Business & Markets

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,…

Property Profile: Inside Ruparelia Group’s RR Pearl Tower One — Kampala’s New Corporate Power Address

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026

When RR Pearl Tower One officially opened its doors in early 2024, it did more than introduce another high-rise into Kampala’s skyline. It set a new benchmark for Grade-A commercial…

Steady Vision, Bold Growth: Peter Makhanu’s Four-Decade Insurance Journey and the Rise of Liberty Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026

By Sharon Kyatusimiire After more than four decades in insurance, a journey that began in 1984, Peter Makhanu speaks with the composure of a man who has seen cycles, crises,…

CEO of the Month: How Soumendra Sahu Reset and Accelerated Airtel Uganda’s Growth Engine 

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsLeadership & GovernanceThe Big StoryMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Last week, Airtel Uganda released its full 2025 financial results, underscoring a year of accelerated growth, tighter operational discipline, and structural digital transformation under Managing Director Soumendra Sahu and Board…

From Two Papers to One: The Business Math Behind the Merger of Weekend Newspapers 

CEO East Africa MagazineMedia & CommunicationNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 1, 2026March 1, 2026

The slow death of the weekend paper did not come with a bang. It came with numbers, and those numbers had been flashing red for more than a decade. Across…

End of an era: Why Nation Media Group Is Merging its Weekend Editions

Paul Murungi and Muhereza KyamuteteraMedia & CommunicationNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 1, 2026March 1, 2026

Nation Media Group has in Uganda announced that it will, effective March 7th, 2026, publish a single consolidated weekend newspaper, merging the Saturday Monitor and the Sunday Monitor into one…

Kabaka Foundation, I&M Bank join forces to extend free health care to hundreds in Luwero under the Tubeere Balamu Health Camp initiative

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026

Over 5,000 people received free medical care and health services during the recently concluded Tubeere Balamu Health Camp, held at St. Jude Primary School in Kasana, Bulemeezi County, Luwero District,…

The Shift to Cloud Computing Is Strategic: Experts Share How to Lead Transformation Without Jeopardising Stability

Kisakye ImaniTechnology & InnovationFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026

Cloud computing is no longer a technology upgrade. It is a strategic pivot for organisations navigating growth, regulation, cost pressure and digital competition. Yet while the business case for the…

Discipline over Scale: How Anthony Lubandi Is Positioning NIC Life for Uganda’s Next Insurance Phase

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026

In Uganda’s evolving insurance landscape, leadership increasingly demands more than technical competence. It requires governance discipline, capital prudence, and long-term thinking. At NIC Life Assurance Company Limited, Managing Director Anthony…

My Job is to Help Ugandans Become Wealthy – Stanbic Bank’s Arthur Kiwanuka

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026

Arthur Kiwanuka, Head of Affluent Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda, says his core mission is to help clients build sustainable wealth and achieve their financial aspirations by identifying the right…