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STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI CHANGING THE WORLD: FCCA Rispah Simiyu (Mrs) Advocate, EBS; Commissioner Domestic Taxes, Kenya Revenue Authority

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

PROGRAMME: Advanced Management Programme, Class of 2020 Rispah Simiyu is a seasoned and grounded tax professional with over 20 years of diverse industry experience. She currently serves as Commissioner of…

Unilever Uganda launches Improved OMO with unbeatable Stain Removal formula

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

Unilever Uganda this morning launched the new and improved OMO laundry detergent at their offices in Kampala.  The new OMO comes with an improved formulation and unbeatable stain removal including…

Cente-Tech, UNCDF partner to create single digital marketplace for farmers

Nelson NambooleNews & AnalysisAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

Centenary Technology Services (Cente-Tech) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership to improve farmers’ livelihoods by digitalizing agribusinesses through a single digital agri-based…

MOGAS Uganda appoints Mercy Nasejje new Managing Director, to replace Ronald Rugadya, who moves to head MOGAS Tanzania

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

MOGAS Uganda Limited (MUL) has appointed Mercy Nasejje, previously the company’s Safety and Standards Manager as its new Managing Director. The appointment, according to an internal notice, by the MOGAS…

UGANDANS EXCELLING ABROAD: Meet Chris Musoke, the US-based Director of Robotics at Amazon 

CEO East Africa MagazineNews & AnalysisAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

Eng Chris Musoke is the Director of Robotics at Amazon Global Robotics since July 2022. He recently joined the global giant, Amazon two months ago, having spent over 13 years…

Uganda’s Alex Mubiru appointed African Development Bank Director General, Cabinet Office

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General in the Cabinet Office of the Bank Group’s President, with effect from 16 August 2022. Dr. Mubiru, a…

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION: Prepare yourself to become a Global Executive with Strathmore University Business School’s Advanced Management Programme

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisAugust 10, 2022September 9, 2022

The Advanced Management Programme is offered by Strathmore University Business School in partnership with the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Ghana, and IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain….

EFC Uganda Ltd (MDI) Takes Gold at Consumer Choice Awards 2022

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022

EFC Uganda, one of the fastest growing microfinance institutions in Uganda  recently took Gold under the category of “Best Microfinance Institution” in Uganda. This was at the 4th edition of…

In Trouble: Ex-Minister Musumba ordered to pay UGX 425Million to Money Lender

Nelson NambooleNews & AnalysisAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022

High Court in Kampala has ordered lawyer and politician Musumba Isaac Isanga – the former State Minister for Regional Foreign Affairs to recover a liquidated demand of UGX425 million to…

Bank of Uganda issues Xente Tech with Central Bank Payment Systems Operator license

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsNews & AnalysisAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Bank of Uganda has issued Xente Tech Ltd, a financial technology platform that simplifies payments and finance for businesses, with a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license. The development opens up…