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 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the fifth East African member state to officially authorise Starlink to operate as an internet service provider in the country, marking a…
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Airtel Uganda today unveiled its ground breaking AI-powered Spam Alert Service, becoming the first telecommunications provider in East Africa to offer network-level protection against fraudulent messages. This launch also makes…
Umeme Limited has officially declared a dispute with the government of Uganda over the buyout amount, signaling a potential legal proceeding, if the issue is not resolved within 30 days….
As Uganda Electricity Distribution Company (UEDCL) formally takes over the power distribution function, it will be months or even years before Ugandans move on from the days of Umeme. Yes,…
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has officially taken over the distribution network from Umeme Limited, marking the end of a 20-year concession period that began in 2004. This…
