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Q&A: A day with Uganda Breweries’ Managing Director, Andrew Kilonzo and Emmy Hashakimana, the Commercial Director

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisThe Big StorySeptember 5, 2024September 5, 2024

East African Breweries Limited (EABL), the parent company of Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), recently announced its financial results for the year ended June 2024. Please take a couple of minutes…

How Matsiko built a UGX 3 billion Numa Feeds business empire

Paul MurungiThe Big StorySeptember 2, 2024September 3, 2024

Perhaps you have at a certain point purchased Numa bushera (porridge), or Numa rice soya at your favourite supermarket, or maybe it’s one of your favourite food brands that brings smiles…

Why Bank of Uganda’s investment in Gold is a step in the right direction, and why you too should make a bold move

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 2, 2024March 24, 2025

In today’s dynamic financial landscape, investors and sovereigns are seeking ways to diversify their portfolios, foreign reserves, and investments with minimal risk. Much as the main reason behind the move…

Lights, Camera, Action! A Q&A With Humphrey Nabimanya, Founder & CEO of Reach A Hand Uganda

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryAugust 30, 2024August 30, 2024

Over the last 14 years, through innovative campaigns, educational programs, and youth-led initiatives, Nabimanya has triggered a wave of awareness and sparked a much-needed conversation among the youth about sexual…

Joanita Mukasa Menya named Vivo Energy Uganda’s first-ever female Managing Director 

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCompany NewsThe Big StoryAugust 30, 2024August 30, 2024

Vivo Energy Uganda, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, announced today that it has appointed Joanita Mukasa Menya its Managing Director of Vivo Energy Uganda. She…

OBITUARY⎮ Frank Muthusi, an advertising General falls⏤ Uganda’s admen, business partners and friends, extol deceased fireworks Advertising’s CEO

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryAugust 28, 2024August 28, 2024

Tomorrow, Thursday, 29th August 2024, at Kilungu, Nunguni in Makueni County, Kenya, one of the greatest admen in Uganda’s communications and marketing industry will be laid to rest.   Frank…

South Africa Founded Fintech Omnisient Secures $7.5 Million Investment From Arise to Grow Financial Inclusion Across Africa and Beyond.

Jonathan N. LubwamaBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsGlobal NewsMedia & CommunicationTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryAugust 27, 2024August 27, 2024

South African fintech start-up Omnisient has received a $7.5 million investment from Arise, a company that invests in African financial service providers and fintechs that advance financial inclusion. Founded in…

Who is Gautam Adani, the Indian Multi-Billionaire Behind the Controversial Kenya Airports Deal?

Jonathan N. LubwamaC-Suite LeadershipEast AfricaEntrepreneurshipExecutive ProfilesGlobal NewsHospitality & TourismThe Big StoryAugust 27, 2024August 27, 2024

In a move that sparked widespread controversy, the Kenyan government recently announced a $2.047 billion deal with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd., an Indian conglomerate founded by Gautam Adani, to expand…

CEO EAST AFRICA MAGAZINE RANKING: Uganda’s 100 Most Trusted and Respected Companies 2024

Muhereza KyamuteteraLists & RankingsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryAugust 20, 2024February 27, 2025

Corporate reputation is an aggregate of public perceptions about an organisation’s social, political, ethical and business behaviour and how people engage with that organisation based on these perceptions. Ultimately, this…

UGANDA’S OIL & GAS INDUSTRY COMES OF AGE: Meet the 100 oil and gas leaders driving the race to our first oil

Paul MurungiBusiness & MarketsLists & RankingsThe Big StoryAugust 16, 2024February 26, 2026

Since reaching FID in February 2022, Uganda has kicked off a massive oil drilling campaign with four oil rigs⏤ three of them at the TotalEnergies-operated USD4-5 billionTilenga Project in Buliisa…