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Nairobi was buzzing this week when Nedbank Chief Executive Jason Quinn landed in town with one mission — defend a jaw-dropping deal. The South African banking giant has tabled about $855 million (Shs3.01 trillion) for a 66 percent stake in NCBA Group, valuing one of East Africa’s biggest banks at roughly 1.4 times book value. In a market where recent …

Shockwaves are still rippling through Uganda’s telecom corridors after Richard Yego, the Managing Director of MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd (MTN MoMo), stepped down, setting the stage for a dramatic February 2026 handover. Officially, it is a diplomatic transition. Unofficially, insiders are whispering about peanuts salary, boardroom jealousy, profit obsession and a silent corporate war that made his position untenable. …

By Victoria Amunga KISUMU, Kenya — On a hot Tuesday afternoon, 52-year-old Paul Ochieng sits in a consultation room at Ogongosa health center on the outskirts of Kenya’s Kisumu city. He is not there for his own appointment; he has accompanied one of his teenage clients after completing morning home visits. But unlike years past, Ochieng will return home without pay for the …

The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal by TotalEnergies, paving the way for a full trial in a blockbuster $480 million (about UGX 1,675,848,000,000) lawsuit jointly filed by the Malawi Government and local fuel supplier Prima Fuels. The ruling marks a major legal setback for the French energy giant and clears one of the last procedural …

By Hannah Marion Namukasa The leadership of the Land Division of the High Court is yet to hear and determine a case in which a city pastor is accusing Makerere University of defying court orders.  In February 2025, the Court of Appeal ruled that the High Court has the power to determine complaints regarding violation of its orders.  “It was …

A group of 30 graduate trainees who previously worked under the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) say they have gone over a year without pay following the merger of the authority into the Ministry of Water and Environment. The trainees, who were first recruited in November 2018, claim they have continued performing official duties — including collecting and transmitting weather …

The Committee on Education and Sports is expected to present a report to Parliament within two weeks, on two petitions on disparity in teachers’ pay. The petitions were brought before Parliament by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) and the Uganda Technical and Vocational Trainers’ Union (UTVTU). MPs Renew Calls to Address Teachers’ Pay Disparities 10 While chairing the House …

Rubaga– Members of the Majlis Al Ulama (committee of eminent Sheikhs) of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), led by Sheikh Maghalia Isa Juma, were taken on a guided tour of the Council’s five-storey apartment construction project, now in its final stages of completion, before commencing their quarterly meeting, which was opened by His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, the …

A Kampala-based construction company has dragged Samco to Court over issues of delayed payment during the implementation of the Shs470 billion Akii- Bua Olympic Construction Project. Through his lawyer, Bashfame Company Limited is demanding a total of Shs3.9 billion (approximately $125,081.00) and Shs726m as the outstanding amount due on the Interim Payment Certificates and compensation for the delay. This has …

KAMPALA– Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has pledged Parliament’s commitment to address the ongoing teachers’ strike, assuring members of the Uganda National Teachers’ Union that their concerns over salary disparities will receive urgent attention. Speaker Annet Anita Among with some of UNATU leaders at Parliament. Speaker Anita Among said this today while receiving a petition from UNATU, led by their …