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Building an empire from bricks and mortar – the story of Simon Ssekankya, the man behind Hardware World – East Africa’s first Hardware supermarket

Simon Ssekankya, the man Hardware World business empire

There can’t be too many bankers who choose to leave the hallowed halls of banking for the dusty and gritty world of concrete factories and stone quarries but that’s exactly what Simon Ssekankya, founder of Hardware World, did in 2001. To be fair, he has come a long way since those early days and spends more time now in his office atop Hardware World in Ntinda, plotting the expansion of his empire. From humble beginnings as a small hardware shop in Kalerwe, Mr. Ssekankya is naturally proud of what he boasts is the region’s first Hardware Supermarket which stocks everything…

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About the Author

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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