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.
The Ministry of Works and Transport has been thrust into the spotlight as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) deepens its probe into the alleged mismanagement of more than UGX…
When the clock struck midnight on April 1, 2025, Uganda turned a historic page in its power sector. The familiar “Umeme Yaka” brand, etched into the daily lives of millions…
PostBank Uganda, which is rebranding to Pearl Bank has collaborated with adelphi to provide a 3-day hands-on capacity building initiative for its staff, designed to enable them to gain insights…
East Africa’s monetary chiefs, Michael Atingi-Ego of Uganda and Kamau Thugge of Kenya, have emerged among the world’s best-performing central bankers, according to London-based Global Finance Magazine’s 2025 Central Banker…
When Ugandan lawyer and investor William Byaruhanga quietly acquired a 14.63 percent stake in Sidian Bank, one of Kenya’s fastest-growing lenders, it sent ripples across East Africa’s financial markets. The…
Former Ugandan Attorney General William Byaruhanga has extended his footprint beyond Kampala’s legal and real estate corridors into Nairobi’s financial sector, in a billion-shilling bet that reshapes the ownership of…
In a fast-changing Uganda, the definition of wealth is shifting. It’s no longer just about today’s comfort — it’s about building legacies that last. Across the country, more people are…
Former Stanbic Bank Kenya CEO and recently the Regional Chief Executive for Stanbic, East Africa, Joshua Oigara has shared a concise but powerful set of principles on building alignment between…
The structural separation of MTN MoMo Uganda, a move that will see the country’s largest mobile money business operate as an independent, Bank of Uganda–licensed fintech company is gathering significant…
Centenary Bank has instructed Banu General Agencies, a firm of auctioneers and bailiffs, to sell properties belonging to city businessman Joseph Kiyimba after he allegedly defaulted on loan obligations. The…
