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Joseph Kabila is in Uganda today for a summit with President Yoweri Museveni, government spokesman Ofwono Opondo has confirmed. The meeting, that is expected to have security in the region on the agenda, is being held at Mweya Safari Lodge in western Uganda. While no details have been provided, the …

Last month, Benon Oluka, a journalist with The Observer newspaper, penned an article to narrate his experience with Insurance Company of East Africa (ICEA), an insurance company, which had refused to compensate him as a third party after he was injured in a nasty accident in Kibaale District last year. …

NBS: Lands minister Betty Amongin has cleared the air on the proposal to amend the Land Acquisition Act, of 1965 which was mooted in the recently concluded Cabinet retreat in Kyankwanzi. Minister Amongin says that under the amendment, government will have the powers to compulsorily acquire land from the owner …

NBS: A solution to the ongoing strike by the non teaching staff at public universities is not coming soon with government saying the worker’s arrears are not ready due to limited finances within the Treasury. The ministry of Finance spokesperson Jim Mugunga says while the president’s pledge of 28.5 billion …

COMMENT: David Birungi Why should the leaders of the digital revolution suffer over Uganda’s electricity demand growth rigidities? At the recently concluded Daily Monitor Thought Leader’s Forum themed around the global `Digital Revolution’, I was amazed by the revolution of HelloFood, an Online Food delivery business. According to the CEO …

NBS: Etihad Airways in Uganda and NBS Television are targeting a partnership to support business and tourism between Uganda and Middle East, especially Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. This was part of the discussion held between officials of the two companies, as a team from Etihad Airways visited …

Pension sector assets topped Shs 6.5 trillion in 2015, a new report by the Uganda Retirements Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) has shown. URBRA CEO David Nyakundi told journalists that the increase in the assets was attributed to the improving quality of governance in both public and private schemes in the …

NBS: Legislator Margaret Muhanga now says Haba Group associated with city tycoon Hassan Basajabalaba is in possession of the UBC land title as the parliamentary committee on commissions, statutory bodies and state enterprises pushes her to deliver the documents. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Muhanga vowed not to let UBC …

NBS: The revelation that yet another public officer fraudulently acquired properties of Uganda broadcasting Corporation, UBC is not a new story. Several public figures have fraudulently acquired UBC properties including land, masts and radio equipment much to the anger of the public. We explore the UBC properties that have since …

This article appeared on NEXT CITY July 26, 2016 titled  How One African City Is Flipping the Script on Urban Development From Wall Street to the World Bank, people are looking at Kampala as a model for how cities can finance their futures, writes Liam Taylor Joseph Aliguma is perched …