By RTN Kalikumutima Deo There are moments in a nation’s life when an external decision, seemingly adverse, even unfair, forces an uncomfortable but necessary reckoning. The recent tightening of United…
Over the past four decades, a generation of entrepreneurs, professionals, farmers, and property owners has built significant wealth. As this generation retires or passes on, the challenge facing families is…
By Denise Kayiraba Across East Africa, institutions are operating in an environment that appears familiar on the surface but has fundamentally shifted underneath. Markets are expanding, regulatory frameworks are tightening,…
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) has appointed Ms. Stella Rusine Ntez as its new Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approval, marking a leadership transition that blends continuity with…
By Maryann Wanjiku Michuki There is a truth many of us quietly live with: in Uganda, one medical emergency can change everything. A Twitter user once captured it painfully well when they wrote, “In Uganda, you are always one medical emergency away from a car wash crowdfunding.” It was meant as humour, but it reflects a reality that is anything but funny. I know this reality personally. When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, our world shifted. We were fortunate; we had resources, access, and the privilege of choice. But in hospital corridors, I saw families who held nothing but…
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Electricity is the invisible architecture upon which modern societies are built. It powers industry, sustains healthcare systems, enables education, fuels technological advancement, and underwrites national competitiveness. For Uganda, aspiring toward industrialization, accelerated urbanization, and deeper regional integration, reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity is no longer optional, it is strategic, foundational, and existential. Yet, despite its centrality to national development, Uganda’s electricity sector has, for more than two decades, been defined less by cohesion than by contention. Public dissatisfaction has persisted. Institutions have traded accusations. Operators have blamed regulators; regulators have faulted operators; policymakers have distanced themselves from outcomes. Since the…
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In the world of corporate governance, commercial law, and professional ethics, few Ugandan or regional figures carry the authority and global resonance that Winnie commands. A distinguished lawyer, academic, and board leader, she occupies that rare intersection where rigorous scholarship meets the lived realities of organisational leadership. She currently serves as Board Chairperson of dfcu Bank, Independent Non-Executive Director at MTN Uganda, and Director at Jubilee Allianz Uganda—positions that place her at the heart of some of East Africa’s most consequential institutions. Globally, she is part of the new vanguard shaping international governance and insolvency reforms through appointments to the…
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When Soumendra Sahu took over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Uganda in December 2024, he stepped into one of the most competitive, politically sensitive, and fast-evolving sectors of Uganda’s economy. Telecom is unforgiving: customer expectations shift daily, technology cycles move at speed, and regulatory, security, and customer trust issues sit permanently in the spotlight. One year on, December 2025 marks a meaningful checkpoint — not just of activity, but of direction. What has emerged over Sahu’s first twelve months is a leadership style anchored in execution, discipline, and scale, with a clear bias toward long-term infrastructure,…
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Mobile money agents are the engine of Uganda’s everyday economy, and this is most visible on weekends. From Friday evening through Sunday, transaction volumes surge as customers trade, pay, and move money. The dfcu Weekend Agent Float Loan was designed with one clear purpose: to ensure agents never lose business simply because they have run out of float when demand is highest. Douglas Nidoi, Ecosystems Manager at dfcu Bank, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the product. Q: What is the dfcu Weekend Agent Float Loan? A: The dfcu Weekend Agent Float Loan is a short-term, fully…
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Mobile money is the backbone of Uganda’s everyday economy. With over 30 million registered accounts and trillions of shillings transacted every month, mobile money powers how Ugandans pay, trade, and support one another. Much of this activity peaks on weekends. Across the country, Saturdays and Sundays record some of the highest transaction volumes, driven by market days, travel, social functions, remittances, and informal trade. For mobile money agents in taxi parks, trading centres, and neighbourhood kiosks, weekends are often the most profitable days of the week. Yet they have also been the most frustrating. When demand is highest, access to…
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The cardiology specialist on courage, focus, introverted leadership and finding her ikigai In this instalment of our Letters to My Younger Self series, Dr. Amanda Kamatamu Mbonye reflects on a journey marked by quiet courage, demanding training, and a steady return to purpose. Now a Cardiology Specialist Registrar in Advanced Cardiac Imaging at the world-renowned Barts Heart Centre in London, she is part of the technical team advancing the SCALE Cardiology Programme. This programme is a partnership committed to strengthening specialised cardiac care in Uganda. Hers is a path shaped through years of rigorous training across the UK. From internal…
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At a glance, the careers of Uganda’s leading executives appear polished, intentional and perfectly sequenced. The kind of journeys young professionals imagine when they picture success. But behind the confidence and clarity these leaders now exude lies a far more human reality: uncertainty, detours, mistakes, burnout, reinvention and the long, quiet work of becoming. Letters to My Younger Self is a new reflective series that invites some of Uganda’s most influential CEOs and professionals to look back and write the advice, warnings and encouragement they wish someone had given them when they were starting out. It is a rare, intimate…
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Renowned strategic and corporate communication professional Sarah Kagingo was Thursday night, 4 December 2025, honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) Excellence Awards, held at Protea Hotel Kampala. The accolade celebrates her decades-long contribution to advancing excellence in public relations, strategic communication, and reputation management in Uganda. The ceremony, held under the theme “Recognising Innovation and Impact in Public Relations,” brought together PR industry leaders, corporate executives, policymakers, and development partners. A respected communication strategist, the founder and chief executive officer of Softpower Communications, Kagingo served as the PRAU president from…
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In the second instalment of our Letters to My Younger Self series, Jackie Namara, a Chartered Marketer, reflects on a life and career that has spanned more than 25 years across financial services, FMCG, telecoms, education, and health. She is a corporate governance expert, seasoned board director, mentor, and co-founder of SugarCUBES. Today, she is recognised as one of Uganda’s most influential strategy and marketing leaders. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM-UK), a certified Company Director (IOD UK), and a trainer with the Learning & Performance Institute. Her imprint is woven across some of Uganda’s…
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