A Kabale court ordered Bishop Asili Memorial School to pay 25 million shillings to a father who lost his daughter for five years. The school released the girl to her mother without asking the father first back during 2018. Mr. Ruzindantaro discovered his child had vanished when he visited the campus on April 25th. His ex-wife Kilande Mercy had already left Uganda days before taking the daughter away. Police investigations failed to bring the child back home to her father.
Justice Karoli Lwanga Ssemogerere ruled that both parents must agree before schools can release children to anyone. The Constitution protects parental rights and schools cannot ignore these legal protections. The mother claimed she needed medical treatment for stomach...
Uganda wants to grow its economy ten times bigger and reach $500 billion worth of business activity within 16 years. Bank of Uganda deputy governor Augustus Nuwagaba said the country can achieve this goal with major changes to how it operates. The nation must create more than one million jobs each year to reach the target. Leaders plan to focus on farming, tourism, mining, and technology sectors for job creation. Young people need work opportunities as the population continues growing rapidly.
The economy must expand between 14 and 16 percent annually to meet the ambitious target. Current growth rates hover around 6 percent over recent years. Nuwagaba warned that without serious policy changes and structural reforms, the vision might...
Property owners from eastern Uganda promised to pay rental taxes after education meetings with revenue officials. The Uganda Revenue Authority visited Soroti and Moroto districts to teach landlords about tax rules. Caroline Eyapu from Soroti said taxes help build better roads and security lights across the country. She urged other property owners to stop treating tax collectors as enemies. Eyapu wants more training on electronic receipt systems that confuse many taxpayers.
Revenue officer Micah Galya explained different tax rates for individuals and companies during the Moroto session. Individual landlords pay 12 percent tax on all rental money they collect from tenants. Companies can subtract half their business costs before paying 30...
Somalia told international partners to stop using an old coordination system. The government sent a letter to UN representative James Swan asking for changes. Officials want to end the C6+ framework that started after 2010. Foreign Minister Ali Omar said the country changed since those early days. The system made Somalia look weak and dependent on outside help.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud runs a government with working institutions and democratic processes. The nation operates as a sovereign state rather than a recovering conflict zone. Omar argued that foreign guidance undermines local leadership and democratic growth. International partners must treat Somalia as an equal partner moving forward. The C6+ structure belongs to the...
aBi Development met with coffee industry leaders at Kampala Serena Hotel on Tuesday. The company partnered with Mastercard Foundation to discuss helping young women start farming businesses. Government officials and bank representatives joined the meeting about coffee sector growth. The groups want to create jobs for women through agricultural programs. Leaders talked about reaching Uganda's coffee production targets for 2030.
The Mastercard Foundation plans to spend $50 million on the women's coffee program. Another $20 million will support future expansion over six years. The EYE-C program targets 300,000 new jobs for young female entrepreneurs. Uganda currently produces 8.2 million coffee bags each year but wants to reach 20 million...
Stanbic Bank Uganda created a new way for parents to pay school fees using American dollars. The Flexipay app lets families send money directly to international schools without changing currencies first. Parents can avoid extra costs and complicated money exchanges that eat into their budgets. Schools receive payments straight into dollar accounts rather than dealing with conversion headaches. The bank announced the service at a breakfast meeting with international school leaders in Kampala.
Tunde While, a Stanbic executive, said parents asked for easier payment methods during last year's meeting. The bank built the mobile dollar account system based on feedback from families and schools. Uganda operates 79 international schools that...
Maxwell Kuwembula Mugude died when his car hit a sugarcane truck early Thursday morning. The Kamuli District leader crashed around 4:40 am on the Kayunga-Galiraya road near Nakifuma. Police spokesman Patrick Onyango confirmed the accident happened between two vehicles. Kuwembula drove a Pajero that smashed into the larger truck. Nobody knows if other people rode with him during the deadly crash.
The district chairman was traveling to Kampala for political business when he died. He wanted to collect nomination papers from the ruling party offices. The National Resistance Movement planned to hold primary elections next month ahead of national voting in 2026. Kuwembula hoped to run for the same district job he already held. The 2021...
Ronald Amanyire works as a road safety officer for Uganda's transport ministry. He says private companies took over the country's speed camera system. The system was supposed to make roads safer but turned into a money maker instead. Amanyire warned officials about problems with the cameras but nobody listened. He has worked on road safety for 25 years and knows the system well.
The cameras sit at spots where they catch the most drivers going fast. This makes people angry because it seems like a trap for collecting fines. The government stopped using the camera system after public complaints. Minister Katumba Wamala will make a statement about what happens next. People filed lawsuits and politicians demanded changes to the program...
Political Actors Dialogue members want President Mnangagwa to pay attention to them again. The group says government officials have ignored their calls for meetings since the 2023 elections ended. Divine Hove from the Nationalist Alliance Party confirmed they finally met recently after months apart. Leaders expressed anger about being shut out from important conversations with the ruling party. Welcome Shumba attended the gathering along with other small party heads.
Polad formed during 2018 to help different political groups talk with each other. Members claim they helped shape government policies through special committees that advised officials. The economic advisory committee gave suggestions about money matters to top leaders...
