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How A Ugandan Startup Yunga, Emerged Winner at the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.

Jonathan N. LubwamaEntrepreneurshipTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023

On 6th July 2023, Ugandan security-tech startup, Yunga, was announced the winner of the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation organised by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering walking away…

UGANDA’S TOP TAX LAWYERS:  Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda 

The CEO Magazine TeamExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023

Cephas is a founder and the Managing Partner of Birungyi, Barata & Associates. He is an Advocate of the High Court, a commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public and a…

Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority (Amendment) 2023 Bill: A Breakthrough in Virtual Assets Regulation.

Jonathan N. LubwamaBusiness & MarketsEntrepreneurshipNews & AnalysisTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023

On 16th November 2022, the Jinja South East Division MP, Nathan Nabeta Igeme tabled a motion to seek leave of Parliament to table the Capital Markets Bill. Parliament unanimously granted…

Who is Anthony Natif, the pharmapreneur behind Guardian Health- one of a few Ugandan million-dollar private equity exits

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

As a student at the Graduate School of the University of Washington in the USA, what first struck the then 28-year-old Antony Natif was the quality of healthcare in the…

HOW A JOB-TECH PLATFORM, FLIP AFRICA IS BUILDING THE FUTURE OF WORK.

Jonathan N. LubwamaBusiness & MarketsEntrepreneurshipTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJuly 10, 2023July 10, 2023

In August 2020, Carina Juilfs founded Moho Home, a furniture startup bringing modern furniture to Ugandan sitting rooms and office spaces. Just like any business owner, she needed to hire…

Uganda’s Best Performing Parastatals: The Case of Housing Finance Bank

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryJuly 9, 2023July 10, 2023

For starters, from where you sit, give us an overview of 2022 and the first half of 2023.  To contextualise our conversation, we need to talk about the global developments…

The Legal 75: CEO East Africa’s 2023 Guide to Uganda’s Highly Regarded Business Lawyers

The CEO Magazine TeamBusiness & MarketsExecutive ProfilesLegal & JusticeLists & RankingsThe Big StoryJuly 9, 2023July 9, 2023

Following our publication of Uganda’s leading corporate and commercial law firms, CEO East Africa Magazine has gone further to boil it down to the leading individual lawyers.  The CEO East…

Unleash your full leadership potential with these 44 International Coaching Federation Coaches in Uganda

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesLists & RankingsThe Big StoryThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipJuly 9, 2023July 9, 2023

#1 Joan Mugenzi Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Joan is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and a Certified Transformational Master Coach with 385 hours of coach training and over 850 hours…

Who are Uganda’s Leading 25 Corporate and Commercial Law Firms?

The CEO Magazine TeamBusiness & MarketsExecutive ProfilesLegal & JusticeLists & RankingsThe Big StoryTop Law FirmsJuly 7, 2023April 1, 2025

The question of what a good legal advisor is or is not is usually a complex one. The general rule of thumb, though, is a good legal advisor- either individual…

The 111 women at the heart of Uganda’s banking industry

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesLists & RankingsThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJuly 7, 2023March 28, 2024

The Uganda Bankers’ Association’s Chairperson, Citibank’s Sarah Arapta is female too- the first woman to. Some financial institutions such as Finance Trust Bank- have taken it further by having an…