MMAKS Advocates appoints Godwin Kakande as partner
The partners at MMAKS Advocates, one of Uganda’s most prominent law firms, appointed Godwin Kakande as a partner
Uganda Business News
Benchmark Solutions signs Shs43.8bn funding deal with Mbarara Makhan Singh Association to renovate market
The Shs43.8 billion loan will be used to transform the outdated market into a modern, seven-storey shopping centre
How Africa can leverage diaspora funding for greater impact
More than $53bn in remittances were sent to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, compared with $30bn in foreign direct investment and only $29bn in official development assistance
Consumer inflation slows to lowest level in two years
Consumer prices down for ninth month in a row despite sharp rise in energy prices
Chinese supplier meets deadline for first 100km of ‘smart crude’ pipeline
First batch of 100 kilometres of line pipe for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline has been completed and is being shipped from China to the port of Tanga in Tanzania
King Charles in Kenya: visit signals strong ties with Britain despite past tensions
King Charles visits Kenya this week, his first visit to a Commonwealth country since his coronation in September 2022
Rule of Law: the same old story in Uganda and continuing erosion worldwide
Report highlights the continuing decline in rule of law around the world as governments loosen constraints on their power and weaken fundamental rights – and little change in Uganda
NSSF buys 10.55% stake in Airtel as part of IPO
Government-run pension fund NSSF will take 10.55 per cent stake in Airtel Uganda as part of the telecom’s Shs800bn flotation
Coffee firm that pays farmers ‘competitive prices’ gets Sh3.2bn in investment funding
JKCC General Supplies says it buys coffee from rural farmers at fair prices and pays them on time, freeing them from extortionate middlemen
Airtel doubles incentive shares for IPO investors
Airtel Uganda has increased the number of bonus shares on offer to investors in its initial public offering on the Uganda Securities Exchange, days before the listing closes