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    Muhereza Kyamutetera

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    Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.

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    Left to right: A photo collage of Old Mutual Executives — Arthur Oginga, CEO of Old Mutual East Africa; Patrick Kimathi, Managing Director of UAP Old Mutual Life Assurance; Stephen Chikovore, Managing Director of Old Mutual Insurance; and Zac Kisesi, Managing Director of Old Mutual Investment Group. Together, they represent the leadership driving Old Mutual Uganda’s strategic evolution — aligning the brand with its Pan-African identity while navigating a fast-changing financial landscape where scale, innovation, and agility will define the next era of competition.

    Old Mutual Uganda Aligns with Pan-African Identity Amid Shifting Market Realities as Rivals Close In

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 14, 2025October 23, 2025

    The green flame of Old Mutual is set to burn bright in Uganda. After nearly a decade of operating under the green and red hybrid identity of UAP Old Mutual,…

    Arthur Oginga, the man in Old Mutual’s hot seat, is steering through shaky ground and strong headwinds as he fights to complete the turnaround he began in 2020.

    In the Hot Seat: Old Mutual East Africa’s Arthur Oginga  

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryOctober 14, 2025October 23, 2025

    When Old Mutual Holdings Plc (Old Mutual Group East Africa) released its half-year 2025 results, the numbers drew attention — and not for the right reasons. Profit before tax plunged…

    URA Moves Key Tax Services to New Pearl Tower One Along Yusuf Lule Road

    Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisReal Estate & ConstructionOctober 14, 2025October 21, 2025

    The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has officially begun relocating several of its high-priority offices from the Nakawa Headquarters to the newly completed Pearl Tower One, a state-of-the-art Grade-A office development…

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    Dr. Fred Muhumuza to Lead VisionFund Uganda’s High-Impact Board into a New Era of Inclusive Growth

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesOctober 13, 2025October 14, 2025

    Renowned Ugandan Economist, Dr. Fred Atwooki Muhumuza has been appointed as the new Board Chairperson of VisionFund Uganda.  Dr. Muhumuza takes over from Frederick Edward Mwesigye, a veteran of Uganda’s…

    Global Industrialists, The Billionaire Oswal Family, Demand Justice After Legal Ordeal In Uganda

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryOctober 10, 2025October 17, 2025

    The billionaire Oswal family, long regarded as global investors with deep ties to Uganda, has vowed to pursue every legal avenue after enduring what they describe as an “unprecedented miscarriage…

    Absa Bank Uganda Reintroduces Custody Services to Boost Capital Markets

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsOctober 7, 2025October 23, 2025

    Absa Bank Uganda has reintroduced its custody services in a move that underscores the bank’s commitment to deepening Uganda’s capital markets. The development provides institutional investors with secure, efficient, and…

    Islam Mohammed, Managing Director of Vaal Real Estate Uganda, discusses landmark projects like Cadenza and The Bridge, Uganda’s real estate opportunities, and VAAL’s vision to redefine luxury housing and expand across Africa.

    Beyond Shaping Skylines: VAAL Real Estate’s Islam Mohamed on Redefining Luxury and Why Uganda is Africa’s Next Big Market

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StorySeptember 29, 2025October 6, 2025

    At the centre of this vision is Islam Mohamed, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of VAAL Real Estate Uganda. An electrical engineer by training but a seasoned sales and…

    Muwanguzi believes Uganda’s future lies in safeguarding Ugandanness in technology — a form of techno-nationalism that protects the middle layer where SMEs thrive, nurtures young talent, and keeps value at home. From battling rejection to building Pegasus into one of Uganda’s most influential fintechs, he argues that visionary leadership, hard work, and fair competition are the real engines of job creation and economic resilience.

    AI, Regulation, and Protecting the Future of Ugandan Fintechs: Hard-Learned Lessons from Pegasus Technologies’ Founder, Ronald Muwanguzi

    Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 29, 2025October 6, 2025

    In this conversation with CEO East Africa Magazine’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, Muwanguzi reflects on 17 years of building Pegasus, the grit it took to win boardroom trust without relying on political…

    Uganda telecom tower ownership dispute: Ubuntu Towers founders Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, Ronald Onzia, and George Arthur Ssamula in legal battle with TowerCo of Africa Ltd (Mauritius) led by billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee, over alleged fraudulent share acquisition, corporate oppression, and takeover of Ubuntu Towers (later renamed TowerCo of Africa Uganda). Case involves MTN Uganda, Airtel contracts, and ongoing High Court proceedings in Kampala.”

    Ugandan Founders Lock Horns with TowerCo of Africa and Hassanein Hiridjee, its billionaire founder, in High-Stakes Telecom Battle

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StorySeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025

    In 2019, three Ugandan entrepreneurs — Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, Ronald Onzia, and George Arthur Ssamula — set out to disrupt the telecom tower industry by founding Ubuntu Towers Uganda Ltd….

    Doreen A. Muhangazi, Chief People and Strategy Officer at Pearl Bank Uganda, captured during an exclusive interview on the Bank’s rebrand from PostBank to Pearl Bank. She highlights the new identity as a promise of shared prosperity, rooted in sustainable financial inclusion and entrepreneurship.

    EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Why Uganda’s Postbank Is Rebranding To Pearl Bank  And What It Means For Stakeholders

    Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StorySeptember 25, 2025October 10, 2025

    Now, in a defining moment, the institution is ushering in a new chapter by rebranding to Pearl Bank Uganda Limited—a transformation anchored in its five-year strategic plan and its enduring…

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