Nkozi: Centenary Bank has contributed UGX 100 million towards promoting road safety and supporting the construction of the accident and trauma centre at Nkozi Hospital, reaffirming the bank’s commitment to promoting the well-being of the people it serves.
The contribution was announced during the launch of the Kaliisoliiso Dinner Concert 2026 held at Nkozi Hospital. The annual dinner, spearheaded by CBS FM in partnership with Buganda Kingdom and other stakeholders, raises funds to support the Accident and Trauma Centre at Nkozi Hospital while promoting responsible road use across the country under a campaign dubbed Labuka Road Safety Program.
Speaking at the event, Centenary Bank General Manager, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Beatrice Lugalambi who represented the Managing Director, Godfrey Byekwaso, said road safety remains a national concern that requires collective action from government, the private sector, cultural institutions and the public.
“Our decision to support this initiative reflects who we are as an institution. We serve millions of Ugandans across the country. Every day, our customers travel on these roads to open their shops, transport produce, report to work, attend school, visit their families, to mention but a few. Their safety matters to us because they are the people we exist to serve,” she said.
Uganda continues to face a growing road safety challenge. According to the 2025 Uganda Police Annual Crime Report, 26,044 road traffic crashes were recorded in 2025 up from 25,107 crashes in 2024, representing a 3.7% increase. 5,383 people died in these crashes up from 5,144 in 2024 with at least 15 people dying daily. Centenary Bank has been a long-standing partner of Nkozi hospital right from the first fundraising in 2016 towards the construction of the accident trauma centre at the Hospital, a facility strategically located along the Kampala–Masaka highway that serves accident victims brought in from numerous crashes on this high-risk route.
Over the years, the Bank has supported the initiative through fundraising dinners, marathons, car washes, and publicity campaigns, contributing more than UGX 400 million towards the cause. The latest contribution forms part of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding signed between Centenary Bank and CBS FM in 2025 to support the Road Safety Programme. Under the partnership, the Bank committed to UGX 280 million over three years. Following an initial contribution of UGX 80 million made during the 2025 Kaliisoliiso Dinner, this year’s support increases the Bank’s total contribution under the partnership to UGX 180 million.
Centenary Bank’s support for the initiative aligns with its broader Corporate Social Responsibility agenda, under which every year the Bank invests 1.5 percent of its previous year’s profits in education, healthcare, environmental stewardship, community development and the Social Mission of the Church.
Lugalambi commended the Buganda Kingdom, CBS FM, Nkozi Hospital and all other partners for sustaining the campaign over the years and keeping road safety at the forefront of national attention. The Kaliisoliiso Dinner Concert has become one of Uganda’s flagship road safety fundraising initiatives, bringing together the public and private sector partners to support safer roads while strengthening the capacity of Nkozi Hospital to provide life-saving trauma care for road accident victims.
The dinner will take place on 11th September, 2026 at Hotel Africana. Tickets go for UGX 300,000 for individuals, while tables go for UGX 3 million, UGX 5 million, UGX 10 million and UGX 20 million.
