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    Paul Murungi

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    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.

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    PROFILES: ABMAK Lawyers who made a mark in the USD 435 million Heritage Oil- URA case

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025

    On the 23rd of December, 2024, four ABMAK Associates’ lawyers made their mark by securing a fair ruling for Heritage Oil in a protracted legal battle against Uganda Revenue Authority…

    JUDGEMENT: Court orders URA to refund excess tax to Heritage Oil in decades-long legal dispute

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 2, 2025January 2, 2025

    The High Court’s Commercial Division Judge, Susan Abinyo, has issued an order to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund excess tax to Heritage Oil after a decades-long legal battle between…

    ANALYSIS: How will Uganda’s energy sector fare after Umeme’s exit? 

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 31, 2024February 27, 2025

    The handover of Umeme licenses for the sale and distribution of electricity to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has put the country’s energy sector into sharp focus, especially with…

    MTN Uganda secures UGX 370 billion debt from five local banks 

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 31, 2024January 1, 2025

     MTN Uganda has secured UGX 370 billion (USD 100 Million) in debt financing in one of the largest local currency debt transactions in Uganda, which will be used by the…

    UGANDA’S 100 OIL AND GAS LEADERS: Patrick Mbonye, CEO, Q-Sourcing Servtec Group

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

    Mbonye is the Chief Executive Officer of Q-Sourcing Servtec Group, a multi-professional management solutions firm. Under his leadership, the company has become a cornerstone in the East African region, innovatively…

    Western Union, PostBank Uganda Launch International Money Transfers using Wendi Mobile Wallet

    Paul MurungiCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 24, 2024December 24, 2024

    Western Union and PostBank Uganda today announce the launch of international money transfers in the Wendi mobile wallet. The co-branded digital service will empower customers in Uganda to send and…

    PostBank, FMSE Advise Coffee Entrepreneurs on Value Addition as a Gateway to Regional Trade Opportunities

    Paul MurungiCompany NewsDecember 24, 2024December 24, 2024

    Entrepreneurs have been advised to adopt value addition practices as a gateway to tap into the lucrative trade opportunities locally and across the region. The call was made during the…

    INVESTIGATION: Mad rush for graphite in Kitgum District- an economic blessing or another resource curse?

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 20, 2024August 20, 2025

    In the previously war-ravaged and tightly knit community of Locomo in Kitgum District, the local clan has a saying: “The land belongs to the dead, it is under the care…

    PostBank partners with Government to boost food security by financing large-scale farmers

    Paul MurungiCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 20, 2024December 20, 2024

    PostBank Uganda has been selected to provide interest-free loans to large-scale commercial farmers under a new government financing scheme aimed at enhancing food security and addressing supply chain challenges. The…

    Cybersecurity Tips Ahead of Christmas Festivities

    Paul MurungiBusiness & MarketsThought LeadershipDecember 19, 2024December 21, 2024

    By Steven Mwesige A flurry of incidents in the news of cybersecurity breaches in recent weeks are a cause for concern, but with a better understanding of cybersecurity need not…

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