For almost two decades now, Musa Mageere, his social media profiles indicate, has worked at Luuka Plastics, steadily rising ranks from a production trainee to executive director. His rise has been a meticulous and well-planned orchestration of a business succession plan from father to son. With more than 15 years of experience in operations and production, Mageere’s growth is rooted deeply in the manufacturing and packaging sector. He has walked this journey alongside his father, Badru Muwanga, the company’s long-serving chief executive officer and board chairperson. Visibly carrying a significant share of the responsibility in the growth and expansion of…
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In a world where Fintech is fast reshaping Africa’s economic landscape, few leaders are steering the transformation with the grace, grit, and vision of Charity Mutagamba, the CEO of FinCom…
Mrs Mary Oduka-Ochan has had an illustrious career, spanning various roles from marketing to social development. And throughout the years, she has made a mark and continues to do so. She shares her journey, lessons, and tips with CEO Magazine. Tell us about yourself I am a child of God, and this is one of my most important identities. Apart from this, I am a wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to many. I also want to believe I am a people person who particularly invests in the development of young people. Professionally, I consider myself a development specialist and…
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If there is one sector that is experiencing a continuous revolution, it is financial technology (Fintech). The sector seems to be in constant motion, transforming how businesses and people transact, offering a variety of innovative payment, money transfer, financial inclusion, and smarter financial solutions. Over the last five years, fintechs have given users a variety of solutions, and 2025 presents new momentum that will foster continuous innovation to address present challenges, such as high transaction costs and financial exclusion, while providing user-friendly services that empower businesses and consumers. And as such, today, we look at Fintechs making a difference, which…
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From the mountains of Kisoro to the bustling streets of Kampala, the fingerprints of Uganda’s women engineers are etched across the country’s skyline, water systems, hospitals, data networks, and communities. These women are not just designing infrastructure—they are transforming lives, influencing policy, and rewriting the narrative of what it means to be an engineer in Uganda today. Engineering has long been a male-dominated field, with women often underrepresented in critical sectors such as infrastructure, biomedical innovation, and energy development. Yet in Uganda, a wave of fearless, ambitious, and highly skilled female engineers is proving that gender is no limitation to…
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Growing up, many of us had to carry cash to school for pocket money. Well, that was the time when technology was still alien and the thought of having pocket…
Fundación Xcalibur, whose mission is to promote and support the education of children, youth, and women in vulnerable situations, using sports, training, and culture as motivational tools, has signed a…
This year holds a promise of growth with more Ugandans taking on insurance, The sector, even as penetration remains under 1 percent, has been expanding in terms of premiums, supported by especially growth in health or medical and micro insurance premiums, which have since the advent of Covid-19, registered significant uptake as Ugandans seek to insulate themselves against out-of-pocket expenses in cases of medical emergencies or other risks. In 2022, the Insurance Regulatory Authority Uganda indicated that health insurance was the fastest growing segment of the insurance sector as more corporate organisations and individuals continued to use it as a strong bargaining tool. But beyond this,…
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The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) was established as a limited liability company under the 2013 Petroleum Act more than 10 years ago. Of course, the oil sector has seen heightened activity in the last five, but at the end of it, UNOC has been the silent pusher, ensuring that Ugandans get the best bargain from a resource they have waited for far too long. Beyond this, UNOC has also sanitised the local oil marketing space occupied by speculators, who had long exaggerated pump prices for a profit. Uganda consumes close to 7 million litres of fuel daily, with more…
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Over the last 30 years, Knight Frank has dominated the real estate sector in Kampala and Uganda, by extension. This elite property firm offers valuation and consultancy services, residential and commercial agency, and property management. Over the years, Knight Frank has curved a niche market on which it has built a large commercial and residential agency portfolio that promises and offers satisfaction for both sole-occupant and multi-tenanted clients. However, behind this success the constant remains Mrs Kyanda, who, as managing director, has more than two decades propelled Knight Frank above the rest in a relatively fragile real estate sector that…
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