Author: Daniel Muwanguzi

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security has commended a Ugandan school , St Kizito High School Namugongo  for  championing the learning environment which emphasizes the development of the “whole person,” focusing on intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual, and social growth . During the 6th edition of the Green Festival themed ‘ Smart Farming for Food Security’ held on October Saturday 11th 2025 at St Kizito High School Namugongo , FAO officials said the school’s  approach shapes students as unique individuals…

Luwero, Uganda — Ndejje University today held its 27th Graduation Ceremony, marked by the official unveiling of a state-of-the-art Mechanical Engineering Workshop at its Main Campus in Luwero District. The ceremony was presided over by the University Chancellor, Rt. Rev. Dr. Hannington Mutebi, and graced by the Rt. Rev. Moses Banja, Bishop of Namirembe Diocese and Member of the University’s Board of Trustees, who served as Chief Guest. This year’s theme, drawn from Acts 2:40 — “Getting Saved from a Crooked Generation”, encouraged graduates to uphold integrity and moral excellence in their professional and personal lives. “Ndejje University has equipped…

dfcu Bank, in partnership with Rotary Uganda, has launched its first countrywide health outreach initiative aimed at promoting preventive healthcare and improving access to essential medical services for Ugandan communities. The inaugural dfcu Bank and Rotary Uganda Health Camp, held at St. Paul Church of Uganda in Mbuya, marks the beginning of a three-year partnership between the two institutions. Under this collaboration, dfcu Bank has committed UGX 1 billion to support the delivery of free medical services, health education, and community outreach across Uganda. This initiative builds on dfcu Bank’s long-standing tradition of community investment and Rotary Uganda’s enduring legacy of humanitarian service.…

On Friday, 10th October 2025, several District Leaders, Councilors and various farmers gathered at Mayuge District Headquarters to witness the launch of the National Oil Project. Fred Bwino Kyakula, the state Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries presided over the ceremony. He was joined by Equity Bank Director for Public Sector and Social Investment Catherine Psogmgen. The government of Uganda selected Equity Bank as a partner, specifically to manage the credit facility. Through this, the Bank is holding and dispensing the funds but also providing capacity-building to the small holder farmers through various financial and investment solutions, incorporating enablers to…

The President of the Revolutionary People’s Party (RPP) and Leader of the Uganda Federal Democratic Organization (UFDO), Bulira Frank Kabinga, who is among the eight candidates vying for Uganda’s top seat has spent his independence day in Seeta, Busukuma, Namulonge, in the Wakiso district, where Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi was laid to rest in October 2023. As Uganda’s 63rd National Independence Day celebration were being held at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala where the incumbent Yoweri Museveni officiated, his rival Kabinga, who took over UFDO leadership following the death of Aggrey Kiyingi in 2023, his immediate predecessor and mentor whilst in exile, spent the day paying tribute…

As early as 4:30am, Divine Kobusigye the Senior Five Mobiliser at St Julian Secondary School was already dressed in her sparkling well pressed white Shirt and Kaaki skirt. She was beaming with a sheepish smile and couldn’t wait for the day to go on as they have been planning for the past one month. This preparation was in anticipation of Equity Bank’s kick starting of a 1,000 Tree planting campaign at the school. On Monday 6th October 2025, Equity Bank officials descended onto St Julian Secondary School for the launch of what Kobusigye describes as, “A Monumental day in my tenure…

For the first time, pension funds across Africa are joining forces to pool resources for the continent’s development needs, reducing reliance on traditional foreign funding, according to leaders of Africa’s pension industry. The Secretary General of the Africa Social Security Association (ASSA), Mr Meshach Bandawe, Patrick Micheal Ayota, the Chairperson of the International Social Security (ISSA) East Africa Liaison Office, and Mr Leonard Zulu, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Uganda, all echoed the need for new and innovative sources of funding for Africa’s development needs, given the reduction in foreign funding and realignment of the global geopolitics. According to…

URA has broken up a network of illegal traders smuggling rice through porous borders in eastern Uganda and transporting it across the Jinja bridge on bodabodas for sale in Kampala. The operations carried out last week followed weeks of meticulous intelligence gathering and surveillance, according to officers. The first breakthrough came with the seizure of a Toyota Wish, registration number UBF 645K, found carrying smuggled rice. Further intelligence indicated that motorcycles were used to ferry rice across the old bridge without detection. Informants were deployed to observe motorcycle movements, which eventually led the team to a house used as a…

Equity Bank Uganda in partnership with the Umukuka wa Bugisu, the cultural leader of the Bamasaba, and Gro Foundation has launched a major tree planting initiative aimed at decarbonizing dumping sites and promoting environmental conservation in Bugisu subregion. The project, covering eight acres around the major dumping site in Mbale city, will see the planting of trees that will act as natural carbon sinks, helping to keep the city green, safe and resilient to climate change impacts. The initiative also aims to prevent disasters similar to those experienced at Kitezi landfill in Kampala. Under the collaboration, Equity Bank will provide…

Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded three individuals, including a 24-year-old man and two minors, on charges of impersonating businessman and philanthropist Dr. Hamis Kiggundu and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through social media platforms. The accused, identified as Master Don Sharif (24) and two juveniles aged 16 and 17, appeared before Magistrate Ronald Kayizi and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The court ordered Sharif to be remanded at Luzira Prison, while the two minors were sent to Naguru Juvenile Remand Home until October 20, 2025. According to prosecutors, the trio allegedly operated a network of fake…