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By Felix Oketcho Uganda Development Bank Managing Director Patricia Ojangole has once again won this year’s edition of African Banker of the year. Mrs Patricia Ojangole emerged the Banker of the Year in recognition of the transformative change she has brought to the bank in growth in its capital base, significant reduction in its non-performing loan portfolio and enhancing of other fundamentals. The African Banker Awards 2025 celebrates the achievements of individuals and institutions that contribute significantly to the growth and development of Africa’s banking sector. Speaking at the ceremony, Omar Ben Yedder, Chair of the Awards Committee identified the private sector and…

By Felix Oketcho President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the shipment of the first batch of 500 tonnes of whole powdered milk valued at $8 million to Algeria. According to the president, during his visit to Algeria in March 2023, he had good discussions with His counterpart His Excellency President Abdelmadjid Tebboune regarding Algeria’s interest in importing milk from Uganda. “I am, therefore, happy to see the first shipment of whole powdered milk, starting with an initial batch of 500 tonnes valued at $8 million,” the President noted. In 2023 President Museveni visited Algeria where he discussed Algeria’s plan to…

Africa’s most influential story teller, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has passed away at the age of 87. Born James Thiong’o Ngũgĩ in 1938 under British colonial rule, he grew up in a humble farming family in Limuru. Despite financial hardship, his parents made sacrifices to send him to Alliance High School, a mission-run boarding school. Ngũgĩ’s early years were scarred by colonial violence—his village was destroyed during the Mau Mau uprising crackdown, and his brother Gitogo was tragically shot for not hearing a British soldier’s command due to his deafness. In 1959, Ngũgĩ left Kenya to study at Makerere University in…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assumed the Chairmanship of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region. During the 12th high-level Regional Oversight Mechanism summit held at State House Entebbe, His Excellency Évariste Ndayishimiye, the President of the Republic of Burundi, handed over the instruments of power to President Museveni to steer the peace mechanism for the next two years. President Museveni emphasized the collective responsibility of all involved in the peace processes while calling for limited foreign interference in the region. “Because we…

Kenyan President William Ruto has extended officially apologized to Uganda and Tanzania expressing Kenya’s readiness to rebuild strong ties with her neighbors. Speaking during the prayer breakfast on Wednesday, May 28, at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, President Ruto asked Uganda, Tanzania, and the youth of Kenya for forgiveness. “Our friends from Uganda, if there is anything Kenyans have done that is not right, we apologize,” he said. He added, “We want to build relations that will make our country great and take us forward.” During his speech, President Ruto also encouraged unity and peace across the region. “We thank…

By Felix Oketcho In a bid to strengthen innovation led education in Africa, Intellectual Property experts have converged in Kampala in a regional seminar on STEM, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Intellectual Property (IP) Education. The three days event that started on May 28th to 30th, 2025, at Protea Hotel Kampala organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in collaboration with Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has attracted educators and IP experts from six African countries, including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, and Ghana, as well as science teachers and education professionals from Uganda. According to URSB Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho,…

Uganda’s trending queen, Natasha Nyonyozi has won Beauty with a Purpose Africa Award at the 2025 edition of the Miss World competition held in India. The illustrious Beauty with a Purpose (BWAP) segment of Miss World 2025 wrapped up on a triumphant note in Hyderabad on Monday night when four contestants: Puerto Rico, Uganda, Wales, and Indonesia earned spots in the quarter-finals of the beauty contest. Their success represents a significant moment in the competition as each made a mark with their social impact projects that were newsworthy as well as heartwarming. It was hosted by Sudha Reddy, philanthropist and…

Born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa to Maye Musk, a Canadian model and the oldest woman to star in a Cover Girl campaign, Elon Reeve Musk  has challenged the status quo to become the world’s richest man with net worth of $400billion. Despite his parents’ divorce when he was 10,Musk developed an interest in computer and taught himself how to program. When he was 12 years old, Musk developed his own game called Blastar that he sold for $500. At the age 17, in 1988, Elon moved to Canada against his parents’ wishes to attend university and…

UGANDAS income inequality has decreased, with the national Gini coefficient dropping from 0.413 in 2019/20 to 0.382 in 2023/24,), Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2023/24 conducted by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS has revealed. The report indicates that rural areas saw their Gini index fall to 0.351, while urban areas improved to 0.384 like Buganda South, Elgon, Karamoja, and Lango recorded the most notable declines in inequality. Conducted between 2023 and early 2024, the UNHS is Uganda’s eighth comprehensive household survey since 1999/2000, covering 17,000 households across 14 sub-regions and refugee settlements. The findings will guide national development planning and policy interventions. According to the report Buganda South’s Gini index,…

Although Kampala is the capital city of Uganda, The Inspectorate of Government has named Kampala the most corrupt district in Uganda, with 253 recorded cases between July and December 2024 according IGG, Beti Kamya. Of the 134 districts reviewed, Wakiso followed with 56 cases, Mbale with 44, Masaka with 34, and Mukono with 32. Buhweju, Bukedea, Kalaki, Karenga, Luuka, and Nabilatuk registered the lowest corruption levels, with just one case each. The report highlighted 1,347 corruption complaints received, with 1,193 sanctioned for investigation and 1,267 cases concluded. Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono, and Mbale have consistently ranked among the most corrupt districts.…