Business & Markets

Anthony Natif: Uganda’s Pharmapreneur Who Founded Guardian Health, Exited for USD Millions, and Turned to Founder Activism, Anti-Corruption, and Philanthropy

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryDecember 24, 2025December 24, 2025

Few Ugandan founders have built, nearly lost, exited, and reinvented themselves as decisively as Anthony Natif. In this rare and unfiltered conversation, the Guardian Health founder reflects on the high-stakes…

Deepak Pandey Set for Comeback as CEO of Reorganised Jubilee Life Insurance

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 23, 2025December 23, 2025

Deepak Pandey is poised to make a return to the top of Uganda’s insurance industry after being lined up as Chief Executive Officer of the reorganised Jubilee Life Insurance, according…

Uganda Government Moves to Tighten Unregulated Imports of Unlicensed Starlink Equipment

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 23, 2025December 23, 2025

The Government of Uganda has moved to tighten controls on the importation of unlicensed Starlink satellite communication equipment, with a leaked internal memorandum from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) directing…

Uganda, Rwanda and Nigeria Affected as Trump Recalls Nearly 30 Ambassadors Globally

Muhereza KyamuteteraGlobal NewsThe Big StoryDecember 23, 2025December 23, 2025

In a sweeping diplomatic shake-up that has resonated across continents, the Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from posts around the world, a move…

MUA Insurance Appoints CIC Uganda’s CEO Nicholas Lutakome as New Chief Executive Officer  

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 23, 2025December 23, 2025

MUA Insurance has appointed seasoned insurance executive Nicholas Lutakome as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a leadership transition aimed at accelerating growth and deepening the company’s footprint in Uganda’s…

Stephen Chikovore, Old Mutual General Insurance’s CEO in Uganda to Step Down in January 2026

Paul Murungi and Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025

Old Mutual Insurance Uganda, Uganda’s No.1 general insurer, has announced that its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Chikovore, will step down from his role effective 31 January 2026….

Powered by dfcu: How a Bank Overdraft, Grit, and Vision Lifted Dr. Richard Wemesa onto Uganda’s Best Farmers List

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025

When Dr. Richard Wemesa was announced as second runner-up at the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, the applause that followed did not merely celebrate a well-run farm in Wakiso District.  The…

TotalEnergies EP Hit With $100,000 Penalty Over Delayed Tax Audit Disclosures in Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025

The Tax Appeals Tribunal has upheld a $100,000 (UGX357 million) penalty imposed on TotalEnergies EP by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for failing to provide transfer pricing information within prescribed timelines…

Powering the Nation: Beyond Blame, Toward ESG-Driven Electricity Governance in Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineEnergy, Oil & GasThought LeadershipDecember 21, 2025December 21, 2025

Electricity is the invisible architecture upon which modern societies are built. It powers industry, sustains healthcare systems, enables education, fuels technological advancement, and underwrites national competitiveness. For Uganda, aspiring toward…

Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit: The Grit, Capital, and Vision Required to Industrialise Rural Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 20, 2025December 20, 2025

For decades, the story of Uganda’s agriculture has been one of bittersweet potential. We sing about being the Pearl of Africa, blessed with fertile soils and two rain seasons, yet…