Acacia Wilderness Lodge is located on a peninsula inside Queen Elizabeth National Park, right next to Mweya Safari Lodge. The resort describes itself somewhat modestly as a bed and breakfast...
During the weekend, soda became pricier than beer at the much-anticipated OBA Fest, thanks to unbeatable discounts offered by Stanbic Bank’s Flexipay platform. For the first time in festival history,...
The first daughter, Ms Diana Kyaremera Museveni, has called upon Ugandans in the diaspora to play a more active role as tourism ambassadors for Destination Uganda and invest to leverage...
On Saturday, September 14, Uganda Breweries Ltd (UBL) hosted several industry captains and business moguls as they relaunched the highly anticipated Johnnie Walker Blue Club. The landmark event, held at...
Experience the perfect blend of old-world charm and modern elegance at these captivating hotels. Infused with warmth and character, each hotel offers a unique and immersive experience for travellers. In...
The 2019 edition of the Royal Ascot Goat Races will be happening this Saturday at The expansive Speke Resort Munyonyo. The event brings together the elite class of Kampala as…
At 63 years, billionaire Dr Sudhir’s impeccable youthful sense of style has caught the eyes of every style conscious person in Kampala. He granted our CEO Lifestyle reporter a few…
A few days ago, a photo of billionaire (in dollars) Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia almost broke the internet- for the rarest of reasons; his fashion sense. While officially inaugurating his latest…
Kabira Country Club, one of the Ruparelia Group hotels, yesterday August 13th broke ground for the construction of 269 serviced apartments on Old Kira Road, just next to Kabira Country…
It is official, Mark Ocitti is leaving Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) after his 3-year term elapses at the end of this month. Ocitti, is the second Ugandan to lead UBL,…
New Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) Chief Executive Officer, Lilly Ajarova, on Sunday June 2nd 2019 braved the rain and chilly weather to reach the top of Mt Muhabura. Ajarova, is…
For the last 12 years, Patrick Bitature has been Umeme Limited Chairman- since 2007. He has overseen the company’s $600 million investment into restoring and expanding the country’s electricity network.
During his tenure, Umeme has connected over 1 million more customers, increasing their customers by 328.4% from 303,000 customers in 2007 to 1,300,000 customers. Distribution losses have been more than halved from, 35% to 16.6%. The power distributor has also matured into a UGX2.5 trillion company, by assets, up from UGX350.3 billion company in 2007.
In this second part of our interview, he shares with CEO East Africa Magazine Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera, Umeme’s commitment to investing in powering Uganda’s development agenda with a long-term view to creating a world-class distribution network and affordable power for all.
Cafesserie, the Italian coffee and French bakery house is opening its second Ugandan outlet at Village Mall Bugoloobi, CEO East Africa, has reliably learnt. Ironically the premises it is occupying,…
All work with no play literally makes Rajiv Ruparelia a dull boy! Away from Managing the Ruparelia Group conglomerate, where he is Group Managing Director, youthful Rajiv has decided to awaken the dare devil in him by joining rally driving. And typical of the Ruparelia streak, he chose to dive in mazzi mawanvu (deep waters) style- with a state of…
Dubai International (DXB) welcomed 22.2 million passengers in the first quarter of 2019, down 2.2% from the same period last year due largely to reduced flights and a shift in…
