SMALL and Medium Enterprise Development Minister Elias Mubanga says government through CEEC has cancelled all pending empowerment applications and will commence a fresh process. Meanwhile, Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission Director General Muwe Mungule says the Commission has recovered close to K93 million from empowerment loans this year. Speaking at a press briefing, Tuesday, Mubanga said the cancelation had been done to provide a level playing field for all prospective applicants. “Accordingly, I wish to inform the nation that to ensure fairness, transparency and effective alignment with the newly introduced 2026 economic empowerment products, my ministry through CEEC has cancelled all pending applications up to December 2025 and will commence the process afresh under a new product framework and process. All...