Government offices have continued to default on water bills which have ballooned to UGX 73 billion as the burden shifts to ordinary Ugandans who shoulder most of the payments. Details...
In the dynamic world of corporate finance, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) role undergoes a significant transformation. No longer confined to back-office number crunching, today’s CFOs act as strategic partners,...
The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETCL) has been ranked as the most profitable public company with a profit of UGX 82.3 billion earned through energy sales in the Financial Year...
Uganda Airlines’ expansion plan to dominate the aviation industry has been met with financial hurdles after a new Auditor General’s report unearthed the Airlines’ performance for the Financial Year 2023/24...
Airtel Uganda has a new boss, Soumendra Sahu. He joins Uganda’s second-largest telco at an interesting time— increasing competition from MTN, the market share leader, and other independent ISPs. There...
First, tell us about the Centenary Foundation. What is it about and what does it stand for? The Centenary Foundation is one of the subsidiaries of the Centenary Group. It…
Kariuki Ngari usually refers to himself as a village boy at heart. Born and raised on the slopes of Mt. Kenya, he has risen to become a global citizen, leading Kenya’s largest international bank, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). Kariuki was born to a teacher and a homemaker, the only boy amongst seven sisters. His father imbued him with humility. “In…
After serving two terms in office, Keith Kalyegira will this December step down. In this interview with CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, he shares a variety of insights on his…
Ugandan Samallie Kiyingi has been appointed General Counsel for Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking and General Counsel for Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered Bank based in Singapore. She was appointed to the post effective October 2023. The high flying Harvard educated lawyer is vastly experienced in banking matters making her a target of big multinational corporate organizations. Along the…
This October, Slyvia Mulinge made 1 year as MTN Uganda’s Chief Executive Officer. Sylvia, the telco’s first female Chief Executive Officer, started work on the 3rd of October 2022. Incidentally, this month,…
Fifteen years ago, Godfrey Kasagga was a fresh Bachelor of Science in Information Technology graduate from the Uganda Christian University (UCU), with big dreams of changing the world. But like…
In bid to curb climate change effects in Uganda, CEOs have been urged to integrate sustainable practices in their business model to avert risks associated with climate change. The call…
Are you ready to take the leap from being a job seeker to becoming a job creator? Brace yourself for an exhilarating journey filled with challenges that will test your…
On 22nd December 2022, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) approved the conditional offer by Centenary Group in consortium with the Archdiocese of Lilongwe to acquire MyBucks. On 6th March…
Following a spirited four and a half years as the Country General Manager of Interswitch in Uganda, Peter Kawumi has been elevated to the Regional Managing Director, East Africa. In…