If ESG were a person, at Letshego Uganda, he/she would not be seated in a boardroom quoting frameworks. It would be on the road, on the phone, and occasionally on…
Eri Ssebowa is a seasoned finance and accounting professional with over nine years of progressive experience in strategic financial management, business partnering, financial reporting, and performance management across the banking,…
Following a reputational and financially bruising fraud scandal — in which the brewer estimates to have lost about UGX 9 billion — and the subsequent exit of its Heads of…
Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) has been tapped to represent Stanbic Bank Uganda and its parent, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, in one of the largest transfer-pricing disputes to reach the Tax…
Centenary Bank and Bees and Trees Uganda launched the Coffee Agroforestry for Environment and Livelihood Enhancement initiative, aimed at restoring degraded land, promoting environmental conservation, improving livelihoods, and strengthening financial…
Different generations of family business leaders and stakeholders, including financial experts, convened at Four Points by Sheraton, in Kampala, on Friday, October 17, for the third annual Enjovu Family Business…
Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Chief Finance and Value Management Officer, Ronald Makata, is the standout achiever at the 9th edition of the Uganda CFO Awards 2025, held last evening in Kampala, under the theme “CFO Vision: Creating Impact and Legacy.” Makata distinguished himself as a triple honouree, scooping top accolades in Compliance and Governance, Finance Transformation and Technology, and securing the First Runner-Up position for CFO of the Year—a testament to his exceptional leadership, strategic foresight, and impact in redefining finance excellence within Uganda’s banking sector. The CFO Awards, jointly organised by Deloitte Uganda and ACCA Uganda, celebrate finance professionals who…
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In a colourful celebration of unity, culture, and shared heritage, the Indian Association of Uganda has announced that it will, together with the High Commission of India and Speke Resort…
Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading microfinance bank, joined thousands of Kampala residents to celebrate the Kampala City Festival 2025 on 12th October 2025, under the theme “Celebrating Enterprise and Innovation in…
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), in partnership with the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, has appointed Ms. Irene Nakasiita, President of the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU), as a Member of the Continental Advisory Committee (CAC) for the forthcoming World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) 2026, to be hosted in Abuja, Nigeria. The CAC serves as a Pan-African advisory framework established to provide strategic direction and oversight to the National Planning Committee of the 2026 Forum. Its mandate is to ensure that the global event, convening thousands of communication leaders and professionals from around the…
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The green flame of Old Mutual is set to burn bright in Uganda. After nearly a decade of operating under the green and red hybrid identity of UAP Old Mutual, the financial giant has now officially rebranded to Old Mutual Uganda, unifying its identity with the rest of the group’s East African operations — Kenya and Rwanda — which completed their transitions earlier. But as the brand sheds its dual heritage, the move comes at a pivotal moment — one defined by both renewed ambition and intensifying competition in Uganda’s insurance and investment landscape. A Strategic Evolution, Not Just a…
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When Old Mutual Holdings Plc (Old Mutual Group East Africa) released its half-year 2025 results, the numbers drew attention — and not for the right reasons. Profit before tax plunged 66%, from KShs 1.1 billion in June 2024 to just KShs 380 million. Net profit was a razor-thin KShs 5 million, a 98% drop from KShs 327 million a year earlier. For investors, it was a sobering moment. After two years of steady recovery and a triumphant return to profitability in 2024, the sharp decline in early 2025 sparked concern: was the momentum fading, or was the turnaround losing steam?…
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The long-running standoff between Umeme and the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) over a UGX 594 billion debt has once again thrown Uganda’s power sector into turmoil, exposing deep financial fissures in the country’s electricity value chain. In an exclusive response to the CEO East Africa Magazine, UETCL maintains that the UGX 593.5 billion in question represents verified receivables accumulated from energy sales to Umeme under the Power Sales Agreement (PSA), which governed the purchase and distribution of electricity throughout the company’s 20-year concession. According to the transmission utility, the figure audited and confirmed by the Office of the…
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Renowned Ugandan Economist, Dr. Fred Atwooki Muhumuza has been appointed as the new Board Chairperson of VisionFund Uganda. Dr. Muhumuza takes over from Frederick Edward Mwesigye, a veteran of Uganda’s…
Sanku, a social enterprise working to end hidden hunger in Africa, has announced the appointment of Mark Ocitti Ongom as its new President, effective October 1, 2025. The leadership transition signals a new era for Sanku as it scales its technology, partnerships, and impact across the continent. A Mission Rooted in Humanity Sanku’s vision is simple yet transformative: to end hidden hunger in Africa by ensuring that every meal consumed by every mother and child contains life-saving essential nutrients. Over two billion people worldwide suffer from micronutrient deficiencies—the leading cause of preventable blindness, impaired cognitive development, and maternal deaths. In…
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