challenges that require a holistic […]