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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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    Four-Day Internet Shutdown Cost Uganda’s Telecoms an Estimated UGX 24 Billion in Lost Data Revenues

    Paul MurungiRegulation & ComplianceTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJanuary 21, 2026January 21, 2026

    Uganda’s two largest mobile network operators, Airtel Uganda and MTN Uganda, are estimated to have lost between UGX 22.8 billion and UGX 24 billion in data revenues following the four-day…

    What East Africa’s Senior Executives Are Reading in 2026 — and Why It Matters

    Paul MurungiCEO PerspectivesLeadership & GovernanceThe Big StoryJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 2026

    Frank Molla, Managing Director for Africa at payments giant MDP, is a strong believer that books are quiet mentors and companions that steer leaders toward depth, courage, and beautifully human…

    EABL CFO Risper Ohaga Resigns as Brewer Prepares for Asahi Takeover 

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 2026

    East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has announced the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, Risper Ohaga, marking a significant leadership transition at the regional brewing giant at…

    Ugandan Passport Ranks 71st in Global Index as Singapore Retains Top Spot

    Paul MurungiEast AfricaGlobal NewsThe Big StoryJanuary 18, 2026January 18, 2026

    Uganda’s passport has been ranked 71st globally, granting its holders access to 66 visa-free, visa-on-arrival or Electronic Travel Authorisation destinations, according to the Henley Passport Index 2026 Global Ranking released…

    State House Anti-Corruption Unit, CID Launch Sweeping Investigation into Uganda Airlines

    Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryTransport & LogisticsJanuary 10, 2026January 11, 2026

    Uganda Airlines, the country’s flagship carrier and one of the government’s most ambitious public investments in recent years, has been placed under formal investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit…

    Ugandans to access Elon Musk’s Starlink internet through telecoms — UCC rules

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 10, 2026January 10, 2026

    Ugandans will access Starlink-powered satellite internet only through licensed local telecommunications operators and not through a direct consumer launch, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has ruled. In a detailed clarification…

    How Governments Shut Down the Internet — and the Price Economies Pay

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 8, 2026January 8, 2026

    For all its vast infrastructure and apparent complexity, the internet can be switched off with startling ease. During Uganda’s 2021 general elections, this reality became clear when authorities imposed a…

    Consolidation is a Game-Changer: Uganda’s Insurance Regulator on Building a Resilient Ugandan Insurance Sector 

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 7, 2026January 8, 2026

    As Uganda’s insurance industry heads into 2026, it finds itself at a crossroads. Premiums are rising, claims are being paid at record levels, new players are entering the market, and…

    Ugandans to Pay $15,000 Visa Bond for U.S Travel Starting January 2026

    Paul MurungiGlobal NewsThe Big StoryJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026

    Ugandans applying for temporary visit and tourism visas to the United States of America will now be required to post a visa bond, following a new policy introduced by the…

    Court Sends Arena Mall Case — in Which Kampala Lawyer Charles Odere Claims UGX 1.44 billion — to Arbitration

    Muhereza Kyamutetera and Paul MurungiLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryJanuary 6, 2026January 8, 2026

    The Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda has dismissed a USD 400,000 shareholder loan recovery suit filed by businessman and lawyer Charles Odere, ruling that the matter must…

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