As you approach four years as Chairperson of PACEID, what was the single biggest problem you were determined to solve in Uganda’s export and industrial story when you took on...
In a world where structures and policies often dominate the corporate agenda, a growing number of human resource leaders are realising that without a human element, systems inevitably fail. Few...
The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has secured a 20.15 percent strategic shareholding in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) following Cabinet’s approval. The deal marks a significant milestone in Uganda’s…
Airtel Uganda has reported profit after tax of UGX 446.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of UGX 130.2 billion from UGX 316.7 billion recorded in...
Muwema & Co. Advocates has announced that it will appeal the High Court (Commercial Division) ruling that ordered the firm to pay rent arrears, mesne profits, and general damages, and…
Financial services leaders across Africa are entering 2026 with renewed confidence, placing artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, regulatory resilience and disciplined growth at the centre of their transformation agendas. This is according to insights from KPMG’s 2025 Global CEO Outlook, with a focus on the Banking and Capital Markets, and Insurance sectors. Despite persistent geopolitical uncertainty, economic volatility and regulatory complexity, CEOs across both sectors are demonstrating a strong appetite for expansion and technology-led reinvention. The message is clear: transformation is no longer optional. It is strategic. Insurance: Confidence Builds as Technology and Sustainability Reshape the Sector Insurance CEOs globally are…
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Indian-Swiss entrepreneur Vasundhara Oswal has filed a human rights petition at the High Court of Uganda against several high-ranking security and prosecution officials, accusing them of orchestrating her arbitrary arrest,…
President Yoweri Museveni has directed that former Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake be appointed to lead a management transition at Uganda Airlines, amid ongoing efforts to stabilise the national carrier following the departure of CEO Jennifer Bamuturaki. In a letter dated February 13, 2026, addressed to Works and Transport Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala, the President cited “current leadership and management weaknesses” at Uganda Airlines and instructed that Wake be brought on board as a Consultant/Advisor to help rectify operational and governance gaps. The letter further directs that Wake serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer until July 2026, pending…
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Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) has appointed Ms. Olive Birungi Lumonya as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2026. Ms. Lumonya assumes the role following the untimely passing…
South African capital, long dominant in Southern Africa and deeply embedded across the continent, is now moving decisively north-east. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are no longer peripheral growth outposts. They are becoming strategic platforms. This is not a scattershot expansion. It is deliberate. Banks are scouting acquisitions. Insurers are consolidating brands. Telecom giants are increasing control of regional fintech engines. Private equity firms are acquiring manufacturing capacity. A new phase is quietly taking shape, and East Africa is emerging as the most strategically compelling destination. What is different about this wave is that it is not only led by…
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The Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda, Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba, has drawn attention to a key structural feature of Uganda’s recent gold export performance: while gold has become the country’s largest…
Hardly two weeks after Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla concluded a high-level working visit to Nairobi, Kenya, the Group this week announced that it had hired Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as its new Head of Personal and Private Banking — a move that reads less like a leadership reshuffle and more like a strategic declaration. During that Nairobi visit, Fihla was unusually direct about Absa’s intentions in Kenya and the wider East African corridor. In an interview with Business Daily, he confirmed the bank was actively exploring acquisition opportunities in Kenya, signalling a renewed appetite for inorganic growth and a determination to…
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Kenneth Rubango is the Director of Biomedical Engineering at the Joint Medical Stores (JMS). JMS is a private-Not-For Profit Non-Governmental Organisation that was established in 1979 as a joint venture between the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB). He is also the sitting president of the Rotary Club of Muyenga Tank Hill. He spoke to the CEO East Africa Magazine about his love for positively impacting lives. Biomedical engineering isn’t a field we hear about often. We see what it does, but not who does it. How would you describe what you do at JMS…
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At a multimedia organisation where I once worked, we were assigned a group project. Three of us. A comfortable deadline. Enough time to do it well. We met early, mapped…
Ecobank Kenya has named Mrs. Rebecca M. Mbithi as its new Managing Director, succeeding Mrs. Josephine Anan-Ankomah, who has fully transitioned to a regional leadership role within Ecobank Group. Mbithi’s appointment takes effect on 9 February 2026, subject to regulatory approval by the Central Bank of Kenya. The leadership change was communicated to clients under the title Leadership Transition at Ecobank Kenya, with the bank noting that the move forms part of a broader strategy by Ecobank Group to sharpen leadership focus in Kenya and across the wider Central, Eastern and Southern Africa region. Anan-Ankomah has stepped down from the…
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