Business & Markets

NSSF Stake in MTN Uganda Shoots to Shs1.23 Trillion in Less Than a Month

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

MTN’s strong rally on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) continues to create significant wealth for its large local shareholders, with the telecom’s share price climbing steadily from Shs312 in November…

High Court Allows Rocket Health Share Transfer Meeting to Proceed Without Dr. Davis Musinguzi 

Paul MurungiLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Uganda’s High Court has cleared the way for a decisive shareholders’ meeting that could formally reshape the ownership and governance of one of East Africa’s most talked-about digital health startups—Rocket…

PROFILE: Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda — The Making of One of Uganda’s Leading Tax Lawyers

Dennis AsiimweExecutive ProfilesLegal & JusticeRegulation & ComplianceThe Big StoryThought LeadershipTop Law FirmsMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Tell us a bit about the firm, Birungyi, Barata & Advocates. To the lay person, it is a prominent tax law firm… Well, we are a law firm, but we…

Who is Pebuu: The Ugandan Company Quietly Powering Africa’s Largest Agent Banking Networks

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Across Africa, the banking hall is no longer the epicentre of financial services. It is the agent kiosk in a trading centre in Arua. The POS terminal inside a hardware…

Uganda’s Dr. Theopista Ntale Sekitto, Jamila Mayanja and Barbara Mutabazi Recognised Among KFC’s 55 Women Powering Africa’s Progress

CEO East Africa Magazine100 Women Fixing UgandaThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2026March 4, 2026

Uganda is in the spotlight. Dr. Theopista Ntale Sekitto, Jamila Mayanja and Barbara Mutabazi have been named among 55 exceptional women honoured by KFC to mark International Women’s Day 2026…

Daniel Kalinaki Set to Retire from Nation Media Group in April

Paul MurungiMedia & CommunicationThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2026March 4, 2026

Daniel Kalinaki, the General Manager – Editorial at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda and one of the country’s most prominent newsroom leaders, is set to retire from the media house…

Sunil Bharti Mittal Conferred GSMA Lifetime Achievement Award for Transforming Global Telecommunications

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026

The GSMA has conferred a rare Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, recognising his role in reshaping the global telecommunications landscape and expanding…

On the Edge of a Ugandan Crater: Nyanja View Resort, Fort Portal’s Soulful New Escape Suspended Between Hills, Water and Sky

Namulwana Hilda VictoriaDestinations & HotelsHospitality & TourismLeisure, Culture & ExperiencesThe Executive TravelerMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Morning arrives quietly at Lake Mwamba. Mist lifts slowly from the water, birds stitch sound into the stillness, and the surrounding hills hold the silence like a secret. Here, time…

Big Interview: How SBG Securities is Driving Uganda’s Investment Future 

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Q: Its been a while and nice to catch up with you. For starters, who is SBG Securities?  Semakula: SBG Securities Uganda Limited is a local entity and a wholly-owned…

US Insurance Giant to Exit ICEA Lion: What it Means for Uganda’s Insurance Market

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryMarch 2, 2026March 3, 2026

A major shift is underway in East Africa’s insurance sector after a US-based global financial services firm announced it will sell its entire 24.1% stake in ICEA Lion Insurance Holdings,…