DFCU Bank showed up at the Best Farmers Awards 2025 to flex about its 11-year investment in Ugandan agriculture while the event handed out prizes to the country's top producers. Chief retail officer Annette Kiconco talked about how the sector employs most of the workforce and drives GDP, while the bank operates in 56 remote districts where it runs as the only financial institution serving farmers.
Mityana's Hood Kiwana Kasirye walked away with 50 million shillings for running a 25-acre integrated operation with dairy cattle, chickens, goats, and vegetables. Former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda pushed for more value addition to help the country supply food beyond its borders.
The bank partners with KLM for market access and other...
Uganda's agriculture ministry just dropped 2.4 billion shillings on 20,000 liters of bug killer to help livestock farmers deal with tsetse flies that keep spreading sleeping sickness and wrecking cattle productivity across 65 at-risk districts. Minister Bright Rwamirama said the Deltamethrin spray targets zones near wildlife parks where the bugs breed and mess up both farming income and tourism revenue.
Dr. Wangoola Robert Mandela from the vector control department warned farmers not to get complacent just because infection rates dipped in some areas, and he pushed people to keep applying treatments after government programs wrap up. The ministry wants communities to handle routine animal health maintenance themselves since public...
Uganda's top female general told people to chill out about a Catholic priest who went missing for almost two weeks before the military finally admitted they grabbed him. Lt. Gen. Proscovia Nalweyiso confirmed Father Deusdedit Ssekabira from Masaka Diocese is sitting in detention over claims he got mixed up with anti-government operations, and she warned everyone to stop jumping to conclusions while elections are about to go down.
The diocese kept saying soldiers in uniform snatched the priest back at the start of the month, but police played dumb until the army dropped a statement saying they arrested him for violent subversion and plan to take him to court. Bishop Severus Jjumba compared the whole situation to another priest who...
The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy confirmed it's skipping observer duty for Uganda's upcoming general election because its real mission centers on getting political players to actually talk to each other. Country director Primus Atukwatse Bahiigi pointed out that most voters heading to the polls have only witnessed one administration their entire lives, which puts extra pressure on institutions to keep things democratic when the Electoral Commission supposedly got its full budget request approved for once.
Bahiigi warned that letting violence creep into the process automatically wrecks any shot at legitimate results since chaos always benefits specific interests over others. He pushed back against letting military...
Uganda dropped 2.4 billion shillings on bug spray for 78 districts battling tsetse flies that spread sleeping sickness to people and livestock disease called nagana. Agriculture Minister Bright Rwamirama announced the chemical handout while warning that Tanzania basically let the flies breed unchecked on their side of the border, which caused the pests to migrate into places like Ntungamo and areas around Lake Victoria.
The government bought 120,000 liters of deltamethrin insecticide heading to Ankole, Teso, Lango, and spots near Murchison Falls National Park. Officials say chronic sleeping sickness cases vanished over the past five years, but a couple of acute infections popped up near wildlife parks where animals serve as disease...
Museveni just told Uganda's Christian community they need to stop relying on prayers alone and start hustling actual businesses to pull their families out of broke territory. Vice President Jessica Alupo delivered the message at the Busoga Diocese bishop installation, where the president pointed out that even Jesus worked as a carpenter while doing his ministry thing, and Paul made tents to fund his travels.
The government says about 43 percent of Ugandan households survive outside the cash economy through subsistence farming that feeds people but generates zero income for basics like medicine or school fees. Museveni pushed believers to learn practical skills and tap into infrastructure improvements like roads and electricity that the...
A reverend who spent six years at St. Noah Sserwanga Church in Wampeewo Parish wrapped up her gig with a farewell service where the congregation bought her a whole car as a thank-you gift. Juliet Ssekamatte told people to keep their faith locked in during the Christmas season while reflecting on the ups and downs she dealt with during her time leading the parish.
Church members got emotional and cried while praising her dedication to helping believers grow spiritually. One preacher named Jonathan Ssebidde said she ran things with humility and commitment throughout her tenure at the Namirembe Diocese location.
Cotton growers in Kasese District are getting hammered by wonky weather patterns and garbage prices that keep tanking, and they want the government to fund research for drought-resistant seed varieties instead of telling them to just quit the crop. Adam Bwambale from the Nyakatonzi Growers Cooperative Union said dry spells followed by random rain bursts wreck their yields, while costs for labor and pesticides keep climbing as returns nosedive.
Agriculture Minister Godfrey Kabyanga basically told small farmers that global markets control cotton prices, and maybe they should switch crops since the business only pencils out for people with huge land holdings. Kasese farmers fired back, saying they want climate-proof seeds and subsidized...
Uganda's head Muslim cleric told young believers to stop letting sketchy politicians drag them into election drama at a youth career seminar that wrapped up in Budaka District. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje basically said the country needs morally solid kids who vote based on actual policy instead of tribal or religious nonsense, and he dropped 10 million shillings to back youth programs while pushing imams to sign up for cooperative society stuff.
The whole event focused on building practical skills and financial literacy for young people trying to contribute to the economy without getting manipulated. Government reps and student leaders from the Islamic University all agreed that the youth have ideas and hustle, but need resources to...
