(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Moses Matovu, co-founder and lifelong leader of Afrigo Band, Uganda’s longest running musical group, was killed in an early morning attack in Kampala on 24th September 2026. He was 77. A forensic review of public police files, court registries, news archives and government records shows the saxophonistContinue Reading
(FORT PORTAL, UGANDA) – There is no published net worth for Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, the new Omukama of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom. He spent most of his adult life earning a salary as a television news anchor, not managing a royal treasury. But the throne he is inheriting comes withContinue Reading
Land, Lawsuits And Legacy: The Financial Life Of Uganda’s Queen Mother (FORT PORTAL, UGANDA) – There is no official, audited net worth statement for Best Kemigisa, the Queen Mother of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom. She is not listed on any stock exchange and neither does she file public accounts. But herContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Insurance regulators across East Africa have agreed to standardise the supervision of insurance companies, a move aimed at making it easier to compare underwriting practices and strengthen oversight of the region’s growing insurance market. The agreement was reached by commissioners and insurance supervisors from several East AfricanContinue Reading
(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Workers moving between Kenya and Uganda could increasingly take their pension savings with them after the two countries’ social security funds set up a reciprocal arrangement for transferring accumulated balances. National Social Security Fund Uganda Managing Director Patrick Ayota said the Ugandan and Kenyan funds have establishedContinue Reading
(MALABA, KENYA) – Several trade unions in the transport sector have launched a joint campaign to advocate better working conditions, fair pay and enhanced safety for long distance truck drivers operating across Kenya and Uganda. They include the Transport Workers Union Kenya (TAWU), the Long Distance Drivers and Conductors AssociationContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya and Uganda are working to expand maize and wider agricultural trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area. Kenya has indicated readiness to buy more maize from Uganda but wants stronger measures to ensure the grain is properly dried and free of aflatoxin before it crossesContinue Reading
(FORT PORTAL, UGANDA) – King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Omukama of Tooro who died on Thursday 27th August at the age of 34, leaves behind a financial legacy tied to land, government support and the weight of a 200 year old institution. His personal wealth was modestContinue Reading
(FORT PORTAL, UGANDA) – Tooro Kingdom has entered a nine day period of traditional mourning following the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV at the age of 34. The King died at around 10pm on Thursday 27th August while receiving medical treatment in the United States. InitialContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya is planning a continuous expressway network from Mombasa to the Ugandan border, linking several major road projects into one integrated transport corridor. The plan would connect the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway to the existing Nairobi Expressway, the proposed Rironi-Mau Summit Highway, and the Mau Summit-Eldoret-Malaba road. The aimContinue Reading
