Author: Solomon Lubambula
In a bid to advance its mission of fostering prosperity for Ugandans, Pearl Bank formerly Postbank Uganda has strengthened its partnership with the Church of Uganda by supporting efforts to improve access to quality education across the country. The bank donated motorcycles to the Church, a move aimed at enhancing mobility for Diocesan Education Inspectors, particularly in hard-to-reach and underserved areas. The support is expected to strengthen supervision and improve standards in education institutions nationwide. The motorcycles will ease transportation challenges faced by inspectors, enabling them to regularly access rural schools. This intervention aligns with a broader initiative by the Church of…
Buganda Kingdom has intensified its call for a science-driven response to sickle cell disease, urging greater public awareness, early screening, and investment in advanced treatment to reduce the burden of the condition in Uganda. Speaking at the launch of an online fundraising platform by Pearl Bank, the Katikkiro, Charles Peter Mayiga, emphasized that science offers the most effective path to preventing and managing sickle cell disease. The platform is aimed at mobilizing Ugandans to raise 4 million US dollars for the construction of the country’s first Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) facility. Mayiga stressed the urgent need to dispel myths surrounding…
Pearl Bank Uganda has partnered with the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) to spearhead a USD 4 million fundraising campaign aimed at establishing a state-of-the-art Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Centre in Lubowa. The initiative seeks to close critical gaps in Uganda’s specialized healthcare infrastructure and expand access to life-saving treatment for patients suffering from sickle cell disease and other complex blood disorders. The proposed facility comes at a crucial time when many Ugandan patients are unable to afford bone marrow transplants abroad due to the high costs associated with travel, treatment, and post-care management. Once operational, the centre will provide…
Members of Parliament have ordered management of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to submit documentary evidence explaining the delayed completion of the Temangalo Housing Project, a flagship real estate investment that began construction in 2020 but remains unfinished. The directive followed revelations in the 2025 Auditor General’s report, which shows the project is only 63 percent complete despite earlier expectations that it would be finalized by now. Lawmakers say the slow progress raises accountability concerns and could jeopardize workers’ savings invested through the Fund. The Temangalo project has long been controversial, tracing its origins to a disputed Shs11 billion…
African leaders have been urged to urgently enact laws that preserve African values and cultures, in order to promote home-grown solutions and strengthen the continent’s sovereignty.While meeting a delegation of parliamentarians from Ghana, Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among cited Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law as an example, saying African problems require African solutions.She encouraged the delegation, which is in Uganda on a benchmarking visit ahead of hosting the 4th Session of the African Region Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Preservation of African Values and Sovereignty, not to waver in the face of critics who may oppose such legislation.Among asked the team, led…
Kiboga District Woman Member of Parliament, Christine Kaaya Nakimwero, has tasked relevant government departments and agencies to investigate how private individuals acquire land titles in strategic areas earmarked for major infrastructure development projects. Contributing to the parliamentary debate on the National Budget Framework Paper for the Financial Year 2026/2027, Nakimwero expressed concern over the exorbitant costs incurred by government in compensating project-affected persons. She noted that some opportunistic individuals obtain prior information about planned infrastructure projects and strategically acquire land titles in those areas with the aim of benefiting from government compensation. Nakimwero warned that the practice places a heavy…
Government has clarified that the deployment of security personnel at the residence of the National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aims to prevent its use as a hub for public disorder. This follows calls from the Leader of Opposition in Parliament for government to address issues arising before, during and after the recent general elections, including killings, issues of brutality, abductions of political figures and the continued sealing of Kyagulanyi’s home in Magere, Wakiso District by the security forces. Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi reported that security forces have denied Kyagulanyi’s siblings access to the house and assaulted his wife and other occupants. “The military was continuously descending…