Telecom Archives – CEO East Africa

Irene Kaggwa: The ‘precious stone’ that UCC rejected joins International Telecommunication Union in Switzerland

by Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 6, 2025January 6, 2025

Former Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Acting Executive Director, Eng. Irene Kaggwa’s exit from government is relatable to Jesus’ biblical expression of “a stone which builders rejected [eventually] became the cornerstone.”…

MTN Uganda secures UGX 370 billion debt from five local banks

by Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 31, 2024January 1, 2025

MTN Uganda has secured UGX 370 billion (USD 100 Million) in debt financing in one of the largest local currency debt transactions in Uganda, which will be used by the…

Who is Soumendra Sahu, Airtel Uganda’s new Managing Director?

by Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 10, 2024October 11, 2024

Soumendra Sahu is set to take over as Airtel Uganda’s new Managing Director following Manoj Murali’s retirement at the end of this month. Soumendra is a ‘Big Boy’ in the telecom…