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    Debt, Deals & Disputes: Inside the High-Stakes Legacy-Altering Legal Battles of Ugandan Billionaires — Bitature, Basajjabalaba and Dei’s Magoola

    CEO East Africa MagazineLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 10, 2025November 21, 2025

    The past five years have not gone particularly well for Uganda’s billionaire class. Once the undisputed symbols of local enterprise and ambition, several of the country’s most prominent businessmen have…

    A UGX 80 billion legal storm now threatens to upend the Hassan Basajjabalaba family empire, as Kampala International University’s debt battle with Housing Finance Company Kenya moves to Uganda’s Supreme Court, testing both fortune and the future of cross-border justice.

    UGANDAN BILLIONAIRE BASAJJABALABA’S EMPIRE ON TRIAL: Inside the UGX 80 Billion Case Against Housing Finance Company Kenya That Could Redefine His Empire

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryNovember 10, 2025November 10, 2025

    When Uganda’s Supreme Court hears the final appeal in Kampala International University Limited vs Housing Finance Company Limited (Kenya), it will not only be deciding the fate of a legal…

    A photo collage of Cornwell Muleya and Uganda Airlines chief executive officer Jenifer Bamuturaki. Muleya was controversially replaced by Bamuturaki after he was sacked and dragged to court over alleged mismanagement of the airline.

    Court Orders Uganda Airlines to Pay Former CEO Cornwell Muleya UGX 455 Million Over Illegal Dismissal

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryNovember 6, 2025November 10, 2025

    The Industrial Court has ordered Uganda Airlines to pay its former Chief Executive Officer, Cornwell Muleya, more than UGX455 million following a ruling that found his dismissal illegal. In a…

    AXIAN Telecom’s Yas Strengthens Fibre Dominance with Wananchi Acquisition

    CEO East Africa MagazineEast AfricaNews & AnalysisNovember 5, 2025November 5, 2025

    In a move that emphasizes its ambition to lead Africa’s broadband revolution, AXIAN Telecom Fibre Ltd (“Yas”), a subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom Holding and Management PLC, has completed the acquisition…

    Giles Aijukwe is redefining banking through purpose-driven leadership, proving that inclusion and profit can coexist, and that finance, when guided by empathy and vision, empowers lives across Uganda.

    Beyond Profit: Giles Aijukwe – the Letshego Uganda CEO Who Believes in Purpose First

    CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 5, 2025November 11, 2025

    As the CEO of Letshego Uganda, Giles Aijukwe stands at the intersection of ambition and accountability, tasked with delivering financial growth in a sector still playing catch-up on inclusion. In…

    From consul to controversy, former Eswatini Honorary Consul Quillino Bamwine faces a CID probe over alleged UGX 372M land fraud, marking a dramatic fall from diplomacy to dispute. His case exposes the risky crossroads between influence, real estate, and accountability in Uganda’s power corridors.

    Under Police Probe: The Land Deals That Caused Former Eswatini Honorary Consul Quillino Bamwine Problems

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryNovember 3, 2025November 3, 2025

    The Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is investigating Quillino Bamwine, who previously served as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Uganda, for allegedly obtaining UGX 372 million…

    Frank Marangu Ireri redefined Kenyan banking through quiet strength and conviction. His legacy endures in the institutions he shaped and the leaders he mentored, a testament to integrity and purposeful leadership.

    OBITUARY: Frank Ireri – The Banker Who Believed in Quiet, Purposeful Transformation

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryNovember 1, 2025November 1, 2025

    When the story of modern Kenyan banking is written, few names will stand as quietly but as firmly as Frank Marangu Ireri’s. A man of numbers, systems, and deep conviction,…

    Inside the Ministry of Finance Team Steering Uganda’s Parish Development Model

    CEO East Africa MagazineExecutive ProfilesNews & AnalysisOctober 31, 2025November 3, 2025

    In all of Uganda’s government programmes, no initiative has captured the spirit of grassroots transformation quite like the Parish Development Model (PDM).It is the most ambitious effort yet to connect…

    A photo collage of Stanbic chief executive Mumba Kalifungwa and Pearl Bank managing director Julius Kakeeto. The FlexiPay and Wendi partnership promises a new revolution in the e-money ecosystem that brings together more than 1.5 million users.

    Stanbic’s FlexiPay and Pearl Bank’s Wendi Partnership: The UGX 6 trillion Digital Money Highway Promising a New Revolution

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 31, 2025October 31, 2025

    A new chapter in Uganda’s digital finance landscape is quietly unfolding as Stanbic’s FlexiPay and Pearl Bank’s (formerly PostBank) Wendi Wallet join forces to create one of the country’s most…

    Nurturing the Beating Heart of Tourism: Why Uganda Must Support Its Private Sector and Startups

    CEO East Africa MagazineBusiness & MarketsThought LeadershipOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

    By Asiimwe Arnold Kaka My reflections on this issue come from a place of experience — an encounter with an overzealous tourism enforcement officer that left me questioning how we…

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