Kakeeto exits UBA seat after steering banks through reforms, global shifts
Pearl Bank Managing Director Julius Kakeeto has concluded his tenure as Chairman of the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA), closing a chapter marked by sweeping reforms, strategic lobbying, and a push to position banks at the centre of Uganda’s economic transformation. Kakeeto, who assumed the role in May 2024, leaves after
Inside the Shs14.3 billion appeal for Uganda’s First Bone Marrow Transplant Centre
The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is seeking $4 million (Shs14.3 billion) to establish a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) centre. The Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) centre is intended to expand access to life-saving treatment for patients suffering from sickle cell disease, HIV-related complications, and other complex blood disorders. Under a
