Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.
His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.
Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.
Standard Chartered is set to invest in boosting regional trade, particularly between Uganda and the Middle East. The Middle East has emerged as one of the major export destinations for…
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Chief Executive, Sanjay Rughani has indicated that a number of major banks have expressed interest in acquiring the bank’s Retail and Wealth Business. The London-based group announced…
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Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL), which has managed the country’s electricity distribution assets for 53 days since Umeme’s exit, has secured a USD 25 million (UGX 91 billion) loan…
In an extraordinary act of shareholder resolve, a majority of the minority investors in Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) stood their ground against a high-stakes buyout offer from East African Breweries…
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Senior marketing guru Juliana Kaggwa has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board, replacing Lilly Ajarova, who moved on to a new role as Senior…
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In a region hungry for industrial transformation, one man is quietly forging a revolution. Sanjay Awasthi, the reclusive billionaire behind Tembo Steels, has built Uganda’s most advanced and environmentally conscious…
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has opted to hold its Central Bank Rate (CBR) steady at 9.75% in its May 2025 Monetary Policy statement, citing a resilient domestic economy and…
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Stanbic Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of Stanbic Holdings Plc, reported a 16.6% decline in net profit for the first quarter ended March 2025, largely attributed to a sharp drop in…
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Airtel Africa has announced plans to list its Airtel Money unit to secure more capital as it seeks a top spot in the growing digital payments ecosystem across Africa, and…
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The European Patent Office (EPO) has selected two Ugandans as part of the top 10 global innovators for the first standalone edition of the Young Inventors Prize 2025. Sandra Namboozo and…
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