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DENNIS KAHINDI: Liquid Intelligent Technologies is one-stop-shop technology organisation bringing African Intelligence to Uganda

CEO ReporterBusiness & MarketsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryThought LeadershipNovember 25, 2021November 25, 2021

Recently, the company underwent a rebrand to become Liquid Intelligent Technologies from Liquid Telecom. What is the thinking and or dynamics behind the rebrand?  This rebrand reflects our extensive business…

12 days of Christmas at Speke Resort Munyonyo— yet another reason not to leave Kampala this festive season!

The CEO Magazine TeamLifestyleThe Big StoryNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021

December is just a few days away and it will be the Christmas Season yet again. For the second year, this Christmas will still be overshadowed by Covid-19 pandemic-related travel…

Pursue other remedies in Court, Museveni advises Simbamanyo owners

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryNovember 22, 2021November 22, 2021

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised Peter Kamya and Dr Margaret Muganwa Kamya, the proprietors of Simbamanyo House and Afrique Suites to seek court redress on the sale of the…

16 years of investment and service, big electricity users, applaud Umeme for improved reliability- but like Oliver Twist, they want more, for less

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 22, 2021November 22, 2021

Roofings Group―the Strength of a Nation, as they love to call themselves, is Uganda’s largest steel and construction products maker and certainly one of the largest in East and Central…

Simbamanyo Estates to pay UGX1.3 billion legal costs to Equity Bank, Two Companies

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021

The Commercial Court in Kampala has ordered Simbamanyo Estates Limited and proprietor Peter Kamya to pay UGX1. 3 billion worth of legal costs to Equity Bank Uganda and two other…

I&M Bank Uganda appoints Sam Ntulume Executive Director

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 17, 2021November 17, 2021

Sam Ntulume has been appointed as the new Executive Director and Chief Operations Officer at I&M Bank Uganda. Sam has a working career span of 28 years in various sectors…

“We legally acquired URC land, but willingly gave it back,” Bitature’s Simba Properties speaks out on claims it was thrown off Uganda Railways land

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 14, 2021November 14, 2021

Simba Properties, a company belonging to billionaire businessman Patrick Bitature’s Simba Group has spoken out against claims that it illegally took possession of land belonging to Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)….

Kenyan Investors warm up to MTN IPO

Edna KyokunzireThe Big StoryNovember 13, 2021November 13, 2021

Kenyan investors are showing keen interest in participating in the MTN IPO following the opening of the offer on October 11 2021 and a series of investor roadshows that took…

East Africa’s largest makerspace, MoTIV, wins inaugural UNESCO prize for creative economy

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 12, 2021November 13, 2021

MoTIV, East Africa’s largest makerspace headquartered in Kampala, Uganda has won the UNESCO–Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the creative economy. Established in March 2020 under the Mastercard…

Ministry of Finance assures Parliament, the transfer Government’s 25% shares in Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort is almost complete

The CEO Magazine TeamNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 11, 2021November 12, 2021

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) Permanent Secretary/ Secretary To The Treasury, Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has today written to Parliament, clarifying the status of the Government’s 25%…