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    Equity Group Posts Record 55% Surge in Profit to KSh75.5b: Uganda Bounces Back With 500% Growth in Net Profit – A Defining First Year for MD Gift Shoko

    March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 0 Shares
    Equity Group Holdings has delivered one of the most remarkable financial performances in East Africa’s banking history, posting a 55% surge in profit after tax to KSh75.5 billion in FY2025,...
    Francis Kamulegeya pictured across various roles—from corporate leadership to farming and community initiatives—reflecting his transition into impact-driven work in Uganda.

    After Success, Then What? Francis Kamulegeya on His Aptly Titled New Book and Life Beyond Big Titles and Offices

    March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 0 Shares
    Since stepping away from corporate leadership, Kamulegeya has devoted his time to writing, mentoring young professionals, supporting social impact initiatives, and contributing to conversations on leadership and life transitions. These...

    Serigne Dioum: Powering a $500 Billion Fintech Engine at the Heart of Africa’s Digital Economy

    March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 0 Shares
    Writing on his LinkedIn page on 17th March, Serigne Dioum, the Group CEO, MTN Group Fintech, reflected on MTN’s FY2025 performance, where the numbers told a story few platforms on...

    EADB Defends Auction of Nairobi Property in USD 9.1 Million Loan Dispute With Kenyan Borrower

    March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 0 Shares
    The East African Development Bank (EADB) has issued a detailed statement defending its decision to auction a Nairobi property belonging to Kenyan borrower Dari Limited, saying the sale followed years...

    High Court Finds Entebbe Mayor Fabrice Rulinda Mired in Gold-Related Money Laundering Controversy

    March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 0 Shares
    Fabrice Brad Rulinda, Entebbe mayor and plaintiff in the High Court case against Stanbic Bank, was implicated in a suspicious gold-related transaction that the court found bore the hallmarks of money laundering linked to actors in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
     A High Court ruling has drawn Entebbe Mayor Fabrice Brad Rulinda into a complex international gold transaction that the court concluded bore the hallmarks of money laundering linked to illicit...

    Letters to My Younger Self: Charity Winnie Kamusiime-Asiimwe—”Fix the Leak, Then Buy the Billboard”

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 16, 2025December 15, 2025

    dfcu Bank’s Head of Marketing on discipline, boundaries, courageous ambition, and leading with service in Uganda’s high-pressure corporate world Charity Winnie Kamusiime-Asiimwe is a marketing leader whose career spans telecommunications,…

    Peter Magona believes the future of advertising will be decided by how quickly agencies learn to work with AI, not fight it. With clients already using powerful tools, he argues that relevance now depends on integration, combining human insight, strategic judgment, and creative instinct with AI’s speed, scale, and analytical power before the gap becomes impossible to close.

    AI, Automation & the Future Adman: How Technology Will Rewrite the Advertising Industry

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryDecember 16, 2025December 16, 2025

    If the first four parts of this MadMen, Dreamers and Deal-Makers series were about the machine, how it was built from accidents, battered by economics, bruised by burnout, and handed…

    Ernest Rubondo to Step Down After a Defining Decade as Executive Director of PAU

    Paul MurungiEnergy, Oil & GasThe Big StoryDecember 16, 2025January 10, 2026

    The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has commenced the search for its second Executive Director, formally opening the next chapter in the leadership of Uganda’s oil and gas regulator.  The…

    Uganda Airlines, Jenifer Bamuturaki, and the reckoning of 2025

    Paul MurungiEast AfricaThe Big StoryDecember 15, 2025March 3, 2026

    When veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda posted a video of weary passengers stranded at Entebbe International Airport, his words cut deeper than the images themselves. “The tragedy happening at Uganda Airlines…

    A new generation steps onto the agency floor, digital-native, values-driven, and impatient with outdated rules. They design, shoot, test, and build audiences in real time, reshaping how ideas are made and shared. This is the collision between experience and evolution, and the fragile promise of what Uganda’s creative future could become.

    The Future is Creative: Gen Z, Talent, and the New Workforce Reshaping Uganda’s Advertising Industry

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryDecember 15, 2025December 15, 2025

    The first three parts of MadMen, Dreamers and Deal-Makers were about how the machine was built, broken, and survived. This part is about who is going to drive it next….

    Letters to My Younger Self: Humphrey Asiimwe—”Ambition Without Purpose Leads Nowhere”

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 15, 2025December 14, 2025

    The Uganda Chamber of Energy & Minerals CEO on emotional intelligence, service-led leadership, faith, and the power of lifelong learning Humphrey Asiimwe’s CV is as diverse as they come, a…

    Letters to My Younger Self: Winnie Nakimuli—”You Are Worthy Simply Because You Exist”

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 14, 2025December 14, 2025

    The Nokia Network Automation Specialist on self-worth, resilience, joy, and a life shaped by bold choices Today in our Letters to My Younger Self series, we spotlight Winnie Nakimuli, Senior…

    Letters to My Younger Self: Robinah Siima — “Success Is Quieter, But Richer”

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 13, 2025December 12, 2025

    The FINCA Uganda CFO on self-worth, balance, courage, and the quiet strength of purposeful leadership In this instalment of our Letters to My Younger Self series, Robinah Siima, Chief Financial…

    Amanda Ayebare, AutoXpress CFO: Balancing Survival and Growth in the Adventurous SME Landscape

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryDecember 12, 2025December 12, 2025

    AutoXpress Uganda CFO, Amanda Ayebare won the SME CFO Award at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer Awards 2025– an initiative of ACCA Uganda and Deloitte Uganda. In…

    Uganda’s advertising industry has been shaped by resilient leaders who understand both the brilliance and the burden of creative work. David Galukande built an agency culture so intense it felt like a movement, while Josephine Muvumba powered through long, thrilling yet exhausting early years that blurred passion and pressure. John Chihi continues to navigate the financial strain that quietly wears teams down, and Seanice Kacungira leads in a digital era where constant iteration leaves little room to breathe. Together, their stories reveal an industry fuelled by ambition but shadowed by stress and burnout—demanding systems that protect the people behind the ideas.

    Brilliance at a Bad Price: Burnout, Stress and Survival in Uganda’s Advertising Industry, Where Working Long Hours is a Norm

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryDecember 12, 2025December 12, 2025

    If the first part of this series was about how the madmen stumbled into the machine, and the second about how the money broke it, this part is about what…

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