Financial
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Equity Group records historic Ksh 75.5bln profit amid regional expansion
KAMPALA, March 18, 2026—Kenya’s Equity Group Holdings Plc has reported its strongest financial performance on record, posting a 55 percent increase in profit after tax to Ksh 75.5 billion for the year…
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IBANDA: SACCO posts record growth as members warned against dormant accounts, loan defaults
IBANDA, March 18, 2026 — ISSIA SACCO has recorded what Board Chairman Chris Boonah described as a period of “tremendous growth”, even as the leadership warned members over rising dormant accounts and…
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KWANIA: Primary school receives computers for visually impaired pupils
KWANIA, March 17, 2026 — Ikwera Primary School, a government-aided institution in Kwania District, has received 10 computers to support the learning of visually impaired pupils. The computers were donated by Oysters…
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MUK Staff SACCO pools Shs 3.25bln in one year
KAMPALA, March 17, 2026 — Staff at Makerere University Kampala have pooled at least Shs 3.25 billion through their Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [ SACCO ] in just 14 months, underscoring…
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Employees in Bunyoro urged to embrace saving culture to prepare for old age
HOIMA, March 16, 2026 — The National Social Security Fund [ NSSF ] Chief Commercial Officer, Geoffrey Waswa Sajjabi, has urged employees in the formal sector in the Bunyoro Subregion to embrace…
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Uganda’s public debt hits Shs 131 trillion in December 2025
KAMPALA, March 16, 2026 — Uganda’s public debt has risen to approximately Shs 131 trillion, up from Shs 128.6 trillion recorded in September 2025, according to the latest report from the Ministry…
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Mbale City: Pearl Bank donates water tanks and food items to IUIU
MBALE CITY, March 16, 2026 — On Friday, Pearl Bank Uganda conducted a community outreach at Islamic University in Uganda [IUIU] Mbale Main Campus, donating two 10,000-litre water tanks and assorted food…
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Coop lawyers gather in the lap of Africa for the first time
MOSHI, March 16, 2026 — Moshi Co-operative University [MoCU], a premier university initiated by the cooperative movement in Tanzania, and one of the 32 inaugural sites on the ICA Cooperative Cultural Heritage…
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Leaders warned over loan defaults at 27th AGM of Shuuku SACCO
SHEEMA, March 16, 2026 — Cooperative experts and delegates have issued a stern warning to the leaders of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] to desist from loan defaults, a practice they…
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Legislators divided over proposal to raise artistes’ pay
KAMPALA, March 16, 2026 — The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights [Amendment] Bill, 2025 has drawn mixed reactions among the Members of Parliament, particularly over a proposal to grant additional pay to producers…
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