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The NCBA Windfall: Shareholders Set for a Windfall if Stanbic Seals the Takeover

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 16, 2025October 23, 2025

If the long-rumored Stanbic–NCBA merger or buyout becomes reality, NCBA shareholders could emerge as the biggest winners in East Africa’s next major banking shake-up. The market already seems to agree….

UNBS Boss Sent on Forced Leave as Probe Into Misconduct Allegations Begins

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025October 23, 2025

The Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Eng James Kasigwa, has been directed to take annual leave starting October 15, 2025, to pave the way for investigations…

Breaking into the Boys’ Club, Shattering Ceilings, Building Legacies – MetropolitanRepublic’s Josephine Muvumba’s 25-Year Journey in Advertising

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025November 21, 2025

In 2011, Muvumba joined MetropolitanRepublic, where she was part of the pioneering team behind Uganda’s first Loerie Award — setting a new benchmark for creative excellence. Rising to become the…

Raila Amolo Odinga: The Relentless Flame of Kenya’s Democratic Struggle Goes to Rest 

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025October 15, 2025

For a man who graced Kenyan politics for over half a century, Raila Amolo Odinga, who died today aged 80 in India, was seemingly destined for greatness. It’s a destiny…

Kenneth Muhangi: Building a New Generation of Lawyers Through Pragmatism, Mentorship, and Innovation

Brian Kwesiga and CEO East Africa MagazineExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025October 23, 2025

He speaks candidly about the evolution of Uganda’s legal profession—its need for mentorship, specialisation, and ethical renewal—while making a compelling case for policy-driven innovation, carbon trading, and collaboration across Africa’s…

NCBA Shares Surge as Standard Bank’s Two-Year Courtship Nears the Finish Line

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025October 22, 2025

Shares of NCBA Group Plc have hit an all-time high of KSh 75.25, rising 8.27 percent from KSh 69.50, after confirmation that Africa’s largest lender, Standard Bank Group Ltd., is…

Q&A: 3 Years Later, Edward Nambafu is Steering Minet Uganda into a New Era of Growth and Innovation — and Conquering Back Lost Market Share

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryOctober 15, 2025October 23, 2025

In this wide-ranging conversation, Nambafu reflects on his personal journey from agent to CEO, the lessons learned from leading in a highly competitive industry, and the strategies driving Minet’s resurgence….

In the Hot Seat: Old Mutual East Africa’s Arthur Oginga  

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryOctober 14, 2025October 23, 2025

When Old Mutual Holdings Plc (Old Mutual Group East Africa) released its half-year 2025 results, the numbers drew attention — and not for the right reasons. Profit before tax plunged…

Umeme, UETCL Face off Over Estimated UGX 600 Billion Debt After Parliament Probe

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsThe Big StoryOctober 14, 2025October 23, 2025

The long-running standoff between Umeme and the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) over a UGX 594 billion debt has once again thrown Uganda’s power sector into turmoil, exposing deep…

Court Grants Former Safeboda Director Green Light to Defend UGX 180 Million Loan Dispute with Ecobank

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 14, 2025October 23, 2025

The High Court’s Commercial Division has granted businessman Thomson Ricky Rapa unconditional leave to defend himself in a high-stakes loan dispute with Ecobank. The ruling spotlights the handling of insurance-linked…