For the past nine years, Siddy Latabu has been trading in fish, supplying silver fish and smoked fish in Kitgum Main Market to sellers in Kitgum and neighboring districts including;...
Empowering women is like watering the roots of a tree, it nourishes the entire community. This was one of dfcu Bank’s considerations when it started the dfcu Women in Business...
Evelyn Namara is a technology entrepreneur with over 10 years of leading systematic change in social entrepreneurship and digital technology, driving innovation for small businesses. Currently working at the coalface...
Prof. Celestino Obua, a great leader, scientist, trailblazer in academia and research, father, and above all, a human being, ends his journey as Mbarara University of Science and Technology’s (MUST)...
Mr. Arthur Mukembo, is the Lead at Future Lab Studio. He says he is driven to make things better, even if it is by a few adjustments. From real estate...
36 years ago, Dr Ian Clarke came to Uganda from Ireland, under the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and his boss was the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, Misaeri Kauma (RIP) because…
Knowing exactly how each piece of the puzzle fits together is probably the most appropriate skill that someone who occupies the role of Head of Central Operations could have. At dfcu Bank, Eva Naisanga is exactly that person. She started acquiring these skills when she joined the Bank’s Masaka Branch in 2005 and has honed them over the twenty or…
There can’t be too many bankers who choose to leave the hallowed halls of banking for the dusty and gritty world of concrete factories and stone quarries but that’s exactly what Simon Ssekankya, founder of Hardware World, did in 2001. To be fair, he has come a long way since those early days and spends more time now in his…
In February of this year, Samuel Sentongo joined the Reserve Bank of Australia as a Security Architect. The Reserve Bank of Australia is the country’s apex bank, equivalent to the…
In October 2022, CEO East Africa broke the story of how one of Africa’s wealthiest families, the Oppenheimers, had acquired a majority 75% stake in Uganda’s third largest soft drinks…
The story of Bro-Group is your typical Ugandan ingenuity and resilience against all odds, strung together by a dose of optimism for a better new day. In 1990, two brothers,…
It all started with a call from a recruitment agency executive. At the time, Thambi had spent 30 years in the banking industry, rising to become a Senior Vice President…
Kariuki Ngari, an accomplished Kenyan career banker with over 30 years of experience has been promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Standard Chartered Bank Africa region. The role is an additional responsibility, and a highlight in his career as he continues his role as Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya. The seasoned financial professional has…
Annette Kiconco, previously the Head, Public Sector Business & Commercial Clients at Stanbic Bank, has joined dfcu Bank as its Chief Retail Banking Officer effective February 2024. Annette brings to…
Uganda The Law Development Centre has today announced the appointment of Dr. Pamela Tibihikirra-Kalyegira as the new Director of the Law Development Centre (LDC). She succeeds Mr. Frank Nigel Othembi, whose tenure as Director ended in April 2024 after 12 years. The announcement was made by Retired Hon. Justice Paul Kahaibale Mugamba, the Chairperson LDC Management Committee. “Dr. Tibihikirra’s proven…
