Uganda Airlines, the country’s flagship carrier and one of the government’s most ambitious public investments in recent years, has been placed under formal investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit…
Ugandans will access Starlink-powered satellite internet only through licensed local telecommunications operators and not through a direct consumer launch, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has ruled. In a detailed clarification…
For all its vast infrastructure and apparent complexity, the internet can be switched off with startling ease. During Uganda’s 2021 general elections, this reality became clear when authorities imposed a…
As Uganda’s insurance industry heads into 2026, it finds itself at a crossroads. Premiums are rising, claims are being paid at record levels, new players are entering the market, and…
Ugandans applying for temporary visit and tourism visas to the United States of America will now be required to post a visa bond, following a new policy introduced by the…
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, advertising, financial services, and industry-wide advocacy. She currently serves as Head of Marketing at dfcu Bank. Here, she leads brand strategy, marketing execution, customer engagement, and integrated communication across the institution’s retail and corporate segments. Alongside her executive role, she is an Associate Consultant at the Uganda Management Institute (UMI), teaching CIM modules and contributing to the development of Uganda’s next generation of marketing professionals. Before joining dfcu, Charity…
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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 to a new generation, this part is about something stranger. What happens when the machine learns to think? Not “think” like a creative director pacing in Kololo at 2 am, or a media buyer staring at a GRP spreadsheet. Think in code. In predictions. In prompts. When the tools you once used to execute your ideas start quietly suggesting ideas of their own. For nearly four decades, Uganda’s advertising engine…
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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 recruitment signals a carefully sequenced succession plan ahead of the expected end of Ernest N. T. Rubondo’s second and final term on August 31, 2026. The move is more than administrative. It comes at a moment when Uganda’s petroleum sector is on the cusp of transformation from years of exploration, negotiation and construction into full-scale production. For PAU, the transition marks the end of an era shaped almost entirely by…
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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 is far beyond even my 2019 doomsday predictions,” he wrote on X. “One plane is stuck in Lagos, another in London, passengers stranded.” In Mwenda’s telling, the situation had become so dire that “even God cannot save this airline.” It was a brutal assessment, amplified by his stature and timing, and it landed at a moment when Uganda Airlines could least afford another blow to public confidence. Days earlier journalist…
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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. Not the men who stumbled into advertising from pharmacies, cricket grounds, and cyber cafés. Not the founders who mortgaged their futures on six-month UMA leases and second-hand laptops. They are still here, still at the wheel, but there is a new crowd climbing aboard. They were born after the first MTN billboard went up. They grew up with Facebook, not 30-second TV spots. They have never known a world where…
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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 tapestry of corporate leadership, pastoral ministry, coaching, and national advocacy that few careers in Uganda can match. Today, he serves as the CEO of the Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals (UCEM), where he champions sustainable extraction, local content development, investment promotion, and Uganda’s long-term energy transition strategy. But his current role, at the intersection of policy, business, and community development, is only the latest chapter in a life shaped…
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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 Network Automation and Standardisation Specialist at Nokia. Her journey from Nakazadde village in Lugazi to advanced PhD research in Spain to working across Italy and France is a story of courage, healing, academic brilliance, and a deep, evolving understanding of self-worth. Winnie’s letter is raw, affirming, joyful, and deeply human. Mistakes I would avoid— “No one is watching you as closely as you think.” Winnie opens with a tender truth…
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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 Officer at FINCA Uganda, reflects on the lessons, pressures, and defining moments that shaped her into one of the country’s most grounded and values-centred financial leaders. With an MBA, FCCA, CPA(U), and FMVA, and a career spanning audit, financial management, regulatory oversight, reporting, and CFO leadership, Robinah embodies a rare blend of technical mastery and emotional intelligence. Her work today touches every corner of FINCA’s financial ecosystem. From treasury and…
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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 an exclusive interview with CEO East Africa Magazine’ Paul Murungi, she opens up about leading finance in the demanding SME landscape, the necessity of thinking “outside the box,” adopting quickly, and steering the business through tough choices concerning survival and growth. Ayebare champions the need for tenacity and firm rooting to turn challenges into long-term success. Amanda, congratulations on this incredible milestone. Leading finance in an SME is both exhilarating…
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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 the machine does to the people inside it. Not the awards. Not the case studies. The bodies. The marriages. The minds. On a pitch night in Kampala, somewhere between midnight and 3 am, the city goes quiet, but the minds behind the advertising agencies get louder. A designer is on revision 17 of a key visual. A copywriter is arguing with themselves over whether “unlock” or “unleash” feels more premium….
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